Canine dominance-associated aggression: Concepts, incidence, and treatment in a private behavior practice

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 52, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 265-274

  Cameron, D B ^a  

^a Animal Behavior Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Attention addiction; Canine; Dominance; Dominance associated aggression; Therapy

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031005390     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1591(96)01127-6     Document Type: Article

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