Salivary Cortisol in Guide Dogs [PDF]
Animals, 2023 Guide dogs work for extended periods and are exposed to multiple environmental stimuli that could lead to higher stress compared with companion dogs. Cortisol is the main hormone associated with stress in most mammals.
Enrique De la Fuente-Moreno +5 more
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Handlers’ Expectations and Perceived Compatibility regarding the Partnership with Their First Guide Dogs [PDF]
Animals, 2021 The main function of a guide dog is as a mobility aid, but they can also fulfill psychosocial roles as companions, social facilitators, and objects/providers of affection.
Janice Lloyd +2 more
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Concurrent and Predictive Criterion Validity of a Puppy Behaviour Questionnaire for Predicting Training Outcome in Juvenile Guide Dogs [PDF]
Animals, 2020 Working dog organisations regularly assess the behaviour of puppies to monitor progression. Here, we tested the predictive validity (for predicting success in guide dog training) of a shortened version of a previously developed juvenile dog behaviour ...
Rebecca L. Hunt +4 more
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Balancing Objectivity and Welfare: Physiological and Behavioural Responses of Guide Dogs During an Independent Certification Protocol [PDF]
AnimalsGuide dogs are essential in supporting the autonomy of blind and visually impaired individuals. Austria is the first country to implement a legally mandated, two-stage certification protocol for the official recognition of guide dogs, assessed by an ...
Viola Faerber-Morak +3 more
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Application of Survival Analysis and Multistate Modeling to Understand Animal Behavior: Examples from Guide Dogs [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2017 Epidemiology is the study of patterns of health-related states or events in populations. Statistical models developed for epidemiology could be usefully applied to behavioral states or events.
Lucy Asher +4 more
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Guide dogs' navigation after a single journey: A descriptive study of path reproduction, homing, shortcut and detour. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2019 Guide dogs are working dogs that follow the verbal instructions of owners with severe visual impairments, leading them through the environment and toward goals such as a subway entrance ("Find the subway" instruction).
Florence Gaunet, Sandie Besse
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An evidence-based decision assistance model for predicting training outcome in juvenile guide dogs. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2017 Working dog organisations, such as Guide Dogs, need to regularly assess the behaviour of the dogs they train. In this study we developed a questionnaire-style behaviour assessment completed by training supervisors of juvenile guide dogs aged 5, 8 and 12 ...
Naomi D Harvey +4 more
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Predicting guide dog career success using machine learning and large language models [PDF]
Scientific ReportsGuide dogs play essential roles in supporting independence and well-being of visually impaired people. High attrition rates underscore the need for more effective early prediction of dog suitability for a guide dog career.
Adir Solomon +6 more
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Temporal consistency of behavior trait measurements in guide dogs [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary ScienceGuide dog organizations have strict criteria to breed, raise, and select dogs to assist people with visual impairments. In collaboration with Dr. James Serpell, several guide dog training organizations developed a scoring tool called the Behavior ...
Emma K. Hilby +7 more
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Animals, 2019 Blindness has previously been associated with impaired quality of life (QOL). Guide dogs may not only support blind people in their independency, but also facilitate social relationships and overall health.
Lisa Maria Glenk +4 more
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