Links between play and dominance and attachment dimensions of dog-human relationships

Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 67-94

  Rooney, Nicola J ^a   Bradshaw, John W S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BREEDING LINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DOG; DOMINANCE BEHAVIOR; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; FEMALE; GAME; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PLAY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TEMPERAMENT; VIDEORECORDING; ANIMAL; AUTHORITY; COOPERATION; OBJECT RELATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECREATION;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; CANIS LUPUS;

ANIMALS; AUTHORITARIANISM; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BONDING, HUMAN-PET; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DOGS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0141834650     PISSN: 10888705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15327604JAWS0602_01     Document Type: Article

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