A counterbalanced version of Ainsworth's Strange Situation Procedure reveals secure-base effects in dog-human relationships

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 109, Issue 2-4, 2008, Pages 306-319

  Palmer, Robyn ^a   Custance, Deborah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ainsworth's Strange Situation; Attachment; Dog human bond; Separation anxiety

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; CANID; HOMINID; OWNERSHIP;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 37349054189     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2007.04.002     Document Type: Article

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