An Evaluation of a Behaviour Assessment to Determine the Suitability of Shelter Dogs for Rehoming
Joint Authors
Lisle, A. T.
Phillips, C. J. C.
Poulsen, A. H.
Source
Veterinary Medicine International
Issue
Vol. 2010, Issue 2010 (31 Dec. 2010), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2010-02-24
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
We evaluated a scheme for assessing shelter dog behaviour, which used 28 tests and rated responses from 0 (positive response) to 5 (fear, tonic immobility, or escape attempts).
The assessment was evaluated for 236 dogs, and was repeated by a different assessor for 39 dogs approximately 80 days after rehoming to determine relevance of individual test components.
A new owner survey evaluated satisfaction with the dog.
A total of 130 of 236 dogs passed (score ≤ 70), 24 scored 71–80 (referred for behavioural modification), and 82 (score > 80) failed.
Scores were mainly unaffected by dog type and environmental variables, but decreased if dog faeces from a previous test was present in the arena during a test.
Shelter tests only correlated with repeat tests if there was no direct contact with assessors.
Adopters were satisfied with their dogs, despite reporting some behaviour problems.
The shelter assessment was therefore robust against most outside influences but did not predict responses to people well.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Poulsen, A. H.& Lisle, A. T.& Phillips, C. J. C.. 2010. An Evaluation of a Behaviour Assessment to Determine the Suitability of Shelter Dogs for Rehoming. Veterinary Medicine International،Vol. 2010, no. 2010, pp.1-9.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Poulsen, A. H.…[et al.]. An Evaluation of a Behaviour Assessment to Determine the Suitability of Shelter Dogs for Rehoming. Veterinary Medicine International No. 2010 (2010), pp.1-9.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Poulsen, A. H.& Lisle, A. T.& Phillips, C. J. C.. An Evaluation of a Behaviour Assessment to Determine the Suitability of Shelter Dogs for Rehoming. Veterinary Medicine International. 2010. Vol. 2010, no. 2010, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-478463
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-478463