One way to reduce fear and lack of compliance during veterinary procedures is 'cooperative
care training', training animals to voluntarily participate in husbandry and medical care. Here …

The growing body of working dog literature includes many examples of scales robustly
developed to measure aspects of dog behavior. However, when comparing behavior to …

Medical detection dogs are used to remotely detect a range of diseases (biodetection) and
assist patients with chronic conditions. There has been little research on the behavioural …

Rating scales are widely used to rate working dog behavior and performance. Whilst
behaviour scales have been extensively validated, instruments used to rate ability have …

Objectives This study aimed to evaluate the agreement between explosive detection dog
(EDD) handlers and a team of veterinarians in assessing body condition score (BCS) and …

RESUMEN En 2012 la Defensa Civil Colombiana [DCC] inició un protocolo con equipos
caninos para el hallazgo de personas en la atención de desastres. Durante diez años se …

Previous studies have demonstrated that human remains detection canines (HRD K9s) are
capable of odor discrimination of human and animal remains, however no prior research …

Medical detection dogs (MDD) are utilised to aid human health; Bio-detection dogs are
trained to identify ex-situ conditions' odours, and Alert Assistance dogs to alert crises in …

Medical detection dogs are used to remotely detect a range of diseases (biodetection) and
assist patients with chronic conditions. There has been little research on the behavioural …

Human advancement has been significantly influenced by the domestication and co-
evolution of canids and humans. The utility and application of dogs in a working capacity …