Testing German shepherd puppies to assess their chances of certification

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 113, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 139-149

  Svobodová, Ivona ^a,b,c   Vápeník, Pavel ^a,b,c   Pinc, Ludvík ^a,b,c   Bartoš, Luděk ^a,b,c  

^a CZECH UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES PRAGUE   (Czech Republic)

^b Czech Republic Police Presidium   (Czech Republic)

^c INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL SCIENCE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

German shepherd; Puppy tests

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ASSESSMENT METHOD; CANID; DIURNAL ACTIVITY; JUVENILE; TESTING METHOD;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 47049130852     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2007.09.010     Document Type: Article

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