Behavior of Shelter Animals

• Other Authors: McGuire, Betty (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2021
• Subjects: Research & information: general; Biology, life sciences; Animals & society; dog; food aggression; food guarding; resource guarding; shelter; behavior; adoption; return rate; attachment behavior; shelter dog; foster dog; disinhibited attachment; attachment style; scent marking; urination; urinary posture; defecation; ground scratching; animal shelter; human-animal interactions; individual differences; behavioural assays; behavioural syndromes; companion animal; Felis silvestris catus; shelter cats; human-cat relation; dog behaviour prediction; dog behaviour problems; dog behaviour assessment; canines; animal shelters; dog post-adoption behaviour; heart rate variability; stress; arousal; lavender; dog appeasing pheromone (DAP); music; behavioral evaluation; owner surrender; dog behaviour; behaviour problems; behaviour assessment; shelters; predict; home behaviour; hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal; cortisol; glucocorticoid; social buffering; enrichment; early-life stress; animal welfare; on-leash walk; canine behavioural assessment; leash tension; behaviour; verbal cue; body gesture; human-dog interaction; dogs; welfare; human-animal interaction; activity
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

This book has resulted from collaborative interactions between academic institutions and animal shelters. It contains a collection of eleven papers (one review and ten research articles) on the behavior of dogs and cats in animal shelters, which can be very challenging environments. The papers focus...