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  1. Acquire and make easily accessible to zoo and aquarium professionals the current body of knowledge on animal welfare and ethics.
  2. Conduct and facilitate welfare assessments and applied welfare research on captive exotic animals.
  3. Convene important discussions and presentations on captive exotic animal welfare and ethics.
  4. Train professionals on captive exotic animal welfare best practices and policies.
  5. Recognize advances in improving captive exotic animal welfare and ethics through awards.
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Effects of Video Footage Versus Photographs on Perception of Dog Behavioral Traits

Authors: Chloe Pyzer, Lucy Clarke, V. Tamara Montrose

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: behavioral traits, dog adoption, photograph, rehoming, video

2017

Analysis of Dog Adoption Success and Failure Using Surveys With Vignettes

Authors: Stephen E. Hill, Nancy C. Murphy

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: animal shelter, dog adoption

2016

The effect of reward-handler dissociation on dogs’ obedience performance in different conditions

Authors: Linda Gerencsér, András Kosztolányi, Joni Delanoeije, Ádám Miklósi

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: behaviour, dog, food reward, obedience, training

2016

The effect of frequency and duration of training sessions on acquisition and long-term memory in dogs

Authors: Helle Demant, Jan Ladewig, Thorsten J. S. Balsby, Torben Dabelsteen

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: acquisition, dogs, long-term memory, massed training, retention, spaced training

2011

Obedience training effects on search dog performance

Authors: Michael Ben Alexander, Ted Friend, Lore Haug

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: canine, demographic survey, search and rescue dogs, search dogs, training

2011

Training methods and owner-dog interactions: Links with dog behaviour and learning ability

Authors: Nicola Jane Rooney, Sarah Cowan

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: domestic dog, learning ability, obedience, punishment, reward, training methods

2011

Human interaction and cortisol: Can human contact reduce stress for shelter dogs?

Authors: Crista L. Coppola, Temple Grandin, R. Mark Enns

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: animal shelter, animal welfare, dog, human interaction, salivary cortisol, stress response

2006

Dog training methods: their use, effectiveness and interaction with behaviour and welfare

Authors: E.F. Hiby, N.J. Rooney, J.W.S. Bradshaw

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, domestic dog, human-animal interaction, obedience, problematic behavior, problematic behaviour, training methods

2004

Companion Dog Temperament Traits

Authors: L.P. Goodloe, P.L. Borchelt

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: abnormal behavior, abnormal behaviour, aggressive behavior, aggressive behaviour, behaviour, biological differences, dogs, sex

1998

Environmental influences on the expression of aggressive behaviour in English Cocker Spaniels

Authors: Anthony L. Podberscek, James A. Serpell

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: aggression, behaviour problems, demographics, dog, human-animal interactions

1997

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