Investigating risk factors that predict a dogs fear during veterinary visits
P. Edwards, S. J. Hazel, M. Browne, J. Serpell, M. L. McArthur, B. P. Smith
This study identifies risk factors for fear in dogs during veterinary visits using survey data, finding that breed group, role history, and source are significant predictors, but they explain only 7% of the variance in fear.
bioRxiv · Apr 3, 2019Animal Behavior & Cognition