A refinement and validation of the Monash Canine Personality Questionnaire (MCPQ)

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 116, Issue 2-4, 2009, Pages 220-227

  Ley, Jacqui M ^a   Bennett, Pauleen C ^a   Coleman, Grahame J ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Canine; Dog; MCPQ; Personality; Validation

Indexed keywords

CANID; DEMOGRAPHIC TREND; EDUCATION; HOMINID; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 57749093967     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2008.09.009     Document Type: Article

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