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TeamMate: A Longitudinal Study of New Zealand Working Farm Dogs. II. Occurrence of Musculoskeletal Abnormalities

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2020
Musculoskeletal injury and disease are common in dogs, and a major cause of retirement in working dogs. Many livestock farmers rely on dogs for the effective running of their farms.
Katja E. Isaksen, Lori Linney, Helen Williamson, Nick J. Cave, Elizabeth J. Norman, Naomi Cogger   +5 more
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Changes in Pulse Rate, Respiratory Rate and Rectal Temperature in Working Dogs before and after Three Different Field Trials

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, Simona Valentini, Vincenzo Musella, Jose Manuel Vilar, Giuseppe Spinella   +4 more
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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, Jorge Ulises Rojas-Guevara, Paola A. Prada-Tiedemann, Martha Ximena Ochoa-Torres   +3 more
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Executive Functions as Measured by the Dog Executive Function Scale (DEFS) over the Lifespan of Dogs

Animals, 2023
Executive Functions (EFs) are needed for effortful self-regulation of behaviour and are known to change over the lifespan in humans. In domestic dogs, EFs can be assessed through behavioural rating scales, such as the Dog Executive Function Scale (DEFS).
Maike Foraita, Tiffani Howell, Pauleen Bennett   +2 more
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The activity patterns of nonworking and working sled dogs

Scientific Reports, 2022
There are limited studies investigating the combined effects of biological, environmental, and human factors on the activity of the domestic dog. Sled dogs offer a unique opportunity to examine these factors due to their close relationship with handlers ...
Ming Fei Li, Lavania Nagendran, Lauren Schroeder, David R. Samson   +3 more
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Evidence for the Continued Occurrence of Chorioretinopathy in Working Sheep Dogs in New Zealand in 2010

Animals, 2021
A study in conducted 1987 by Hughes et al., found that 39% of working sheep dogs had multifocal retinitis. One of the identified causes was ocular larval migrans, which were a result of migrating ascarid larvae.
Adam B. O’Connell, A. Craig Irving, Paul L. Hughes, Naomi Cogger, Boyd R. Jones, Kate E. Hill   +5 more
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Working Dog Service, Harmful Agent Exposure and Decontamination

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2022
Working dogs are widely used by service professionals and the military for diverse roles that include sentry, patrol, messenger, tracking, search and rescue, law enforcement, apprehension, as well as explosives and narcotics detection. The expected tasks
Carla L. Jarrett, Morgan Brathwaite, Robert M. Gogal, Steven D. Holladay   +3 more
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Demography and disorders of German Shepherd Dogs under primary veterinarycare in the UK [PDF]

, 2017
The German Shepherd Dog (GSD) has been widely used for a variety of working roles. However, concerns for the health and welfare of the GSD have been widely aired and there is evidence that breed numbers are now in decline in the UK.
A Agresti, A Egenvall, A Gough, A Kathrani, A Kyriazis, A Peiravan, AJ German, AK Hielm-Björkman, AL Holder, AR Michell, BR Kirkwood, C Kraus, C Selman, CE Griffin, D Clements, D O'Neill, DG O'Neill, DG O'Neill, DG O'Neill, DJ Batchelor, E O'Sullivan, E Sturaro, E Westermarck, EL Buckland, EM Lund, EM Lund, F Galis, G Diesel, GJ Patronek, GK Smith, H Abdi, HE Salvin, J Fatjo, J Summers, JF Summers, JM Dobson, JM Fleming, JM Wahl, JMR Cornelissen, JP Genevois, K Svartberg, K Svartberg, KA Gershman, KA Greer, KE Bergvall, KL Overall, L Asher, L Asher, LJ Kennedy, LM Collins, LM Collins, M Downes, M Petazzoni, MI Benninger, N Ondreka, N Pearce, N Rooney, NJ Robinson, NJ Rooney, P Bateson, P Saetre, P Sandøe, R Packer, R Zeng, RMA Packer, S Breit, SR Urfer, TH Witsberger, VJ Adams, Å Vilson   +69 more
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TeamMate: A Longitudinal Study of New Zealand Working Farm Dogs. III. Factors Affecting the Risk of Dogs Being Lost from the Workforce

Animals, 2021
Working farm dogs are essential to many livestock farmers. Little is known about factors that influence dogs’ risk of being lost from work. This paper explores risk factors for farm dogs being lost through death, euthanasia and retirement.
Katja E. Isaksen, Lori Linney, Helen Williamson, Elizabeth J. Norman, Nick J. Cave, Naomi Cogger   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Incidence and impact of dog attacks on guide dogs in the UK: an update [PDF]

, 2016
Data on dog attacks on Guide Dogs’ stock were reviewed to investigate the characteristics of the attacks. An average of 11.2 attacks occurred each month.
BARANYIOVÁ, BROOKS, CASEY, CASEY, ENGLAND, FRIEDMANN, GODLEY, GUEST, LANE, LOCKWOOD, MARQUÈS-BROCKSOPP, MCCONNELL, NICHOLSON, RAMÍREZ, REFSON, REISNER, ROLL, SHAMIR, SHERMAN, WHITMARSH, ŘEZÁČ   +20 more
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