Describing categories of temperament in potential guide dogs for the blind

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 58, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 163-178

  Murphy, Julie A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Guide dogs for the blind; Temperament

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031823427     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1591(97)00047-6     Document Type: Article

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