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Naltrexone for treatment of acral lick dermatitis in dogs

Seven of eleven dogs showed improvement with healing of the lesions and cessation of licking wuring treatment with naltrexone, and opioid antagonist. But all of these dogs relapses when medication was withdrawn.

Year Published: 1990Animal Type: Dog

Citation: White, S. 1990. Naltrexone for treatment of acral lick dermatitis in dogs. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 196, 1073-1076.

Xenospecific enrichment at the Primate Research Institute

Nursery reared, single-housed and group-housed chimpanzees were exposed to a puppy after careful prior familiarization. ... The complete physical introduction [with single-caged subject] initially resulted in tugs-of-war over toys and blankets. The chimpanzee would alternately grimace, whimper-woo, or initiate play...

Year Published: 1990Topics: Social Housing & CompanionshipAnimal Type: Chimpanzee, Dog, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Struthers, E. J., Rodriguez, P., Cooper, P. et al. 1990. Xenospecific enrichment at the Primate Research Institute. Laboratory Primate Newsletter 29(2), 14-15.

Behaviour of kennelled dogs

Group-housed dogs were not only able to interact socially but also spent more time investigating the floor of their pens. Small pens were associated with reduced normal locomotion, and stereotyped circling rather than pacing.

Year Published: 1991Animal Type: Dog

Citation: Hubrecht, R. C. 1991. Behaviour of kennelled dogs. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 31, 294 (Abstract).

Critical period in the social development of dogs

If dogs are not provided with an adequate early experience of humans they will later be fearful of people and as a result can be difficult to handle.

Year Published: 1991Topics: Human-Animal InteractionAnimal Type: Dog

Citation: Freedman, D. G., King, J. A., Elliot, O. 1991. Critical period in the social development of dogs. Science 133, 1016-1017.

Influence of type of enclosure on exercise fitness of dogs

The general opinion supported by members of the biomedical scientific community has been that caged dogs do not need additional exercise beyond the activity in a cage to maintain a normal state of physiological well-being.

Year Published: 1991Animal Type: Dog

Citation: Clark, J. D., Calpin, J. P., Armstrong, R. B. 1991. Influence of type of enclosure on exercise fitness of dogs. American Journal of Veterinary Research 52, 1024-1028.

Influence of housing conditions on beagle behaviour

Single-housing for prolonged periods is likely to be deleterious to the dog and is associated with an increased incidence of behavioral disorders. Pair-housed dogs barked less, slept more and exhibited less stereotypic behaviour than single-housed animals. The results indicate that...

Year Published: 1992Animal Type: Dog

Citation: Hetts, S., Clark, J. D., Calpin, J. P. et al. 1992. Influence of housing conditions on beagle behaviour. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 34, 137-155.

Environmental enrichment in a large animal facility

The cats' favorite toys contained catnip. ... Cats in single cages often expressed physiological signs of boredom like psychogenic alopecia and polyphagia with resultant obesity. Although we gave these cats a variety of playthings, the problem continued. ... We want...

Year Published: 1992Animal Type: Cat, Dog, Pig

Citation: DeLuca, A. M., Kranda, K. C. 1992. Environmental enrichment in a large animal facility. Lab Animal 21(1), 38-44.

Correlates of pen size and housing conditions on the behaviour of kennelled dogs

Behavioral data were collected from solitary and group-housed dogs [of different breeds] from animal shelters and laboratories. Solitary dogs were more inactive and spent more time in non-social repetitive locomotory behaviour categories. Dogs housed in pens with spacious, complex outdoor...

Year Published: 1992Animal Type: Dog

Citation: Hubrecht, R. C., Serpell, J. A., Poole, T. B. 1992. Correlates of pen size and housing conditions on the behaviour of kennelled dogs. Applied Animal behaviour Science 34, 365-383.

Socialization of dogs

The importance of positive interactions with humans is emphasized. Moments taken to speak to and pet a dog will be repaid through reduction in the dog's fear response.

Year Published: 1992Animal Type: Dog

Citation: Wolfle, T. L. 1992. Socialization of dogs. In: Implementation Strategies for Research Animal Well-Being: Institutional Compliance With Regulations. Krulisch, L. (ed), 15-21. Scientists Center for Animal Welfare [SCAW] , Bethesda, MD.

Influence of housing conditions on the behaviour and welfare of dogs

The provision of toys to kennels is often restricted on the basis that it may provoke aggression: however, preliminary observations suggest that tethering the toys to the ceiling can help to overcome this problem.

Year Published: 1993Animal Type: Dog

Citation: Hubrecht, R. C., Serpell, J. A. 1993. Influence of housing conditions on the behaviour and welfare of dogs. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 35, 293 (Abstract).