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A dog-eat-dog world: predation and resource acquisition by free-ranging dogs around Ranthambhore Tiger Reserve, Rajasthan, India

Ethology Ecology & Evolution
Free ranging-dogs are being recognized as a potential threat for native wildlife around the globe. They interact with native wildlife at multiple levels, ranging from predation, competition, acting as a reservoir for diseases and hybridization with the native carnivores.
Prashant Mahajan, Dharmendra Khandal, Meenu Dhakad, Vishal Rasal   +3 more
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Effect of odor preexposure on acquisition of an odor discrimination in dogs [PDF]

Learning & Behavior, 2014
In two experiments, we investigated the impact of odor preexposure treatments on the acquisition of an olfactory discrimination in dogs. In the first experiment, four groups of dogs were each given five days' odor-exposure treatment prior to discrimination training. Dogs in the exposure group were exposed to anise extract (S+) for 30 min daily. Dogs in
David W. Smith, Clive D. L. Wynne, Nathaniel J. Hall   +2 more
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Acquisition and long-term memory of object names in a sample of Gifted Word Learner dogs [PDF]

Royal Society Open Science, 2021
Dogs with a vocabulary of object names are rare and are considered uniquely gifted. In a few cases, these Gifted Word Learner (GWL) dogs have presented cognitive skills that are functionally similar to those of human infants. However, the acquisition rate of new object names and the ability of GWL dogs to form long-term memories of those is unknown. In
Shany Dror, Ádám Miklósi, Andrea Sommese, Andrea Temesi, Claudia Fugazza   +4 more
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Does getting a dog increase recreational walking?

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 2008
Background This study examines changes in socio-demographic, environmental and intrapersonal factors associated with dog acquisition in non-dog owners at baseline to 12-months follow-up and the effect of dog acquisition on minutes per week of ...
Knuiman Matthew W, Cutt Hayley E, Giles-Corti Billie   +2 more
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Acquiring a pet dog significantly reduces stress of primary carers for children with autism spectrum disorder: a prospective case control study [PDF]

, 2015
This study describes the impact of pet dogs on stress of primary carers of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Stress levels of 38 primary carers acquiring a dog and 24 controls not acquiring a dog were sampled at: Pre-intervention (17 weeks ...
A Berry, A. Hames, AH Katcher, American Psychiatric Association, B Remington, B Tonge, BA Boyd, CC Wilson, D. S. Mills, DL Wells, E Friedman, E Pisula, F Mondelli, FR Robbins, GJ Patronek, GK Carlisle, H. F. Wright, J Odendaal, J Shields, J. Hardiman, JA Weiss, K Allen, K Burrows, K Silva, KM Allen, L Burgoyne, LA Osborne, LC Wolff, M Grandgeorge, M Nagasawa, ME Dunn, MM Konstantareas, O Solomon, PT Shattuck, R Abidin, R Viau, R. Mills, RL Koegel, S. Hall, SB Barker, VH Raveis   +40 more
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Case Report: Persistent Moderate-to-Severe Creatine Kinase Enzyme Activity Elevation in a Subclinical Dog

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2021
A 4-year-old, male-castrated, mixed breed dog was presented for a routine wellness examination at which time a moderate increase in serum creatine kinase (CK) enzyme activity (hyperCKemia) (15,137 IU/L; reference interval 10–200 IU/L), and moderate ...
Melissa Gunther, Jared A. Jaffey, Jason Evans, Christopher Paige, Christopher Paige   +4 more
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Pet dogs improve family functioning and reduce anxiety in children with autism spectrum disorder [PDF]

, 2015
Jessica Hardiman*†, Richard Mills‡ , PAWS Project Team† and Daniel Mills* * University of Lincoln, School of Life Sciences, Joseph Banks Laboratories, UK † Dogs for the Disables, Frances Hay Centre, Banbury, Oxfordshire, UK ‡ Research Autism ...
Annette Hames, Daniel Mills, Hannah Wright, Jessica Hardiman, null PAWS Project Team, Richard Mills, Sophie Hall   +6 more
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Exploring Social Desirability Bias in Perceptions of Dog Adoption: All’s Well that Ends Well? Or Does the Method of Adoption Matter?

Animals, 2018
Dogs are a popular companion animal in the United States; however, dog acquisition is often a contentious subject. Adoption is often cited as an ethical and popular method of acquisition but interpretation of the term ‘adoption’ may vary.
Courtney Bir, Nicole Olynk Widmar, Candace Croney   +2 more
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Tick Acquisition of Ehrlichia canis from Dogs Treated with Doxycycline Hyclate [PDF]

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 2007
ABSTRACT Doxycycline generally alleviates clinical monocytic ehrlichiosis, but its efficacy in the control of monocytotropic ehrlichial pathogens requires further investigation. In this study, Ehrlichia canis was detected in dogs treated with doxycycline for 14 days and in ticks fed on these dogs ...
Schaefer, John J., Needham, Glen R., Bremer, William G., Rikihisa, Yasuko, Ewing, S. A., Stich, R. W.   +5 more
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Acquisition of a temperature discrimination in neonatal dogs [PDF]

Bulletin of the Psychonomic Society, 1973
Neonatal dogs were trained on a go, no-go discrimination task using thermal cues and were tested subsequently for inhibitory control. Stable differential responding was obtained but more training was required, and no-go performance was poorer in comparison to previous results on a tactile discrimination.
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