Do Canine Behavioural Assessments and Characteristics Predict the Human-Dog Interaction When Walking on a Leash in a Shelter Setting?
Inappropriate leash reactivity is one of the most common problems in shelter dogs, which negatively affects the health of dogs and reduces their adoptability. We explored 370 human-dog interactions, involving 74 volunteers and 111 dogs, in an animal shelter when volunteers walked shelter dogs on a l...
Main Authors: | Hao-Yu Shih, Mandy B.A. Paterson, Fillipe Georgiou, Clive J.C. Phillips |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2021-12-01
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Series: | Animals |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/11/1/26 |
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