The effects of social training and other factors on adoption success of shelter dogs

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 142, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 61-68

  Protopopova, Alexandra ^a   Gilmour, Amanda Joy ^b   Weiss, Rebecca Hannah ^a   Shen, Jacqueline Yontsye ^a   Wynne, Clive David Lawrence ^a  

^a University of Florida ^*  (United States)

^b University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Adoption; Dog; Overpopulation; Shelter; Training

Indexed keywords

CANID; EYE; PERCEPTION; PHOTOGRAPH; SHELTER; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VISION;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 84868487380     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2012.09.009     Document Type: Article

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