The Welfare of Dogs

• Main Author: Stafford, Kevin (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2006.
• Series: Animal Welfare, 4
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Veterinary medicine.; Behavioral sciences.; Zoology.; Animal genetics.; Animal physiology.; Life Sciences.; Behavioral Sciences.; Animal Genetics and Genomics.; Animal Physiology.; Veterinary Medicine.

Animal welfare is attracting increasing interest worldwide, but particularly from those in developed countries, who now have the knowledge and resources to be able to offer the best management systems for their farm animals, as well as potentially being able to offer plentiful resources for companio...

Table of Contents:

• 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.