Are dogs able to recognize their handler's voice? A preliminary study

Anthrozoos

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 278-284

  Coutellier, Laurence ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^b JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Human dog bond; Olfactory cues; Vocal cues; Working dogs

Indexed keywords

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 33845487577     PISSN: 08927936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2752/089279306785415529     Document Type: Article

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