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Heritabilities for the puppy weight at birth in Labrador retrievers [PDF]
BMC 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
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Puppy parties and beyond: the role of early age socialization practices on adult dog behavior
Veterinary Medicine: Research and Reports, 2015 Tiffani J Howell, Tammie King, Pauleen C Bennett School of Psychology and Public Health, La Trobe University, Bendigo, VIC, Australia Abstract: The most common role of a domestic dog in the developed world currently is that of companion.
Howell TJ, King T, Bennett PC
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Raising an Assistance Dog Puppy—Stakeholder Perspectives on What Helps and What Hinders
Animals, 2020 Assistance dog puppies live with their raisers for up to 16 months before entering advanced training and, hopefully, becoming qualified to help people with a disability.
Dac Mai +3 more
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Highlighting gaps in puppy research using Bronfenbrenner’s bioecological theory of human development
Human-Animal Interactions, 2023 The use of an ecological model in puppy development research can help to capture the real-world complexity of development factors and outcomes. Using a modified version of Bronfenbrenner’s bioecological model, we explored the real-world experiences of 20
Ana Goncalves Costa +3 more
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Disaster Preparedness among Service Dog Puppy- Raisers (Human Subject Sample)
Animals, 2020 Little is known about the ways in which puppy raisers engage in disaster preparedness for their puppies (or “guide dogs in training”). The aim of this research is to understand disaster preparedness among service dog puppy raisers.
Sarah E. DeYoung +3 more
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Relative Impact of Birth Weight and Early Growth on Neonatal Mortality in Puppies
Animals, 2023 Puppy survival during their first weeks of life can be improved, and early detection of puppies with increased mortality risk is one of the keys to success.
Amélie Mugnier +2 more
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Canine Socialisation: A Narrative Systematic Review
Animals, 2022 There are over 10 million pet dogs in the UK alone, and they have become a member of modern human families. If not properly socialised as puppies, dogs have a higher risk of problematic behaviours during adulthood, yet socialisation studies are lacking ...
Victoria McEvoy +3 more
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Animals, 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
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Animals, 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
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Disseminated Leishmaniasis Caused by Leishmania Tropica in a Puppy from Karaj, Central Iran [PDF]
Iranian 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
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