WoofnHoof Posted July 5, 2010 Share Posted July 5, 2010 Couple of interesting doggy studies mentioned July 2010 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mita Posted July 6, 2010 Share Posted July 6, 2010 Thanks for that link, WnH. I specially liked the recent study from Italy about how to reduce stress in shelter/pound dogs...& thus up their chances of adoption. The dogs selected for the study were not the extremely aggressive or the extremely anxious dogs, but those which would mirror the average dog population. And whose behaviour could be adversely affected by all the stresses linked with being in a shelter. Those behaviours can be wrongly thought to be their 'fixed' temperament & so lessen their adoption chances. The study described all the ways that socialisation via human contact & lots of enrichment actiivities lessened the stress.....& so reduced the stressed behaviours. People who temerament-test dogs in pounds & shelters should read this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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