Understanding Personality by Understanding Companion Dogs.
The study of personality is well established in human psychology, with trait theory being perhaps the most widely accepted of the personality theories. Animal personality research has utilized trait theory to identify personality factors in a wide variety of animal species. However, it has been some...
| Published in: | Anthrozoös Vol. 20; no. 2; pp. 113 - 125 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
2007
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