Training dogs with help of the shock collar: Short and long term behavioural effects

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 85, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 319-334

  Schilder, Matthijs B H ^a,b   Van Der Borg, Joanne A M ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Dog; Shock collar; Stress; Training; Welfare

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL WELFARE; BEHAVIOR; CANID; STRESS;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 1242277432     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2003.10.004     Document Type: Article

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