Assessing efficiency of a Human Familiarisation and Training Programme on fearfulness and aggressiveness of military dogs

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 123, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 143-149

  Haverbeke, Anouck ^a,b   Rzepa, Caroline ^a   Depiereux, Eric ^a   Deroo, Jan ^b   Giffroy, Jean Marie ^a   Diederich, Claire ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAMUR   (Belgium)

^b Veterinary Clinic of Belgian Defence   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Behavioural test; Enrichment programme; Fear related aggressive behaviour; Working dogs

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; CANID; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; FAMILIARITY; HUMAN BEHAVIOR; MILITARY APPLICATION; TRAINING AND VISIT SYSTEM;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 76649127717     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2009.12.014     Document Type: Article

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