A Systematic Review of the Reliability and Validity of Behavioural Tests Used to Assess Behavioural Characteristics Important in Working Dogs

BackgroundWorking dogs are selected based on predictions from tests that they will be able to perform specific tasks in often challenging environments. However, withdrawal from service in working dogs is still a big problem, bringing into question the reliability of the selection tests used to make...

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Main Authors: Karen Brady, Nina Cracknell, Helen Zulch, Daniel Simon Mills
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Veterinary Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fvets.2018.00103/full