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Solidarity with Animals: Assessing a Relevant Dimension of Social Identification with Animals
Journal Articles | Contributor(s): Alison E. Ries, Catherine Marrs Fuchsel (adviser)
Interactions with animals are pervasive in human life, a fact that is reflected in the burgeoning field of human-animal relations research. The goal of the current research was to examine the psychology of our social connection with other animals, by specifically developing a measure of...
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Context and Individual Characteristics Modulate the Association between Oxytocin Receptor Gene Polymorphism and Social Behavior in Border Collies
Journal Articles | Contributor(s): Alison E. Ries, Catherine Marrs Fuchsel (adviser)
Recent studies suggest that the relationship between endogenous oxytocin and social affiliative behavior can be critically moderated by contextual and individual factors in humans. While oxytocin has been shown to influence human-directed affiliative behaviors in dogs, no study investigated yet...
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Human-Animal Interactions in Dairy Buffalo Farms
Journal Articles | Contributor(s): Alison E. Ries, Catherine Marrs Fuchsel (adviser)
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Oxytocin and Cortisol Levels in Dog Owners and Their Dogs Are Associated with Behavioral Patterns: An Exploratory Study
Journal Articles | Contributor(s): Alison E. Ries, Catherine Marrs Fuchsel (adviser)
We have previously shown that dog–owner interaction results in increasing oxytocin levels in owners and dogs, decreasing cortisol levels in owners but increasing cortisol levels in dogs. The present study aimed to further investigate whether oxytocin and cortisol levels in the previously...
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Oxytocin Receptor Gene Polymorphisms Are Associated with Human Directed Social Behavior in Dogs (Canis familiaris)
Journal Articles | Contributor(s): Alison E. Ries, Catherine Marrs Fuchsel (adviser)
The oxytocin system has a crucial role in human sociality; several results prove that polymorphisms of the oxytocin receptor gene are related to complex social behaviors in humans. Dogs' parallel evolution with humans and their adaptation to the human environment has made them a useful...
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A Multivariate Model of Stakeholder Preference for Lethal Cat Management
Journal Articles | Contributor(s): Alison E. Ries, Catherine Marrs Fuchsel (adviser)
Identifying stakeholder beliefs and attitudes is critical for resolving management conflicts. Debate over outdoor cat management is often described as a conflict between two groups, environmental advocates and animal welfare advocates, but little is known about the variables predicting...
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Cortisol and Secretory Immunoglobulin A Response to Stress in German Shepherd Dogs
Journal Articles | Contributor(s): Alison E. Ries, Catherine Marrs Fuchsel (adviser)
The aim of the study was to determine whether cortisol and secretory Immunoglobulin A (sIgA) could be used as an indicator of acute stress in both young and adult dogs. Seventeen German shepherd puppies were exposed to the Puppy test (challenge test) at the age of seven weeks. This test has...
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Training Reduces Stress in Human-Socialised Wolves to the Same Degree as in Dogs
Journal Articles | Contributor(s): Alison E. Ries, Catherine Marrs Fuchsel (adviser)
The welfare of animals in captivity is of considerable societal concern. A major source of stress, especially for wild animals, is the lack of control over their environment, which includes not being able to avoid contact with human beings. Paradoxically, some studies have shown that...
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An Owner-Independent Investigation of Diabetes Alert Dog Performance
Journal Articles | Contributor(s): Alison E. Ries, Catherine Marrs Fuchsel (adviser)
Objective: To quantify Diabetes Alert Dog (DAD) performance by using owner-independent measures. Research Design and Methods: Eight owners of accredited DADs used a FreeStyle Libre Flash Glucose Monitoring System (FGMS). Concurrent Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) footage was...
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Online videos indicate human and dog behaviour preceding dog bites and the context in which bites occur
Journal Articles | Contributor(s): Alison E. Ries, Catherine Marrs Fuchsel (adviser)
YouTube videos of dog bites present an unexplored opportunity to observe dog bites directly. We recorded the context of bites, bite severity, victim and dog characteristics for 143 videos and for 56 videos we coded human and dog behaviour before the bite. Perceived bite severity was derived...
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The impact of atypical early histories on pet or performer chimpanzees
Journal Articles | Contributor(s): Alison E. Ries, Catherine Marrs Fuchsel (adviser)
It is widely accepted that an animal’s early history, including but not limited to its rearing history, can have a profound impact on later behavior. In the case of captive animals, many studies have used categorical measures such as mother reared or human reared that do not...
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Judgement bias in goats (Capra hircus): investigating the effects of human grooming
Journal Articles | Contributor(s): Alison E. Ries, Catherine Marrs Fuchsel (adviser)
Animal emotional states can be investigated by evaluating their impact on cognitive processes. In this study, we used a judgement bias paradigm to determine if short-term positive human-animal interaction (grooming) induced a positive affective state in goats. We tested two groups of...
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An unexpected acoustic indicator of positive emotions in horses
Journal Articles | Contributor(s): Alison E. Ries, Catherine Marrs Fuchsel (adviser)
Indicators of positive emotions are still scarce and many proposed behavioural markers have proven ambiguous. Studies established a link between acoustic signals and emitter’s internal state, but few related to positive emotions and still fewer considered non-vocal sounds. One of them,...
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The Days and Nights of Zoo Elephants: Using Epidemiology to Better Understand Stereotypic Behavior of African Elephants (Loxodonta africana) and Asian Elephants (Elephas maximus) in North American Zoos
Journal Articles | Contributor(s): Alison E. Ries, Catherine Marrs Fuchsel (adviser)
Stereotypic behavior is an important indicator of compromised welfare. Zoo elephants are documented to perform stereotypic behavior, but the factors that contribute to performance have not been systematically assessed. We collected behavioral data on 89 elephants (47 African [Loxodonta...
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Creating Junior Ethologists
Journal Articles | Contributor(s): Alison E. Ries, Catherine Marrs Fuchsel (adviser)
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Parent perceptions of the quality of life of pet dogs living with neuro-typically developing and neuro-atypically developing children: An exploratory study
Journal Articles | Contributor(s): Alison E. Ries, Catherine Marrs Fuchsel (adviser)
There is growing scientific and societal recognition of the role that pet dogs can play in healthy development of children; both those who are neuro-typically developing and those who live with a neuro-developmental disorder, such as autism or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. However,...
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Identifying and Resolving End of Session Cues in Substance Detection Canine Training
Journal Articles | Contributor(s): Alison E. Ries, Catherine Marrs Fuchsel (adviser)
When training and working a substance detection canine, a trained final response should be performed immediately upon recognition of odor (Generally, a 1–3 s window is preferred within our detection practices). Typical canine training places much emphasis on planning and setting up...
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The technician's role in the behavior consultation
Journal Articles | Contributor(s): Alison E. Ries, Catherine Marrs Fuchsel (adviser)
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Relinquishment of sheltered animals: how the behavioral data can inform the veterinary role in prevention and successful rehoming
Conference Papers | Contributor(s): Alison E. Ries, Catherine Marrs Fuchsel (adviser)
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Canine separation anxiety: strategies for treatment and management
Journal Articles | Contributor(s): Alison E. Ries, Catherine Marrs Fuchsel (adviser)
