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A Systematic Review of the Reliability and Validity of Behavioural Tests Used to Assess Behavioural Characteristics Important in Working Dogs

Resource type: Systematic review Publication Karen Brady; Nina Cracknell; Helen Zulch; Daniel Simon Mills (2018). A Systematic Review of the Reliability and Validity of Behavioural Tests Used to Assess Behavioural Characteristics Important in Working Dogs. Frontiers…

Behavioural testing in dogs: A review of methodology in search for standardisation

Resource type: Review Publication Claire Diederich; Jean-Marie Giffroy (2006). Behavioural testing in dogs: A review of methodology in search for standardisation. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 97(1), pp. 51–72. DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2005.11.018 Publication and attachment version Published in…

Which personality dimensions do puppy tests measure? A systematic procedure for categorizing behavioral assays

Resource type: Methodology research — expert categorization of behavioural assays Publication Monica E. McGarrity; David L. Sinn; Samuel D. Gosling (2015). Which personality dimensions do puppy tests measure? A systematic procedure for categorizing behavioral assays. Behavioural…

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…

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…