Breed and sex differences in the behavioural attributes of specialist search dogs - A questionnaire survey of trainers and handlers

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 86, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 123-135

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behavioural attributes; Breed differences; Questionnaire survey; Sex differences; Specialist search dog

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; CANID;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 1542291014     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2003.12.007     Document Type: Article

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