A survey of owners' perceptions of fear of fireworks in a sample of dogs and cats in New Zealand

New Zealand Veterinary Journal

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 286-291

  Dale, A R ^a   Walker, J K ^a   Farnworth, M J ^a   Morrissey, S V ^a   Waran, N K ^a  

^a UNITEC INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cats; Dogs; Fear; Fireworks; Treatment

Indexed keywords

EXPLOSIVE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CAT; DOG; FEAR; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; NEW ZEALAND; NOISE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PET ANIMAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CATS; DATA COLLECTION; DOGS; EXPLOSIVE AGENTS; FEAR; HUMANS; NEW ZEALAND; NOISE; OWNERSHIP; PETS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 79251479078     PISSN: 00480169     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00480169.2010.69403     Document Type: Article

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