Aggression & Bite-Risk Research

Aggressive behavior of Dogs Kept as Companion Animals: Classification and Influence of Sex, Reproductive Status and Breed

Publication Peter L. Borchelt (1983). Aggressive behavior of Dogs Kept as Companion Animals: Classification and Influence of Sex, Reproductive Status and Breed. Applied Animal Ethology 10: 45–61. Download article (PDF) [1] DTW summary Out of the…

The Ethology and Epidemiology of Canine Aggression

Publication Randall Lockwood. The Ethology and Epidemiology of Canine Aggression. Chapter 9. Publication year: The existing page lists 1995; this date has not been verified from the supplied chapter pages. Download chapter (PDF) Chapter excerpt: Why…

List of Dog Bite Injury Studies

“Co-occurrence of Potentially Preventable Factors in 256 Dog Bite-related Fatalities in the United States (2000-2009)” Patronek GJ; Sacks JJ; Delise KM; Cleary DV; Marder AR. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 2013 Dec 15, 243(12):1726-36.…

Insights about the Epidemiology of Dog Bites in a Canadian City Using a Dog Aggression Scale and Administrative Data

Publication Niamh Caffrey, Melanie Rock, Olivia Schmidtz, Doug Anderson, Melissa Parkinson and Sylvia L. Checkley (2019). Insights about the Epidemiology of Dog Bites in a Canadian City Using a Dog Aggression Scale and Administrative Data. Animals…

The Gut Microbiome Correlates with Conspecific Aggression in a Small Population of Rescued Dogs (Canis familiaris)

Publication Nicole S. Kirchoff, Monique A.R. Udell and Thomas J. Sharpton (2019). The Gut Microbiome Correlates with Conspecific Aggression in a Small Population of Rescued Dogs (Canis familiaris). PeerJ 7: e6103. Original source (DOI) · Download…

Interdog household aggression: 38 cases (2006–2007)

Source Kathryn M. Wrubel, Alice A. Moon-Fanelli, Louise S. Maranda, and Nicholas H. Dodman (2011). Interdog household aggression: 38 cases (2006–2007). JAVMA. 238(6), opening page 731. Retrospective case series and survey. Read the source PDF. Authors’…

Interdog household aggression: 38 cases (2006–2007), Kathryn M. Wrubel, Alice A. Moon-Fanelli, Louise S. Maranda, Nicholas H. Dodman

Publication Kathryn M. Wrubel, Alice A. Moon-Fanelli, Louise S. Maranda, and Nicholas H. Dodman. Interdog household aggression: 38 cases (2006–2007). Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 238(6):731–740 (2011). [5] Author abstract Objective—To analyze factors associated…

The utility of model dogs for assessing conspecific aggression in fighting dogs

Resource type: Original research — model-dog aggression assessment Publication Pamela J. Reid; Victoria A. Cussen; Kristen A. Collins; Randall Lockwood (2022). The utility of model dogs for assessing conspecific aggression in fighting dogs. Applied Animal Behaviour…

Risk factors for dog bites to owners in a general veterinary caseload

Publication N. C. Guy, U. A. Luescher, S. E. Dohoo, E. Spangler, J. B. Miller, I. R. Dohoo, and L. A. Bate. Risk factors for dog bites to owners in a general veterinary caseload. Applied Animal…

A case series of biting dogs: characteristics of the dogs, their behaviour, and their victims

Publication N. C. Guy, U. A. Luescher, S. E. Dohoo, E. Spangler, J. B. Miller, I. R. Dohoo, and L. A. Bate. A case series of biting dogs: characteristics of the dogs, their behaviour, and their…

Aggressive behavior in adopted dogs that passed a temperament test

Resource type: Journal-publication resource — attached report version unresolved About this resource This resource concerns post-adoption behaviour in dogs that had passed a shelter temperament test. The attached report describes follow-up telephone interviews with adopters and…