A contribution to a special issue on Hormones and Human Competition. Since Archer's
(2006) influential meta-analysis, there has been a major increase in the number of studies …

The causes of fear and anxiety in working dogs are multifactorial and may include inherited
characteristics that differ between individuals (eg Goddard and Beilharz, 1982, Goddard and …

Traditional theories propose that testosterone should increase dominance and other status-
seeking behaviors, but empirical support has been inconsistent. The present research tested …

Past research suggests that individuals high in basal testosterone are motivated to gain high
status. The present research extends previous work by examining endocrinological and …

The owner's behaviour is regarded to be a possible cause of unfavourable behaviour such
as poor obedience or excitability in smaller dogs. The aim of this study was to investigate …

In order to improve well-being of dogs during veterinary visits, we aimed to investigate the
effect of human social interactions on behavior and physiology during routine examination …

Animal-assisted interventions (AAIs) have been associated with positive effects on human
psychological and physiological health. Although the perception of quality standards in AAIs …

For dogs, humans are likely to be the most important feature in their environment influencing
their welfare. To investigate a commonly occurring human–dog interaction, behavioural and …

Dogs admitted to animal shelters exhibit behavioral and physiological signs of stress.
Among these is activation of the body's primary stress-responsive system, the hypothalamic …

Salivary cortisol has been increasingly used as a measure of stress response in studies of
welfare, reaction to stress and human–animal interactions in dogs and other species. While …