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Ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) associated with domestic dogs in Franca region, São Paulo, Brazil
(2001-12-01)
Ticks on 140 domestic dogs from both urban and rural areas of Franca region in São Paulo state were identified with 102 dogs from urban areas and 38 from rural areas. Of urban dogs, 27.5% were infested exclusively by ...
Communication between domestic dogs and humans: effects of shelter housing upon the gaze to the human
(Springer Verlag Berlín, 2011-06)
It is widely known that gaze plays an essential role in communicative interactions. Domestic dogs tend to look at the human face in situations of conflict and uncertainty. This study compares the gaze of shelter and pet ...
Post-Conflict Affiliative Behaviors Towards Humans in Domestic Dogs (Canis familiaris)
(Human Sciences Press, 2016-12)
Social species need conflict-resolution mechanisms to maintain group cohesion and diminish aggression. Reconciliation (affiliative contact between opponents) and consolation (affiliative contact between the victim and an ...
Frustration Behaviors in Domestic Dogs
(Routledge, 2013-01)
During extinction a previously learned behavior stops being reinforced. Besides the decrease in the rate of the instrumental response, it produces an aversive emotional state known as frustration. This state, at the ...
Are animal-assisted activity dogs different from pet dogs? A comparison of their sociocognitive abilities
(Elsevier Science Inc, 2018-01)
Animal assisted activities (AAA) refer to a variety of interactions between animals and humans, intended to improve people?s wellbeing providing recreational or educational opportunities. Domestic dogs are one of the most ...
Domestic Dogs in Rural Communities around Protected Areas: Conservation Problem or Conflict Solution?
(CIENCIAS, 2014)
Although domestic dogs play many important roles in rural households, they can also be an important threat to the conservation of wild vertebrates due to predation, competition and transmission of infectious diseases. An ...
Filarids (Spirurida: Onchocercidae) in wild carnivores and domestic dogs from the Brazilian Atlantic forest
(2022-03-01)
Onchocercidae nematodes are heteroxenous parasites with worldwide distribution, and some of the species associated to animals may present zoonotic potential. Climatic changes and anthropic influences on the environment may ...
Ações de vigilância continuada, papel do cão como animal sentinela para toxoplasmose.
(2008-09-01)
Toxoplasmosis is a worldwide zoonosis caused by Toxoplasma gondii and its definitive host is the domestic and wild felids infecting human beings and other warmblooded animals. Dogs are considered a potential risk on the ...
Breed differences in dogs’ (Canis familiaris) gaze to the human face
(Elsevier Science, 2010-06)
Domestic dogs (Canis familiaris) have been submitted to a vast process of artificial selection and to date, there are hundreds of breeds that differ in their physical and behavioral features. In addition, dogs possess ...
Sociability and gazing toward humans in dogs and wolves: Simple behaviors with broad implications
(Society for the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 2016-01)
Sociability, defined as the tendency to approach and interact with unfamiliar people, has been found to modulate some communicative responses in domestic dogs, including gaze behavior toward the human face. The objective ...