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Leema
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by Leema in Some Thoughts About Dogs
New research suggests that dogs know that we know. That is, dogs have a degree of awareness of human perception. Wow!... Read more »
Kaminski, J., Pitsch, A., & Tomasello, M. (2012) Dogs steal in the dark. Animal Cognition. DOI: 10.1007/s10071-012-0579-6
by Leema in Some Thoughts About Dogs
Recent research looked at five canine diseases in Golden Retrievers, and found that when intact (not desexed) dogs had the disease, dogs that were desexed had double or more the incidence of that disease.... Read more »
Torres de la Riva, G., Hart, B., Farver, T., Oberbauer, A., Messam, L., Willits, N., & Hart, L. (2013) Neutering Dogs: Effects on Joint Disorders and Cancers in Golden Retrievers. PLoS ONE, 8(2). DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0055937
by Leema in Some Thoughts About Dogs
Veterinary scientists discovered that oral flea treatment is significantly better at controlling fleas in dogs versus a topical treatment.... Read more »
Dryden, M., Ryan, W., Bell, M., Rumschlag, A., Young, L., & Snyder, D. (2013) Assessment of owner-administered monthly treatments with oral spinosad or topical spot-on fipronil/(S)-methoprene in controlling fleas and associated pruritus in dogs. Veterinary Parasitology, 191(3-4), 340-346. DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2012.09.003
by Leema in Some Thoughts About Dogs
Submissions are required to be made by Friday to the Select Committee in SA Parliament. Please contribute and make a difference for South Australia animal welfare.... Read more »
Appleby DL, Bradshaw JW, & Casey RA. (2002) Relationship between aggressive and avoidance behaviour by dogs and their experience in the first six months of life. The Veterinary record, 150(14), 434-8. PMID: 11993972
Coleman, P, Veleanu, H, Wolkov, SK. (2011) It's raining cats and dogs.. Government lawyers take note: differential licensing laws generate revenue, reduce costs, protect citizens, and save lives. Stetson Law Review, 40(2). info:/
Duxbury MM, Jackson JA, Line SW, & Anderson RK. (2003) Evaluation of association between retention in the home and attendance at puppy socialization classes. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 223(1), 61-6. PMID: 12839065
Marston, L., Bennett, P., & Coleman, G. (2005) What Happens to Shelter Dogs? Part 2. Comparing Three Melbourne Welfare Shelters for Nonhuman Animals. Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science, 8(1), 25-45. DOI: 10.1207/s15327604jaws0801_3
New, J., Salman, M., King, M., Scarlett, J., Kass, P., & Hutchison, J. (2000) Characteristics of Shelter-Relinquished Animals and Their Owners Compared With Animals and Their Owners in U.S. Pet-Owning Households. Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science, 3(3), 179-201. DOI: 10.1207/S15327604JAWS0303_1
Pluijmakers, J., Appleby, D., & Bradshaw, J. (2010) Exposure to video images between 3 and 5 weeks of age decreases neophobia in domestic dogs. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 126(1-2), 51-58. DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2010.05.006
Salman MD, New JG Jr, Scarlett JM, Kass PH, Ruch-Gallie R, & Hetts S. (1998) Human and animal factors related to relinquishment of dogs and cats in 12 selected animal shelters in the United States. Journal of applied animal welfare science : JAAWS, 1(3), 207-26. PMID: 16363966
John Scott, & John Fuller. (1967) Genetics and the Social Behavior of the Dog . The American Biology Teacher, 29(9), 756-756. DOI: 10.2307/4441905
Seksel, K., Mazurski, E., & Taylor, A. (1999) Puppy socialisation programs: short and long term behavioural effects. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 62(4), 335-349. DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1591(98)00232-9
Seksel, K. (2008) Preventing Behavior Problems in Puppies and Kittens. Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice, 38(5), 971-982. DOI: 10.1016/j.cvsm.2008.04.003
by Leema in Some Thoughts About Dogs
A 'dog like' skull was discovered in 1975, and was dated to have been alive about 33,000 years ago. Research was undertaken to determine if it was, really, a dog.... Read more »
Ovodov ND, Crockford SJ, Kuzmin YV, Higham TF, Hodgins GW, & van der Plicht J. (2011) A 33,000-year-old incipient dog from the Altai Mountains of Siberia: evidence of the earliest domestication disrupted by the Last Glacial Maximum. PloS one, 6(7). PMID: 21829526
by Leema in Some Thoughts About Dogs
Is TV good for puppies? Research suggests that young puppies exposed to audio-visual stimulation are less fearful than puppies without this benefit.... Read more »
Pluijmakers, J., Appleby, D., & Bradshaw, J. (2010) Exposure to video images between 3 and 5 weeks of age decreases neophobia in domestic dogs. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 126(1-2), 51-58. DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2010.05.006
by Leema in Some Thoughts About Dogs
Description of the changes observed in Belyaev's fox experiment.... Read more »
Belyaev, DK. (1979) Destablizing selection as a factor in domestication. Journal of Heredity, 70(5), 301-308. info:/
Belyaev, D., Plyusnina, I., & Trut, L. (1985) Domestication in the silver fox (Vulpes fulvus Desm): Changes in physiological boundaries of the sensitive period of primary socialization. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 13(4), 359-370. DOI: 10.1016/0168-1591(85)90015-2
Hare, B., Plyusnina, I., Ignacio, N., Schepina, O., Stepika, A., Wrangham, R., & Trut, L. (2005) Social Cognitive Evolution in Captive Foxes Is a Correlated By-Product of Experimental Domestication. Current Biology, 15(3), 226-230. DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2005.01.040
Trut, L. (1999) Early Canid Domestication: The Farm-Fox Experiment. American Scientist, 87(2), 160. DOI: 10.1511/1999.2.160
by Leema in Some Thoughts About Dogs
A summary of the work of Belaev in his ongoing experiment with foxes.... Read more »
Belyaev, DK. (1979) Destablizing selection as a factor in domestication. Journal of Heredity, 70(5), 301-308. info:/
Kenttämies, H., Nordrum, N., Brenøe, U., Smeds, K., Johannessen, K., & Bakken, M. (2002) Selection for more confident foxes in Finland and Norway: Heritability and selection response for confident behaviour in blue foxes (Alopex lagopus). Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 78(1), 67-82. DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1591(02)00078-3
Kukekova, A., Trut, L., Oskina, I., Johnson, J., Temnykh, S., Kharlamova, A., Shepeleva, D., Gulievich, R., Shikhevich, S., Graphodatsky, A.... (2007) A meiotic linkage map of the silver fox, aligned and compared to the canine genome. Genome Research, 17(3), 387-399. DOI: 10.1101/gr.5893307
Trut, L. (1999) Early Canid Domestication: The Farm-Fox Experiment. American Scientist, 87(2), 160. DOI: 10.1511/1999.2.160
by Leema in Some Thoughts About Dogs
What do three dogs do by themselves in St Louis City, Missouri, in 1973? Researchers studied their behaviour.... Read more »
Fox, MW, Beck, AM, & Blackman, E. (1975) Behaviour and ecology of a small group of urban dogs (Canis familiaris). Applied Animal Ethology, 1(2), 119-137. info:/
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