Members of the Pod: Do Marine Mammal Trainers Perceive a Bond with the Animals They Care For?

Authors: Thomas Welsh, Sabrina Brando, Geoff Hosey, Samantha J Ward

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological Botanical Gardens

Keywords: attachment, companion animal, dolphin, human-animal bond (HAB), human-animal relationship (har), zoo

2022

How happy is your pet? The Problem of subjectivity in the assessment of companion animal welfare

Authors: J. A. Serpell

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, anthropomorphism, companion animals, health, pets, subjectivity

2019

Differences in stress and happiness between owners who perceive their dogs as well behaved or poorly behaved when they are left alone

Authors: Mónica Teresa González-Ramírez, Minerva Vanegas-Farfano, René Landero-Hernández

Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior

Keywords: happiness, human–dog interaction, pet effect, separation anxiety, separation-related problems, stress

2018

Assessing Effectiveness of a Nonhuman Animal Welfare Education Program for Primary School Children

Authors: Roxanne D. Hawkins, Joanne M. Williams

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: animal cruelty, animal welfare, children, education, evaluation

2017

Behavioural characteristics of dogs removed from hoarding situations

Authors: Franklin D. McMillan, Raphaël Vanderstichel, Henrik Stryhn, Jenny Yu, James A. Serpell

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: behaviour, c-barq, dog, hoarding, welfare

2016

Behavioural effects of training on water rescue dogs in the Strange Situation Test

Authors: Anna Scandurra, Alessandra Alterisio, Biagio D’Aniello

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: attachment bond, dog–human relationship, strange situation test, training, water rescue dogs

2016

Central oxytocin receptors mediate mating-induced partner preferences and enhance correlated activation across forebrain nuclei in male prairie voles

Authors: Zachary V. Johnson, Hasse Walum, Yaseen A. Jamal, Yao Xiao, Alaine C. Keebaugh, Kiyoshi Inoue, Larry J. Young

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: functional connectivity, immediate-early gene, monogamy, pair-bonding, social attachment, social decision-making network

2016

Development of a partner preference test that differentiates between established pair bonds and other relationships in socially monogamous titi monkeys (Callicebus cupreus)

Authors: Sarah B. Carp, Emily S. Rothwell, Alexis Bourdon, Sara M. Freeman, Emilio Ferrer, Karen L. Bales

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: behavior, monogamy, new world monkey, nonhuman primate, social attachment

2016

Developmental effects of vasotocin and nonapeptide receptors on early social attachment and affiliative behavior in the zebra finch

Authors: Nicole M. Baran, Nathan C. Sklar, Elizabeth Adkins-Regan

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: affiliation, arginine vasotocin, attachment, development, nonapeptides, v1ar, vasopressin, zebra finch

2016

Measuring dog-owner relationships: Crossing boundaries between animal behaviour and human psychology

Authors: Therese Rehn, Linda J. Keeling

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: animal welfare, attachment, caregiving, human-animal interaction, reunion, strange situation procedure

2016

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