Reliability and validity of behaviour tests in Hovawart dogs

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 115, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 67-81

  Paroz, Caroline ^a   Gebhardt Henrich, Sabine G ^a   Steiger, Andreas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Aggressiveness; Behaviour; Behaviour test; Hovawart dog; Judges; Reliability

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; BEHAVIOR; CANID; COMPARATIVE STUDY; PREDICTION; TESTING METHOD;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 54149110335     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2008.04.010     Document Type: Article

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