A placebo-controlled study to investigate the effect of Dog Appeasing Pheromone and other environmental and management factors on the reports of disturbance and house soiling during the night in recently adopted puppies (Canis familiaris)

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 105, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 358-368

  Taylor, Katy ^a   Mills, Daniel S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LINCOLN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Crate; Dog; House soiling; Maternal environment; Pheromone; Puppy; Separation distress; Vocalisation

Indexed keywords

CANID; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; PHEROMONE; VOCALIZATION;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 34249327749     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2006.11.003     Document Type: Article

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