Understanding personality by understanding companion dogs

Anthrozoos

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 113-124

  Ley, Jacqui M ^a   Bennett, Pauleen C ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Big five model; Dog; Personality

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 34447622714     PISSN: 08927936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2752/175303707X207909     Document Type: Review

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