What Makes a Dog Adoptable? An Eye-Tracking Investigation
Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science
Keywords: adoptability, adoption, breed perception, eye tracking
2018
Intranasal oxytocin and a polymorphism in the oxytocin receptor gene are associated with human-directed social behavior in golden retriever dogs
Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior
Keywords: behavior genetics, canine, canine behavior, domestic dog, oxtr, oxytocin, oxytocin receptor gene, social behavior, wolf
2017
Playful activity post-learning improves training performance in Labrador Retriever dogs (Canis lupus familiaris)
Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior
2017
Behavioural effects of training on water rescue dogs in the Strange Situation Test
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: attachment bond, dog–human relationship, strange situation test, training, water rescue dogs
2016
Conspecific observational learning by adult dogs in a training context
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: dog, intraspecific demonstration, observational learning, training
2016
Labrador retrievers are more attracted to water than to social stimuli: A pilot study
Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior-Clinical Applications and Research
Keywords: animal welfare, arena test, behavior, behavioral sciences, breed differences, breed-specific need, dogs canis-familiaris, domestic dog, labrador retriever, motivation, preference, relative, selection, service, tests, traits, veterinary sciences, water, working dog
2015
Speed of Dog Adoption: Impact of Online Photo Traits
Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science
Keywords: adoption, animal shelter, shelter dogs
2014
Optimisation of breeding strategies to reduce the prevalence of inherited disease in pedigree dogs
Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare
Keywords: animal welfare, dog, hip dysplasia, inherited disease, mitral valve disease, syringomyelia
2010
Behavioural and glucocorticoid responses of dogs (Canis familiaris) to kennelling: Investigating mitigation of stress by prior habituation
Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior
Keywords: cortisol, domestic dog, habituation, kennelling, stress, welfare
2007
The use of a behaviour test for the selection of dogs for service and breeding, I: Method of testing and evaluating test results in the adult dog, demands on different kinds of service dogs, sex and breed differences
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: behaviour tests, breed differences, breeding, dog, german shepherd, guide dogs, labrador retriever, police dogs, selection, service dogs, sex differences
1997