The Welfare of Dogs

2006
ISBN: 978-1-4020-4361-1
Verlag: Springer Netherlands

Buch, Englisch, Band 4, 280 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 1310 g

Reihe: Animal Welfare

This book is one of a series of textbooks on the Welfare of Animals. This book discusses the welfare of dogs used for many different purposes. It is the first book to focus entirely on dog welfare and its outlook on the subject is positive. The book has an international perspective on the welfare of dogs in developed and under-developed countries. The welfare of laboratory dogs which is of concern to many people is discussed, as is the welfare of animals held in shelters waiting for re-homing or euthanasia. The book successfully combines an appreciation of how the health and nutrition of dogs has improved with an understanding of the social difficulties dogs experience.

Zielgruppe

Professional/practitioner

Autoren/Hrsg.

Stafford, Kevin

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Tierkunde / Zoologie Tiergenetik, Reproduktion
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Veterinärmedizin Veterinärmedizin: Haus- und Kleintiere
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Neurobiologie, Verhaltensbiologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

The Domestication, Behaviour and Use of the Dog.- Free Living Dogs.- Breeds and Breeding.- Canine Nutrition and Welfare.- Health and Welfare.- Pain in Dogs: Its Recognition and Alleviation.- Training Methods.- The Welfare of the Athletes; Greyhounds and Sled Dogs.- The Dog as a Research Animal.- Dogs in Shelters.- Behavioural Problems.- The Pet Dog.