For the love of dog: The human-dog bond in rural and remote Australian indigenous communities

Anthrozoos

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 337-349

  Constable, Sophie ^a   Dixon, Roselyn ^b   Dixon, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Animals; Attitudes; Cross cultural; Indigenous

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL WELFARE; CANID; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; POPULATION STRUCTURE; RURAL AREA;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 78049453956     PISSN: 08927936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2752/175303710X12750451259336     Document Type: Article

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