Important behavioral traits for predicting guide dog qualification

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 539-545

  Arata, Sayaka ^a   Momozawa, Yukihide ^b   Takeuchi, Yukan ^a   Mori, Yuji ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Behavior; Canine; Guide dog for the blind; Questionnaire; Temperament

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DOG; HUMAN; OBJECT RELATION; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; TEMPERAMENT;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BLINDNESS; BONDING, HUMAN-PET; DOGS; HUMANS; PATIENT SELECTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; TEMPERAMENT;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 77953799450     PISSN: 09167250     EISSN: 13477439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.09-0512     Document Type: Article

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