Dog–Human Relationships: Behavior, Physiology, and Wellbeing
A special issue of Animals (ISSN 2076-2615). This special issue belongs to the section "Human-Animal Interactions, Animal Behaviour and Emotion".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 June 2023) | Viewed by 105964
Special Issue Editor
Interests: mammalian social behavior; parental care, and ecology; applied animal behavior; human–animal interactions; animal shelters; animal welfare
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Dear Colleagues,
Dogs and humans have interacted with one another in diverse ways and settings for tens of thousands of years. Recent research has shown that dog–human interactions can influence behavioral responses, physiological measures, and welfare of both species. This Special Issue, “Dog–Human Relationships: Behavior, Physiology, and Wellbeing”, will focus on the dog–owner relationship as well as interactions between dogs and humans who are somewhat familiar or totally unfamiliar. We invite original research articles, critical reviews, and commentaries on topics such as attachment behaviors in dogs and humans, effects of dog–human interactions on neural, hormonal, and behavioral responses of participants, impacts of dog ownership on human wellbeing, as well as how demographic characteristics, such as sex and age, influence these heterospecific interactions. Articles on pet dogs, shelter dogs, working dogs, and free-ranging dogs are welcome.
Dr. Betty McGuire
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- attachment
- dog–human interaction
- dog ownership
- human–animal interaction
- pet dogs
- shelter dogs
- working dogs
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