Comparison of the effectiveness of a purported anti-static cape (the Storm Defender®) vs. a placebo cape in the treatment of canine thunderstorm phobia as assessed by owners' reports

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 119, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 78-84

  Cottam, Nicole ^a   Dodman, Nicholas H ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Canine; Noise phobia; Static electricity; Storm Defender ; Thunderstorm phobia

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CANID; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTRIC FIELD; THUNDERSTORM;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 67349230613     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2009.03.014     Document Type: Article

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