The influence of auditory stimulation on the behaviour of dogs housed in a rescue shelter

Animal Welfare

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 385-393

  Wells, D L ^a   Graham, L ^a   Hepper, P G ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Behaviour; Captivity; Dogs; Enrichment; Music; Rescue shelters

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; BODY POSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVERSATION; DOG; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EXPOSURE; LEISURE; MUSIC; NONHUMAN; PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; REST; SITTING; SLEEP; STANDING; VOCALIZATION;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 0036402817     PISSN: 09627286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0962728600025112     Document Type: Article

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