A cross-cultural comparison of reports by German Shepherd owners in Hungary and the United States of America

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 121, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 206-213

  Wan, Michele ^a   Kubinyi, Eniko ^b   Miklósi, Ádám ^b   Champagne, Frances ^a  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Behavior; Cross cultural; Dog; German Shepherd; Questionnaire; Temperament

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL TRADITION; FELID; OWNERSHIP; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; HUNGARY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 70450270663     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2009.09.015     Document Type: Article

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