What's in a word? A review of the attributes of a command affecting the performance of pet dogs

Anthrozoos

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 208-221

  Mills, Daniel S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LINCOLN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behavior; Cognition; Dog; Obedience; Psychology; Training

Indexed keywords

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 33644764977     PISSN: 08927936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2752/089279305785594108     Document Type: Conference Paper

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