Do Canine Behavioural Assessments and Characteristics Predict the Human-Dog Interaction When Walking on a Leash in a Shelter Setting?

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...

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Main Authors: Hao-Yu Shih, Mandy B.A. Paterson, Fillipe Georgiou, Clive J.C. Phillips
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-12-01
Series:Animals
Subjects:
on-leash walk
canine behavioural assessment
leash tension
behaviour
verbal cue
body gesture
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/11/1/26

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