Thousands of dogs are relinquished each year in the United Kingdom (UK) owing to behavioral problems. Hence, there is a clear role for behavior modification therapy mitigation this canine welfare risk. Since statutory regulation and universal register professionals (CPs) does not yet exist UK, it remains unclear who offering such therapy, which behaviors being treated, what types approaches var...

When pit bull-type dogs are seized in an investigation of organized dogfighting, heavily scarred dogs are often assumed to be highly dog aggressive due to a history of fighting. These dogs may be deemed dangerous and euthanized based on scarring alone. We analyzed our existing data on dogs seized from four dogfighting investigations, examining the relationship between the dogs' scars with aggre...

A number of dog breeds suffer from welfare problems due to extreme phenotypes and high levels of inherited diseases but the popularity of such breeds is not declining. Using a survey of owners of two popular breeds with extreme physical features (French Bulldog and Chihuahua), one with a high load of inherited diseases not directly related to conformation (Cavalier King Charles Spaniel), and on...

Dogs have distinct, consistent personalities, but the structure of dog personality is still unclear. Dog and unwanted behavior are often studied with behavioral questionnaires. Even though many questionnaires reliable valid measures behavior, all new questionnaire tools should be extensively validated. Here, we examined six sections: noise sensitivity, fearfulness, aggression, fear surfaces hei...

A pragmatic design strategy to achieve unusual mechanical responses in metal lattice structures is deployed. This strategy, referred as behavior by design, illustrated with an architectured material fabricated provide a “whistle-blower” response under tensile loading. Struts geometries, e.g. dog-bone struts and corrugated struts, are assembled parallel standard unit-cell obtain the targeted ela...

Reinforced concrete stair slabs with mid landings i.e. Dog-legged shaped are conventionally designed as per specifications of standard codes of practices which guide about the effective span according to the varying support conditions. Presently, the behavior of such slabs has been investigated using Finite Element method. A single flight stair slab with landings on both sides and supported at ...

BACKGROUND According to their advocates, neurobiological explanations of overeating, or "food addiction", have the potential to impact public understanding and treatment of obesity. In this study, we examine the public's acceptance of the concept of food addiction as an explanation of overeating and assess its effects upon their attitudes toward obese persons and the treatment of obesity. MET...

Maturational changes in behavior, and the possible influence of the puppy-raising environment on behavioral development, were investigated in a total sample of 978 prospective guide dogs belonging to four different breeds/crosses. All dogs belonged to the same guide dog organization, and had been exposed to similar early environmental influences prior to being assigned to puppy-raising househol...

There is little evidence for the ability of dogs to anticipate human seizures. Families of epileptic children were surveyed to investigate seizure-related behaviors in dogs. Approximately 40% of families owned a dog, about 40% of these had seizure-specific behavior, and about 40% of these (approximately 15% overall) showed anticipatory ability. Anticipation occurred early and was both sensitive...