Behavioral Assessment and Temperament Test References
Below you'll find a collection of behavioral assessment and temperament test references.
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- American Temperament Test Society, Inc. TT test description. www.atts.org/testdesc.html
- Blackshaw, Judith. Meaningful temperament assessment for aggression in dogs—can it be done?
Proceedings of Urban Management Conference, 1999. www.ava.com.au/UAM/proc99/blackshaw.htm - Bollen, K. and Horowitz, J. Behavioral evaluation and demographic informtion in the assessment of aggressiveness in shelter dogs. Applied Animal Behavior Science (2007), doi:10.1016/j.applanium.2007.07.007
- Christensen, E. et al. Aggressive behavior in adopted dogs that passed a temperament test. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 106 (2007) 85-95.
- Davis, K. Temperament Testing Adult Dogs. The Canine Behavior Series. www.veterinarypartner.com/Content.plx?P=A&A=2152.
- Diedrich, C and Giffroy, J. Behavioural testing in dogs: a review of methodology in search of standardization. Applied Animal Behaviour Science. 97 (2006) 51-72.
- Goodloe, L., Borchelt, P. Companion Dog Temperament Traits. Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science. 1(4) 303-338. 1998.
- Jones, A. and Gosling. S. Temperament and Personality in Dogs (Canis domesticus): a review and evaluation of past research. Applied Animal Behaviour Science. 95 (2005) 1-53.
- Kroll, T. et al. The Use of Novel Stimuli as Indicators of Aggressive Behavior in Dogs. Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association. 40: 13-19 (2004)
- Reisner, I. et al. Behvioral assessment of child-directed canine aggression. Injury Prevention. (2007) 13: 348-351.
- Serpell, J. and Hsu, Y. Development and validation of a novel method for evaluating behavior and temperament in guide dogs. Applied Animal Behaviour Science. 72 (2001) 347-364.
- Serpell, J. and Hsu, Y. Effects of breed, sex, and neuter status on trainability in dogs. Anthrozoos. 18 (3) 2005.
- Taylor, K. et al. The development and assessment of temperament tests for adult companion animals. Journal of Veterinary Behavior. 2006 (1) 94-108.
- WikiHow. Temperament Test a Dog. www.wikihow.com/Temperament-Test-a-Dog