Why do even committed dog owners fail to comply with some responsible ownership practices?

Anthrozoos

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 143-155

  Rohlf, Vanessa I ^a   Bennett, Pauleen C ^a   Toukhsati, Samia ^a   Coleman, Grahame ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Animal management; Attitudes; Compliance; Dog owner relationship; Responsible pet ownership

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL WELFARE; BEHAVIOR; CANID; COMPLIANCE; DEMOGRAPHY; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SURVEY;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 77952914762     PISSN: 08927936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2752/175303710X12682332909972     Document Type: Article

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