Effects of early gentling and early environment on emotional development of puppies

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 110, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 294-304

  Gazzano, Angelo ^a   Mariti, Chiara ^a   Notari, Lorella ^b   Sighieri, Claudio ^a   McBride, Elizabeth Anne ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b University of Southampton Highfield ^*  (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Emotional development; Gentling; Puppy; Welfare

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL WELFARE; ASSESSMENT METHOD; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CANID; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOMESTIC SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; JUVENILE; TESTING METHOD;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 39749086370     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2007.05.007     Document Type: Article

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