The technician's role in the behavior consultation

Contributor(s): Alison E. Ries, Catherine Marrs Fuchsel (adviser)

Relinquishment of sheltered animals: how the behavioral data can inform the veterinary role in prevention and successful rehoming

Contributor(s): Alison E. Ries, Catherine Marrs Fuchsel (adviser)

Canine separation anxiety: strategies for treatment and management

Contributor(s): Alison E. Ries, Catherine Marrs Fuchsel (adviser)

Evaluation of a behavioral assessment tool for dogs relinquished to shelters

Contributor(s): Alison E. Ries, Catherine Marrs Fuchsel (adviser)

No better than flipping a coin: Reconsidering canine behavior evaluations in animal shelters

Journal Articles | Contributor(s): Alison E. Ries, Catherine Marrs Fuchsel (adviser)

Use of behavior evaluations for shelter dogs has progressed despite their lack of scientific validation as reliable diagnostic tools. Yet results of these evaluations are often used to make life-and-death decisions. Despite acknowledging the significant limitations of evaluations, most authors...

Prevalence of owner-reported behaviours in dogs separated from the litter at two different ages

Journal Articles | Contributor(s): Alison E. Ries, Catherine Marrs Fuchsel (adviser)

Understanding Spinner Dolphin Marine Tourism in Hawai'i: A Social Approach to Assessing Underwater Interactions

Theses | Contributor(s): Alison E. Ries, Catherine Marrs Fuchsel (adviser)

The popularity of wild spinner dolphin interactions in the Hawaiian Islands has led to the expansion of businesses that incorporate in-water experiences with the dolphins. The growth of dolphin-related commerce has spread so quickly that regulations have not been able to keep up. Subsequently,...

Understanding Animal Detection of Precursor Earthquake Sounds

Journal Articles | Contributor(s): Alison E. Ries, Catherine Marrs Fuchsel (adviser)

We use recent research to provide an explanation of how animals might detect earthquakes before they occur. While the intrinsic value of such warnings is immense, we show that the complexity of the process may result in inconsistent responses of animals to the possible precursor signal. Using the...

Veterinary and Equine Science Students' Interpretation of Horse Behaviour

Journal Articles | Contributor(s): Alison E. Ries, Catherine Marrs Fuchsel (adviser)

We assessed first-year veterinary science and veterinary technology and undergraduate equine science students interpretation of expressive horse behaviours. Previous experience with horses appeared to influence the students’ perception of the horses’ behaviour. Qualitative assessments...

Practices and Perceptions of Animal Contact and Associated Health Outcomes in Pregnant Women and New Mothers

Journal Articles | Contributor(s): Alison E. Ries, Catherine Marrs Fuchsel (adviser)

Companion animals play an important role in our society. However, pregnant women and new mothers might have specific concerns about animal-associated health outcomes because of their altered immune function and posture as well as their newborn babies. The study was conducted to collect baseline...

Application of Survival Analysis and Multistate Modeling to Understand Animal Behavior: Examples from Guide Dogs

Journal Articles | Contributor(s): Alison E. Ries, Catherine Marrs Fuchsel (adviser)

Epidemiology is the study of patterns of health-related states or events in populations. Statistical models developed for epidemiology could be usefully applied to behavioral states or events. The aim of this study is to present the application of epidemiological statistics to understand animal...

Dierbare metgezellen : Domeinbeschrijving Dierenwelzijn

Reports | Contributor(s): Alison E. Ries, Catherine Marrs Fuchsel (adviser)

Dierenwelzijn is een complex thema met wetenschappelijke, ethische en maatschappelijke invalshoeken. Om dit thema beter voor het onderwijs toegankelijk te maken hebben Stichting Veldwerk Nederland, het lectoraat Welzijn van Dieren van de Hogeschool Van Hall Larenstein en de Christelijke...

Investigating cruelty to animals in private and commercial settings

Theses | Contributor(s): Alison E. Ries, Catherine Marrs Fuchsel (adviser)

This thesis examines animal abuse occurring in the context of domestic violence, among animals encountered by veterinarians in practice and in media broadcasts of animal cruelty. Whilst the focus on the thesis is on animal abuse within a domestic violence context, I have also studied...

Dog as a typical predator which communicates with manPies jako typowy drapieznik komunikujacy sie z czlowiekiem

Journal Articles | Contributor(s): Alison E. Ries, Catherine Marrs Fuchsel (adviser)

This article aims at the presentation of a complex process of making ties between the dog and the man, that started from the domestication of a dog and was followed by the thousands years of co-evolution. Here, we were discussing the process of forming relationships between the dog and the man up...

Effects of guest feeding programs on captive giraffe behavior

Journal Articles | Contributor(s): Alison E. Ries, Catherine Marrs Fuchsel (adviser)

Zoological institutions develop human-animal interaction opportunities for visitors to advance missions of conservation, education, and recreation; however, the animal welfare implications largely have yet to be evaluated. This behavioral study was the first to quantify impacts of guest feeding...

Communicating with pet owners about obesity: roles of the veterinary health care team

Journal Articles | Contributor(s): Alison E. Ries, Catherine Marrs Fuchsel (adviser)

Obesity continues to be the most prevalent nutritional problem of dogs and cats as well as one of the most frustrating conditions to treat successfully. Educating and assigning roles to all members of the health care team will improve staff engagement and the consistency and effectiveness of...

Post-communist canine: a feminist approach to women and dogs in canine performance sports in Poland

Journal Articles | Contributor(s): Alison E. Ries, Catherine Marrs Fuchsel (adviser)

The article attempts to present the complexity of relationships between women, capitalism, democracy, and competitive dog training in post-communist Poland. The article documents the correlation between increased involvement of women in competitive canine sports in Poland after 1989, changes in...

Assessing the dog: a theoretical analysis of the companion animal's actions in human-animal interactions

Journal Articles | Contributor(s): Alison E. Ries, Catherine Marrs Fuchsel (adviser)

Companion animals are proposed as valuable assets in human-animal interaction (HAI) for human-health interventions. The benefit of a HAI is presumably based on the interaction between the two species. Although the actions and reactions of the human are routinely evaluated, nominal consideration...

Caregiver/orangutan relationships at Auckland Zoo: empathy, friendship, and ethics between species

Journal Articles | Contributor(s): Alison E. Ries, Catherine Marrs Fuchsel (adviser)

Drawing on ethnographic, ethological, and historical data, we examined the relationships between orangutans and caregivers at Auckland Zoo. Caregivers displayed high levels of empathy and adjusted their husbandry routines to their interpretations of the orangutans' moods. Caregivers experienced...

The place of the dog in the family: a comparative case study of dog adoption

Journal Articles | Contributor(s): Alison E. Ries, Catherine Marrs Fuchsel (adviser)

This paper explores how perspectives on the appropriate place of the dog in the family shape the practice and experience of dog adoption. This research is based on a comparative case study of a traditional shelter and an independent animal rescue organization. The data were collected through...