Dog obesity: Can dog caregivers' (Owners') feeding and exercise intentions and behaviors be predicted from attitudes?

Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 213-236

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

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBIVALENCE; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR; BODY CONSTITUTION; BREEDING; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; EXERCISE; FEEDING; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; MALE; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; ADULT; ANIMAL; AUSTRALIA; DOG DISEASES; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; OBJECT RELATION; VETERINARY;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ATTITUDE; BONDING, HUMAN-PET; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, ANIMAL; VICTORIA;

EID: 77953924447     PISSN: 10888705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10888705.2010.483871     Document Type: Article

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