The behavior of the domestic dog (Canis familiaris) during separation from and reunion with the owner: A questionnaire and an experimental study

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 135, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 300-308

  Konok, Veronika ^a   Dóka, Antal ^a   Miklósi, Ádám ^a  

^a EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Dog; Greeting behavior; Separation behavior; Separation related disorder

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CANID; DOMESTIC SPECIES; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 82455208850     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2011.10.011     Document Type: Article

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