Approximately 4 million dogs live in animal shelters each year. However, understanding and
measuring the welfare of these kenneled dogs presents a challenge. One way to determine …

Salivary cortisol is widely used as an indicator of stress and welfare in canine research.
However, much remains unclear about the basic features of this hormone marker in …

In the present study we investigated the influence of positive and negative arousal situations
and the presence of an audience on dogs' behavioural displays and facial expressions. We …

The effect of animal-assisted activities (AAA) on the animal participants has been minimally
investigated, and the welfare of these animals has been questioned. To enhance our …

Over the past two decades, animal-assisted interventions (AAIs), defined as the purposeful
incorporation of specially trained animals in services to improve human health, have …

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 …

One of the greatest stressors for dogs living in animal shelters is social isolation. Many
studies have demonstrated that human interaction reduces cortisol in shelter dogs, with the …

OBJECTIVE To determine the effects of trazodone treatment on behavioral signs of stress in
hospitalized dogs. DESIGN Prospective observational study. ANIMALS 120 client-owned …

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 …

Objective—To evaluate differences in pulse rate, rectal temperature, respiratory rate, and
systolic arterial blood pressure in dogs between the home and veterinary hospital …