When Walking in an Outside Area, Shelter Dogs (Canis familiaris) Synchronize Activity With Their Caregivers but Do Not Remain as Close to Them as Do Pet Dogs.
When taken for walks, pet dogs synchronize their walking with that of their owners. The aim of this study was to ascertain whether shelter dogs do the same with their caregivers. We documented the behavior of 30 shelter dogs when they were taken outside in their regular walking area by their princip...
| Published in: | Journal of Comparative Psychology Vol. 133; no. 3; pp. 397 - 406 |
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American Psychological Association
Aug2019
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| Online Access: | View this record in EBSCOhost |