The Role of Life History and Familiarity in Performance of Working and Non-Working Dogs (Canis lupus familiaris) in a Point-Following Task [PDF]
AnimalsDomestic dogs are very successful at following human communicative gestures in paradigms such as the object-choice task. Pet dogs also prefer responding to cues given by a familiar cue-giver and this had not been found in working dogs.
Josephine M. McCartney, David A. Leavens
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Vertical ground reaction forces, paw pressure distribution, and center of pressure during heelwork in working dogs competing in obedience [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2023 Heelwork walking is a command that competitive obedience and working dogs are trained to perform. Unlike other canine sports, the research for competitive obedience sport is limited and no research regarding biomechanical gait adaptions during heelwork ...
Danae Charalambous +4 more
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Outcome of eight working dogs with fibrotic myopathy following extracorporeal shockwave and rehabilitation therapy: a case series [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2023 IntroductionFibrotic myopathy of the gracilis, semitendinosus, and semimembranosus is described primarily in working German Shepherd dogs. The purpose of this case series is to describe the rehabilitation modalities and treatments utilized in working ...
Frank C. Tsai, Leilani X. Alvarez
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Metabolic and Physiological Responses of Trained Working Dogs During the Protection Phase of the “Internationale Gebrauchshunde Prüfungs-Ordnung, Level 1” (IGP1) [PDF]
Veterinary SciencesThis study aimed to evaluate the trends in physiological and metabolic parameters—such as heart rate (HR), respiratory rate (RR), hematological parameters, blood lactate, and serum enzymes (LDH, AST, and CK)—in seven regularly trained working dogs during
Raffaella Cocco +7 more
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Gastritis and Gastric Ulcers in Working Dogs [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2016 Gastritis and gastric ulcers are an important cause of morbidity and mortality in canine athletes. Although the majority of scientific work on this condition has been performed in ultraendurance racing sled dogs, this condition has been identified in other canine athletes, including sled dogs competing in shorter events and dogs performing off-leash ...
Michael Davis
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Animals, 2020 Physiological changes (pulse rate, respiratory rate and rectal temperature) induced by exercise are usually studied as physical fitness indices. The aim of this study was to investigate how these physiological parameters could be modified in a group of ...
Mirella Lopedote +4 more
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Erratum: Enhancing the Selection and Performance of Working Dogs [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2022 Frontiers Production Office
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Topical insecticides control Leishmania reservoir dogs [PDF]
, 2002 Canids and domestic dogs are reservoir hosts of zoonotic visceral leishmaniasis (ZVL) caused by Leishmania infantum. Hence, one of the approaches to reduce the incidence of human ZVL is to cull infected dogs (e.g >850 000 dogs are screened per year with ...
Reithinger, R
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Desafíos para la inclusión estratégica de equipos caninos en seguridad y defensa en Colombia
Revista Científica General José María Córdova, 2023 Con el objetivo de proponer acciones interinstitucionales para involucrar a los equipos caninos en la seguridad y la defensa en Colombia, este artículo realizó una revisión de la literatura entre 2010 y 2020 para identificar el modelo de seguridad ...
Omar Edgardo Reátiga-Rincón +3 more
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Technology for working dogs [PDF]
Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Animal-Computer Interaction, 2018 Working dogs can perform many tasks that improve the lives of humans. An explosion of new technologies in Animal-Computer Interaction enable dogs to assist in a variety of scenarios. Dogs can summon emergency services, report finding a lost child, determine what explosive they just detected, alert to a tornado siren, and much more.
Melody Moore Jackson +14 more
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