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{"title":"The prevalence of behavior problems in dogs in the United States","authors":"Bonnie V. Beaver","doi":"10.1016/j.jveb.2024.11.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jveb.2024.11.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Numerous studies have reported the prevalence of various behavior problems in dogs and cats around the world. The actual number of animals included in each varies but is typically less than 1000. The reported prevalence of the behavior problem also varies considerably. It was thought that data from 43,517 dogs enrolled in the Dog Aging Project (DAP), entered by their owners, might provide a more realistic picture of canine behavior problems in the United States. All behavior questions included in the DAP were taken from the C-BARQ and mini C-BARQ questionnaires and included four multi-question categories (i.e., aggression, separation and attachment behaviors, fear and anxiety behaviors, and housesoiling) and seven behaviors asked as single questions. Except for two yes/no questions, all were rated by the owner between 0 (no problem), 2 (moderate) and 4 (serious). Data was analyzed to determine the number of dogs showing moderate (2) to serious (4) levels of behavior appropriate for the question. Overall, 99.12% of dogs showed at least one problem of moderately serious (3) to serious (4) intensity or at least two problems of moderate to serious (2−4) intensity. Within the four multi-question categories, the prevalence of dogs showing moderate (2) to serious (4) behaviors at least twice with the category was 55.6% for aggression, 85.9% for separation and attachment behaviors, 49.9% for fear and anxiety behaviors, and 4.1% for housesoiling.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":17567,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Veterinary Behavior-clinical Applications and Research","volume":"76 ","pages":"Pages 34-39"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142652497","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Pet parenting: A systematic review of its characteristics and effects on companion dogs","authors":"Mita Barina-Silvestri ,&nbsp;Marcos Díaz-Videla ,&nbsp;Rafael Delgado-Rodríguez","doi":"10.1016/j.jveb.2024.09.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jveb.2024.09.003","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Pet parenting is part of the pet-guardian relationship and involves caring for companion animals by applying strategies typically seen in the parent-child caregiving system. This phenomenon reflects a shift in the perception of companion animals, particularly dogs. We conducted a systematic review to provide an overview of these patterns of dog-directed parenting. Fifteen articles on pet parenting involving companion dogs were analyzed. The results were thematically grouped into three sections. <em>The use of parent-child terms related to companion animals and guardians</em> (first section) showed that familiar terms (e.g., father) are widely used within pet parenting and that factors such as familiarity with the conversational partner, culture, and the existence of children affect their usage. <em>The influence of offspring, culture, and gender on pet parenting (second section)</em> included studies indicating that having children was negatively associated with attachment intensity and resource investment. We also described research pointing to common factors and disparities in cultures experiencing this phenomenon. The <em>pet parenting styles (third section)</em> discussed studies that identified traditional parenting styles and dimensions within the dog-guardian relationships (i.e., authoritative, authoritarian, and permissive), characterized by guardians’ level of demand and responsiveness toward their dogs. Moreover, we described findings regarding the impact of pet parenting styles and dimensions on dog’s health, attachment, sociability, and problem-solving behaviors. Results of this review are discussed to comprehensively characterize the pet parenting phenomenon in relation to dogs; overall, they emphasize the relevance of adopting authoritative strategies to parent, educate, and train dogs, which directly impact on dog’s well-being.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":17567,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Veterinary Behavior-clinical Applications and Research","volume":"76 ","pages":"Pages 13-24"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142578143","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Effects of chiropractic manipulations on behavioral and physiological parameters in healthy horses: A preliminary investigation","authors":"Beatrice Benedetti ,&nbsp;Francesca Freccero ,&nbsp;Manuela Piscopiello ,&nbsp;Martina Felici ,&nbsp;Aurora Mannini ,&nbsp;Martina Zappaterra ,&nbsp;Maria Gaia Angeloni ,&nbsp;Ilaria Arena ,&nbsp;Pier Attilio Accorsi ,&nbsp;Giovanna Marliani ,&nbsp;Barbara Padalino","doi":"10.1016/j.jveb.2024.10.006","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jveb.2024.10.006","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Human chiropractic is a well-established, evidence-based complementary medicine. Contrariwise, there is a lack of research on its impact on horses. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of chiropractic treatment on healthy horses by measuring behavior, maximum temperature of the eyes (MaxTE), salivary cortisol (SC), and heart rate variability (HRV). Eight mares were selected and exposed to a 15-day habituation period. Then, they were randomly assigned to a grooming (GROOM) or chiropractic (CHIRO) session, performed by the same qualified chiropractor. The experiment was designed as a cross-over study and repeated after a 10-day washout (i.e., Week 1 and Week 2). During-CHIRO, the chiropractor treated and recorded joint hypomobility. During-GROOM, the mares were subjected to a standardized grooming session. MaxTE and SC were obtained before (T0), immediately after (T1), and one day after (T24) both sessions. In addition, before (Pre), during (During), and after (Post) both sessions, the mares were video recorded, and heart rate for HRV analysis was taken. Videos were analyzed using a specific ethogram and a Behavioral Discomfort Score (BDS) was obtained. Results showed that the mares manifested temporary signs of discomfort During-CHIRO, highlighted by an increase of ‘avoidance movements’ (p &lt; 0.001) and ‘alert’ (p = 0.038). This was confirmed by an increase in BDS During-CHIRO (p = 0.044). No sympathetic shift was shown by MaxTE, SC, and HRV. A significant increase in the standard deviation of RR intervals (SDNN) suggested a parasympathetic shift in Post-CHIRO (p = 0.040). Joint hypomobility tended to decrease between the first and second CHIRO (p = 0.09). Our results showed that equine chiropractic could be performed by a qualified veterinary chiropractor, leading to transient discomfort behavior, not accompanied by acute stress response. On the contrary, there seems to be a subsequent relaxation, demonstrated by an autonomic nervous system shift toward the parasympathetic branch. Consequently, chiropractic manipulation could be considered as an integrative treatment to improve the horses’ welfare.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":17567,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Veterinary Behavior-clinical Applications and Research","volume":"76 ","pages":"Pages 25-33"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142652450","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Survey on the importance of different traits for medical detection dogs","authors":"Sharyn Bistre Dabbah ,&nbsp;Michael Mendl ,&nbsp;Claire M. Guest ,&nbsp;Nicola J. Rooney","doi":"10.1016/j.jveb.2024.08.004","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jveb.2024.08.004","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Medical detection dogs are used to remotely detect a range of diseases (biodetection) and assist patients with chronic conditions. There has been little research on the behavioral traits linked to performance for these roles. We developed a survey to investigate which attributes are most important in medical detection dogs and how these vary between dogs used for bio-detection and medical alert assistance. The survey was completed by 62 professionals working in 16 different countries. The most important traits were “Level of motivation when working”, “Health”, “Ability to learn from being rewarded, “Concentration”, and “Acuity of sense of smell”. Trait importance differed significantly between the roles: “Level of Attachment to human partner, “Confidence in different environments” and “Travel ability” were deemed significantly more important for assistance dogs. “Acuity of sense of smell”, “Tendency to be distracted when working”, and “Ability to solve problems when working” were more important for biodetection dogs. Ideal levels also differed between the roles, for example, biodetection dogs were thought to require higher levels of “Tendency to search by smell alone” but lower levels of “Attachment to human partner” than assistance dogs. When comparing ratings for the current dogs to the perceived ideal levels, there were significant deviations in several traits; e.g. dogs were generally rated as having higher than desired levels of “General excitability” and “Tendency to be distracted when working”. Paying particular attention to important traits and those that differ greatly from ideal levels when selecting medical detection dogs may aid future task success.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":17567,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Veterinary Behavior-clinical Applications and Research","volume":"76 ","pages":"Pages 40-52"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142185102","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Inclined treadmill short-duration exercise for walk regularity of recreation horses","authors":"D. Lewczuk ,&nbsp;M. Maśko","doi":"10.1016/j.jveb.2024.10.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jveb.2024.10.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Knowledge on horse symmetry and regularity is essential for every training/rehabilitation programs. Present studies compare biomechanical parameters for different treadmill positions, but not the effect of such exercise. The aim of the presented work was to study recreation horse movement parameters before and immediately after inclined short-duration exercise in walk. The hypothesis was that inclined short-duration exercise gave greater stride regularity and symmetry. Walk biomechanical parameters of 12 Warmblood recreation horses were monitored as temporal data using video analysis [50 frames/s] before and after 5-minute inclined work on a treadmill at 3% incline. Control group (6 horses) consisted from earlier evaluated horses that performed on the other day the same walk exercise without incline. Analysis of variance was conducted for temporal and spatial parameters of walk (237 measurements for incline and 109 for control) using the Mixed SAS procedure. For both data sets the statistical model with the random effect of horse, fixed effects of exercise and successive stride was applied. Control group showed not differences before/after short walk exercise. The influence of inclined exercise was statistically significant for the lateral limbs sequence, regularity and standard deviation of strides regularity (p&lt;0.05). The lateral limbs sequence and regularity increased after inclined exercise (3–5%). The standard deviation of regularity was almost 2-fold lower. Inclined treadmill exercise has a positive effect on walk regularity.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":17567,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Veterinary Behavior-clinical Applications and Research","volume":"76 ","pages":"Pages 8-12"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142571499","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Detection of wood-decay by Ganoderma adspersum in elm trees – A pilot study using a trained dog","authors":"Adee Schoon ,&nbsp;Dennis de Goederen","doi":"10.1016/j.jveb.2024.09.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jveb.2024.09.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The use of biodetection dogs is increasing but systematic approaches to their certification and validation are lacking. In this pilot study, the ANSI/ASB standard 088 (2020) was used to assess the performance of a dog trained to detect wood-decay caused by the parasitic fungus <em>Ganoderma adspersum</em> in elm trees. Controlled tests were followed up with a field study where the dog examined elms in two cities. The health of the elms indicated by the dog and a number of trees that were not indicated were followed up by sonic tomography and visual inspection. The pilot showed that the dogs performance during the controlled testing was similar to the performance during the field study: an overall sensitivity of 91% during the controlled tests and a positive predictive value (PPV) of 81% during the field study. Where the dog was able to assess 30–60 trees in an hour, sonic tomography takes at least an hour per tree. Combining a biodetection dog trained to detect <em>G. adspersum</em> into routine tree inspections can help to identify the pathogen earlier than tree inspectors can and focus resources efficiently.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":17567,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Veterinary Behavior-clinical Applications and Research","volume":"76 ","pages":"Pages 1-7"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-09-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142310859","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Editorial Board/Table of Contents","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/S1558-7878(24)00076-5","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S1558-7878(24)00076-5","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17567,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Veterinary Behavior-clinical Applications and Research","volume":"75 ","pages":"Page A2"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1558787824000765/pdfft?md5=ef13b5aaccc130efc445c51f24c155b0&pid=1-s2.0-S1558787824000765-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142168752","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Obedience training helps encourage potential owners to adopt shelter dogs","authors":"Karina Tunaitytė,&nbsp;Vytautas Ribikauskas,&nbsp;Jūratė Kučinskienė","doi":"10.1016/j.jveb.2024.07.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jveb.2024.07.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Stray animals are one of the contributors to animal welfare issues worldwide. They endanger the health of both animals and humans as spreaders of infectious diseases. Many stray dogs end up in shelters. Despite increasing public education about dog welfare and the importance of adoption, the number of dogs in animal shelters is not decreasing. Therefore, it is important to find suitable methods of training dogs so that they are more desirable for adoption, thus improving both dogs and people welfare. A total of three obedience training experiments with shelter dogs were carried out using modified methodologies from international scientists. The results reveal that shelter dogs respond better to treats, verbal praise, and stroking as opposed to clicker training alone. After applying these methods, dogs living in shelters were trained to sit on cue after a brief period of time. The learned “sit” request was found to be retained by the dog even after a change of training location and/or trainer. These findings might help train dogs faster and increase adoptability as basic obedience is shown to be a highly desirable behavior among potential pet guardians. By training canines with positive behavior traits like obedience and composure, in animal shelters, adoption rates can be increased.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":17567,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Veterinary Behavior-clinical Applications and Research","volume":"75 ","pages":"Pages 54-61"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141934151","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Why is training detection dogs so complex?","authors":"Karen L. Overall","doi":"10.1016/j.jveb.2024.08.005","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jveb.2024.08.005","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17567,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Veterinary Behavior-clinical Applications and Research","volume":"75 ","pages":"Page A3"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142168753","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Will dogs sniff out social rank? The use of detection dog in wolf scat identification","authors":"Roberta Bottaro ,&nbsp;Francesca Marucco","doi":"10.1016/j.jveb.2024.07.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jveb.2024.07.003","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The use of conservation dogs is rapidly increasing. These canine units are usually employed to discriminate target species odor from nontarget ones to monitor or aid in the conservation of species. Although the ability of dogs to identify individuals from the odor of fecal samples is well known, there are no studies yet investigating the ability of dogs to identify social status through scats. Therefore, we conducted a case study to test the effectiveness of a dog in identifying the scats of breeder wolves and ignoring offspring ones. The dog was trained using a multiple-choice carousel in a training/testing protocol. We show that training on three different breeders wolves enabled the dog to identify all the breeder wolves used in the study, indicating rapid generalization of the dog and an ability to train the odor concept. The dog's ability to identify only breeder wolves allows researchers to optimize sample collection in the field for estimating population size by noninvasive genetic analysis and reducing costs.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":17567,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Veterinary Behavior-clinical Applications and Research","volume":"75 ","pages":"Pages 46-53"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142098011","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}