RT Journal Article
T1 Association between puppy classes and adulthood behavior of the dog
A1 González Martínez, Ángela
A1 Martínez, María Fuencisla
A1 Rosado, Belén
A1 Luño, Isabel
A1 Santamarina, Germán
A1 Suárez Rey, María Luisa
A1 Camino, Fernando
A1 Cruz Palomino, Luis Felipe de la
A1 Diéguez Casalta, Javier
K1 Dogs
K1 Puppy classes
K1 C-BARQ
K1 Ordinal regression
K1 Behavior problems
AB This study was designed to assess the effect of puppies and juvenile dogs' attendance at puppy classes on the behavior of the dogs at their adult age. For this purpose, 80 dogs (32 of which had attended puppy classes and the other 48 had not) were evaluated using the Canine Behavioral Assessment and Research Questionnaire that was filled out by owners 1 year after the completion of the puppy training. Dogs that attended classes were categorized as puppies (≤3 months) (n = 15) or juveniles (>3 months) (n = 17). Ordinal regression models were used to estimate the influence of puppy classes on the different behavioral traits assessed by the Canine Behavioral Assessment and Research Questionnaire. The results indicated that both puppies and juveniles that have attended classes had more favorable scores for family-dog aggression, trainability, nonsocial fear, and touch sensitivity. The study showed that attending puppy class may be important for social exposure with other puppies and people which could have an association with the dog's long-term behavior.
PB Elsevier
SN 1558-7878
YR 2019
FD 2019
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10347/32761
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10347/32761
LA eng
NO González-Martínez, Á., Martínez, M. F., Rosado, B., Luño, I., Santamarina, G., Suárez, M. L., ... & Diéguez, F. J. (2019). Association between puppy classes and adulthood behavior of the dog. Journal of Veterinary Behavior, 32, 36-41.
NO The authors thank James Serpell and the University of Pennsylvania (C-BARQ authors).
DS Minerva
RD 22 abr 2026