Summary: College 5 - Dogs

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  • 1 Dog's perception of the world

  • What is the difference in eye sight between humans and dogs?

    Dogs can't see the difference between green and red.
  • 2 Behavioral needs of dogs

  • What are the essential behavioral needs for dogs?

    • Locomotion
    • Social contact (dog-dog or dog-human)
    • Activities (playing, hunting etc.)
  • 3 Social contact

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  • What happens if dogs aren't socialized enough?

    They might develop fear or aggression related problems towards adults, children and other dogs/cats.
  • 4 Concept of quality of life

  • What is the concept of quality of life?

    An animal should have good health, be free free from fear and be able to express its natural behavior.
  • 5 How to assess welfare in dogs?

  • How can you assess welfare in dogs?

    By:
    • Physical impairments (inherited defects)
    • Behavioral indicators
    • Physiological indicators
  • 6 Physical impairments

  • What are the 2 types of physical impairments?

    • Conformation-based inherited defects (exaggerated anatomical features etc.)
    • Increased prevalence of inherited defects not related to breed standards
  • 8 Behavioral indicators

  • What are conflict behaviors?

    Behaviors, movements and postures that are shown in situations where 2 conflicting motivational systems (eg approach vs avoidance, fight vs flight) are activated at the same time (moment of decision).

    OR:

    When the animal is hindered/prevented to perform its behavior (frustrated).
  • What types of conflict behavior are there?

    • Ambivalent behavior (successive'simultaneous). 
      - In posture, behavior
      - In movement (eg circling)
    • Redirected behavior
      - Own body (eg tail chasing)
      - To humans, dogs or other animals (eg aggression)
    • Displacement behavior
      - Comfort behavior (eg scratching), exploration
    • Intention behavior
      - Tongue licking, paw lifting
    • Autonomic responses (=expression of arousal)
      - Yawning, pilo-erection, panting
  • How are behavioral indicators validated?

    By increased levels of cortisol.
  • What are other potential behavioral indicators besides conflict behaviors and stress related behaviors?

    • Play
    • Anticipation behavior (negative or positive)
    • Activity during the night, eg sleeping patterns
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