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Enhancements to the canine socialization and training program

A canine socialization and training program is briefly described.

Year Published: 2008Animal Type: Dog

Citation: Huntsberry, M. 2008. Enhancements to the canine socialization and training program. American Association for Laboratory Animal Science [AALAS] Meeting Official Program, 99 (Abstract).

Information Resources on the Care and Welfare of Dogs

Excellent review including: dog breeds; tray and feral dogs; housing and husbandry; exercise, human contact, socialization, and training; non-social enrichment; nutrition and health and behavior; noise; detection of stress, distress and pain relief.

Year Published: 2008Topics: Environmental Enrichment, Housing, Husbandry & Management, Social Housing & CompanionshipAnimal Type: Dog

Citation: Hubrecht, R. 2008. Information Resources on the Care and Welfare of Dogs. Introduction. Animal Welfare Information Center [AWIC] Resource Series 40.

Canine reconciliation and third-party-initiated postconflict affiliation: Do peacemaking social mechanisms in dogs rival those of higher primates?

Conflicts over food, access to mates, or other limited resources can sometimes escalate into aggression. In species that form social groups, these aggressive conflicts can jeopardize the benefits of group living, such as enhanced access to valued resources, necessitating the...

Year Published: 2008Animal Type: Dog

Citation: Cools, A. K. A., Van Hout, A. J. M., Nelissen, M. H. J. 2008. Canine reconciliation and third-party-initiated postconflict affiliation: Do peacemaking social mechanisms in dogs rival those of higher primates? Ethology 114, 53-63.

The effects of social housing on diabetic laboratory canines: Food consumption, weight, behavior, glucose tolerance, and insuline levels

Compatible pair housing of captive canines optimizes animal welfare by reducing stress levels as shown through weight maintenance, daily food consumption, decreased presence of abnormal behaviors, and no assignable negative effects on research, thereby refining and reducing the number of...

Year Published: 2008Animal Type: Dog

Citation: Coke Murphy, C., Salleng, K. J., Scott, M. 2008. The effects of social housing on diabetic laboratory canines: Food consumption, weight, behavior, glucose tolerance, and insuline levels. American Association for Laboratory Animal Science [AALAS] Meeting Official Program, 87 (Abstract).

Canine home environment acclimation program: A conditioning program to better prepare research dogs for adoption

We advocate an acclimation program for canine adoption candidates as a way to improve the transition to a home environment and to increase job satisfaction for employees working in the laboratory animal research setting.

Year Published: 2008Animal Type: Dog

Citation: Wheatley, J. L., Jeans, G. L., Corcoran, K. D. et al. 2008. Canine home environment acclimation program: A conditioning program to better prepare research dogs for adoption. American Association for Laboratory Animal Science [AALAS] Meeting Official Program, 94-95 (Abstract).

Information Resources on the Care and Welfare of Dogs

This publication updates and expands AWIC publication Housing, Husbandry, and Welfare of the Dog Quick Bibliography Series, QB 97-08. The current publication is divided into three major sections: Introduction, Bibliography, and Website Resources. The introduction was written by Robert Hubrecht,...

Year Published: 2008Animal Type: Dog

Citation: Smith, C. P. 2008. Information Resources on the Care and Welfare of Dogs. Animal Welfare Information Center [AWIC] Resource Series 40.

The effect of feeding enrichment toys on the behaviour of kennelled dogs (Canis familiaris)

The behaviour of eight laboratory dogs (Toy group) was observed in their home cage during three trials (pre-toy, toy interaction and post-toy). During the toy interaction trial, the animals received the "Kong extreme"; a rubber dog toy stuffed with dog...

Year Published: 2008Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Dog

Citation: Schipper, L. L., Vinke, C. M., Schilder, M. B. H. et al. 2008. The effect of feeding enrichment toys on the behaviour of kennelled dogs (Canis familiaris). Applied Animal Behaviour Science 114, 182-195.

Social buffering of the stress response: Diversity, mechanisms, and functions

Protracted or repeated activation of the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenocortical (HPA) system is associated with a variety of physical and psychological pathologies. Studies dating back to the 1970s have documented many cases in which the presence of a social companion can moderate HPA...

Year Published: 2009Animal Type: Bird, Dog, Finch, Guinea Pig, Macaque, Marmoset, Nonhuman Primate, Other Animal, Other Nonhuman Primate, Other Rodent, Rat, Rodent, Sheep, Squirrel Monkey

Citation: Hennessy MB, Kaiser S, Sachser N. 2009. Social buffering of the stress response: Diversity, mechanisms, and functions. Frontiers in Neuroendocrin. 30;470-82.

Methods of collection for salivary cortisol measurement in dogs

Salivary cortisol has been increasingly used as a measure of stress response in studies of welfare, reaction to stress and human/animal interactions in dogs and other species. While it can be a very useful measure, there are a number of...

Year Published: 2009Animal Type: Dog

Citation: Dreschel, N. A., Granger, D. A. 2009. Methods of collection for salivary cortisol measurement in dogs. Hormones and Behavior 55, 163-168.

Impact of Environmental Factors and Enrichment on Beagle Dogs (Canis familiaris)

Based on behavioral observations and cortisol levels, it is apparent that there are some notable differences between males and females. The females apparently preferred a social companion, whether enrichment was provided or not. Because there was evidence of stress when...

Year Published: 2009Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Dog

Citation: Garofalo, A. E., Ogbin, J. M., Shulder, L. et al. 2009. Impact of Environmental Factors and Enrichment on Beagle Dogs (Canis familiaris). Enrichment Record (online publication) 1.