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3 ArticlesImportance of Puppy Training for Future Behavior of the Dog
Publication Ai Kutsumi, Miho Nagasawa, Mitsuaki Ohta and Nobuyo Ohtani (2013). Importance of Puppy Training for Future Behavior of the Dog. J. Vet. Med. Sci. 75(2): 141–149. Original source (DOI) · Download article (PDF) [5] DTW…
Exploring Breed Differences in Dogs (Canis lupus familiaris): Does Exaggeration or Inhibition of Predatory Response Predict Performance on Human-Guided Tasks?
Publication Monique A. R. Udell, Margaret Ewald, Nicole R. Dorey and Clive D. L. Wynne (2014). Exploring Breed Differences in Dogs (Canis lupus familiaris): Does Exaggeration or Inhibition of Predatory Response Predict Performance on Human-Guided Tasks?…
Survey of the Use and Outcome of Confrontational and Non-Confrontational Training Methods In Client-Owned Dogs Showing Undesired Behaviors
Publication Meghan E. Herron, Frances S. Shofer and Ilana R. Reisner (2009). Survey of the Use and Outcome of Confrontational and Non-Confrontational Training Methods In Client-Owned Dogs Showing Undesired Behaviors. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 117: 47–54.…
Training Reduces Stress in Human-Socialised Wolves to the Same Degree as in Dogs
Publication Angélica da Silva Vasconcellos, Zsófia Virányi, Friederike Range, César Ades, Jördis Kristin Scheidegger, Erich Möstl and Kurt Kotrschal (2016). Training Reduces Stress in Human-Socialised Wolves to the Same Degree as in Dogs. PLOS ONE 11(9):…
You Are Not My Handler! Impact of Changing Handlers on Dogs’ Behaviours and Detection Performance
Publication La Toya J. Jamieson, Greg S. Baxter and Peter J. Murray (2018). You Are Not My Handler! Impact of Changing Handlers on Dogs’ Behaviours and Detection Performance. Animals 8: 176. Original source (DOI) · Download…
The World from a Dog’s Point of View: A Review and Synthesis of Dog Cognition Research
Source Miles K. Bensky, Samuel D. Gosling, and David L. Sinn (2013). The World from a Dog’s Point of View: A Review and Synthesis of Dog Cognition Research. Advances in the Study of Behavior. 45, chapter…
Recall of Others’ Actions after Incidental Encoding Reveals Episodic-like Memory in Dogs
Source Claudia Fugazza, Ákos Pogány, and Ádám Miklósi (2016). Recall of Others’ Actions after Incidental Encoding Reveals Episodic-like Memory in Dogs. Current Biology. 26, 3209–3213. Research report. Original publication · Read the source PDF. Authors’ summary…
When the Nose Doesn’t Know: Canine Olfactory Function Associated with Health, Management, and Potential Links to Microbiota
Source Eileen K. Jenkins, Mallory T. DeChant, and Erin B. Perry (2018). When the Nose Doesn’t Know: Canine Olfactory Function Associated with Health, Management, and Potential Links to Microbiota. Frontiers in Veterinary Science. 5, 56. Review…
Canine Detection Capabilities: Operational Implications of Recent R & D Findings
Source J. M. Johnston (1999). Canine Detection Capabilities: Operational Implications of Recent R & D Findings. Institute for Biological Detection Systems, Auburn University. June 1999. Research report. Read the source PDF. Author’s background section Dogs have…
Factors Associated with Long-Term Success in Working Police Dogs
Source Karen Brady, Nina Cracknell, Helen Zulch, and Daniel S. Mills (2018). Factors Associated with Long-Term Success in Working Police Dogs. Applied Animal Behaviour Science. 207, 67–72. Research article. Original publication · Read the source PDF.…
Awake Canine fMRI Predicts Dogs’ Preference for Praise Versus Food
Source Peter F. Cook, Ashley Prichard, Mark Spivak, and Gregory S. Berns (2016). Awake canine fMRI predicts dogs’ preference for praise vs food. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience. 1853–1862. Research article. Original publication · Read the…
Behavioral and Cognitive Factors That Affect the Success of Scent Detection Dogs
Source Camille A. Troisi, Daniel S. Mills, Anna Wilkinson, and Helen E. Zulch (2019). Behavioral and Cognitive Factors That Affect the Success of Scent Detection Dogs. Comparative Cognition & Behavior Reviews. 14, opening page 51. Review…
Factors That May Affect the Success of Scent Detection Dogs: Exploring Nonconventional Models of Preparation and Deployment
Source Sarah-Elizabeth Byosiere, Lynna C. Feng, and Nicholas J. Rutter (2019). Factors That May Affect the Success of Scent Detection Dogs: Exploring Nonconventional Models of Preparation and Deployment. Comparative Cognition & Behavior Reviews. 14, opening page…
Minimizing Fear and Anxiety in Working Dogs: A Review
Source Nicola J. Rooney, Corinna C. A. Clark, and Rachel A. Casey (2016). Minimizing Fear and Anxiety in Working Dogs: A Review. Journal of Veterinary Behavior. 16, 53–64. Review article. Original publication · Read the source…
Editorial: Assistance Dogs for People With Disabilities
The use of assistance dogs has a long and honorable history. Guide dogs have been held in high regard since the 1930s and since the 1980s, assistance dogs have rapidly expanded to fill new roles, particularly…
Supportive Care for People With Disabilities as Working Partnerships With Their Assistance Dogs Are Ending: A Perspective From Veterinary Oncology
Introduction The importance of the special relationship between the veterinarian and a disabled handler-service dog team escalates when the dog's job becomes jeopardized due to illness, aging, or behavior challenges. The strong human-animal bond shared between…
Geographic Availability of Assistance Dogs: Dogs Placed in 2013–2014 by ADI- or IGDF-Accredited or Candidate Facilities in the United States and Canada, and Non-accredited U.S. Facilities
Introduction With little monitoring to track changes in assistance dog placements over time, assistance dogs' roles have rapidly diversified to support people with various disabilities, especially in the U.S. since passage of the Americans with Disabilities…
Editorial: Working Dogs: Form and Function
Dogs have a long history of serving mankind as hunters and protectors. In the last century the unique roles of dogs working in concert with humans has expanded. Dogs now fulfill vital roles to support the…
Current Standards and Practices Within the Therapy Dog Industry: Results of a Representative Survey of United States Therapy Dog Organizations
Introduction Organizations that deliver animal-assisted activities and interventions (AAAs, AAIs), as well as those that train, evaluate, and register therapy dogs, have proliferated in recent decades in the United States (U.S.) (1). The American Kennel Club…
Effectiveness of Canine Odor Detection Containment Aids in Resisting Contamination from a Storage Environment, Rhiannon LaFortune 2022
Publication Rhiannon LaFortune. Effectiveness of Canine Odor Detection Containment Aids in Resisting Contamination from a Storage Environment. Experimental Research Capstone manuscript, Northeast Wisconsin Technical College, May 2022. [4] Author abstract In the field of odor detection,…
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…
The Power of Discourse: Associations between Trainers’ Speech and the Responses of Socialized Wolves and Dogs to Training
Publication Melissa Gabriela Bravo Fonseca et al. The Power of Discourse: Associations between Trainers’ Speech and the Responses of Socialized Wolves and Dogs to Training. Animals 13:1071 (2023). [11] DOI: 10.3390/ani13061071 Melissa Gabriela Bravo Fonseca,Heron Oliveira…
Cross-Cultural Encounters With Free-Living Dogs as Epistemic Disruption in Western Dog Training Expertise
Published abstract and full open-access paper examining how encounters with free-living dogs in India challenged the assumptions of Western dog-training professionals.
Effect of Handler Knowledge of the Detection Task on Canine Search Behavior and Performance
Original 2020 research by DeChant, Ford and Hall on handler knowledge, search behavior and detection-dog performance. Includes the abstract and complete open-access PDF.
Effects of feeding on dogs’ frustration-related behaviours during a laboratory-based scent detection task
Original abstract and complete CC BY 4.0 paper on feeding and frustration-related behavior in six dogs during a laboratory scent-detection task. Fountain et al., 2026.