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The Experience of Being a Guide Dog Puppy Raiser Volunteer: A Longitudinal Qualitative Collective Case Study

open access: yesAnimals, 2014
There are no published studies that consider the experiences of guide dog puppy raisers. As these people are volunteers, their continued willingness to participate in the training of dogs for assisting the vision impaired and blind is essential for the ...
Anna Chur-Hansen   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Concomitant Campylobacteriosis in a Puppy and in Its Caregiver: A One Health Perspective Paradigm in Human-Pet Relationship

open access: yesVeterinary Sciences, 2023
We report a case of laboratory-confirmed Campylobacter (C). jejuni and C. upsaliensis symptomatic infection in a puppy, a French Bouledogue, female, 6 months of age, fed a raw, unbalanced, poultry-based diet (RPD), (48.1 CP, 33% EE, 0.3% Ca, 0.5% Phos, 0.
Alessia Candellone   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Heritabilities for the puppy weight at birth in Labrador retrievers

open access: yesBMC Veterinary Research, 2019
Background Weight at birth is an important predictor of neonatal mortality and morbidity in dogs. In addition, the birthweight of the puppies in a litter influences the decision to perform a cesarean section. The goal of the present study was to estimate
Claude Schelling   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Better to Have Loved and Lost? Human Avoidant Attachment Style Towards Dogs Predicts Group Membership as ‘Forever Owner’ or ‘Foster Carer’

open access: yesAnimals, 2020
Important physiological, performance, and relationship differences have been reported between companion and working dogs. This study aimed to investigate how human attachment styles manifest towards dogs, depending on the dog’s role. Seeing Eye Dog (SED)
Jannine M. Lockyer, Jessica L. Oliva
doaj   +1 more source

An assessment of risk posed by a Campylobacter-positive puppy living in an Australian residential aged-care facility

open access: yesWestern Pacific Surveillance and Response, 2014
Introduction: In April and June 2012, two outbreaks of Campylobacter gastroenteritis were investigated in an Australian aged-care facility (ACF); a Campylobacter-positive puppy was identified as a potential source of infection.
Cameron Moffat   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effect of sampling site on the diagnosis of canine parvovirus infection in dogs using polymerase chain reaction

open access: yesJournal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 2022
Background Accurate diagnosis is imperative in dogs with clinical signs of parvovirus infection (CPV‐2). Objectives To assess quantitative real‐time PCR (qRT‐PCR) for the diagnosis of CPV‐2 infection, and determine the optimal sampling site. Secondarily,
Gilad Segev   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Disseminated Leishmaniasis Caused by Leishmania Tropica in a Puppy from Karaj, Central Iran [PDF]

open access: yesIranian Journal of Parasitology, 2011
A 5-month old puppy with muco-cutaneous lesions in the chin, around lips and eyes was exam­ined physically and microscopically for leishmaniasis. Muco-cutaneous lesions containing a large num­ber of amastigotes of Leishmania spp.
M Mohebali   +8 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Identification and Clinical Significance of Heart Murmurs in Puppies Involved in Puppy Trade

open access: yesVeterinary Sciences, 2021
The detection of a congenital heart defect at purchase is an important step in early detection from a clinical and legal standpoint. Indeed, some cardiac abnormalities may be corrected with surgery, and very often, treatment needs to be performed early ...
Michela Pugliese   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

PUPpy: a primer design pipeline for substrain-level microbial detection and absolute quantification

open access: yesmSphere
Characterizing microbial communities at high resolution and with absolute quantification is crucial to unravel the complexity and diversity of microbial ecosystems.
Hans Ghezzi   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Dead or Alive? A Review of Perinatal Factors That Determine Canine Neonatal Viability

open access: yesAnimals, 2022
The perinatal period has a critical impact on viability of the newborns. The variety of factors that can potentially affect the health of a litter during pregnancy, birth, and the first weeks of life requires proper attention from both the breeder and ...
Oliwia Uchańska   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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