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Articles (a sampling of recent titles)

Title:
Genetic structure of the purebred domestic dog
Author(s):
Parker HG, Kim LV, Sutter NB, Carlson S, Lorentzen TD, Malek TB, Johnson GS, DeFrance HB, Ostrander EA, Kruglyak L
Source:
Science 304 (5674): 1160-1164 May 21 2004
 

Title:
Dog training methods: their use, effectiveness and interaction with behaviour and welfare
Author(s):
E F Hiby, N J Rooney and J W S Bradshaw
Source:
Animal Welfare 2004, 13: 63-69
 

Title:
Evaluation of association between retention in the home and attendance at puppy socialization classes
Author(s):
Duxbury MM, Jackson JA, Line SW, Anderson RK
Source:
J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2003 Jul 1;223 (1):61-6
 

Title:
Medical paradigms for the study of problem behavior: a critical review
Author(s):
Daniel Mills
Source:
Applied Animal Behavior Science 81 (2003) 265-277
 

Title:
The domestication of social cognition in dogs
Author(s):
Hare B, Brown M, Williamson C, Tomasello M
Source:
Science 298 (5598): 1634-1636 Nov 22 2002
 

See JAVMA and Veterinary Clinics of North America for case studies and research articles on behavioral medicine. See, for example, the Veterinary Clinics of North America Small Animal Practice March 2003 special behavior issue.


Books
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(Unless otherwise noted, the following books and videos are available through Dogwise)

  • Steven Lindsay, Handbook of Applied Dog Behavior and Training (Volume I: Adaptation and Learning, Volume II: Etiology and Assessment of Behavior Problems)
  • Karen Overall, Clinical Behavioral Medicine for Small Animals (new volume due out soon)
  • Burch and Bailey, How Dogs Learn
  • Scott and Fuller, Genetics and the Social Behavior of Dogs
  • James Serpell, Ed., The Domestic Dog: Its Evolution, Behavior and Interactions With People (edited volume of scholarly articles)
  • Victoria Voith, and Peter Borchelt, Eds., Readings in Companion Animal Behavior (out of print, but available at NC State College of Veterinary Medicine library)
  • Lorna Coppinger & Ray Coppinger, Dogs: A Startling New Understanding of Canine Origin, Behavior and Evolution
  • Pat Miller, The Power of Positive Dog Training


Videos
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  • Turid Rugaas, Calming Signals: What Your Dog Tells You (excellent footage of dog body language)
  • Virginia Broitman and Sherri Lippman, The How of Bow Wow (dog training)

 




 

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