Behavior and cortisol levels of dogs in a public animal shelter, and an exploration of the ability of these measures to predict problem behavior after adoption

  • Michael B. Hennessy
  • , Victoria L. Voith
  • , Samuel J. Mazzei
  • , Jeff Buttram
  • , Deborah D. Miller
  • , Fran Linden

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)217-233
Number of pages17
JournalApplied Animal Behaviour Science
Volume73
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 1 2001

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Food Animals
  • Animal Science and Zoology

Keywords

  • Adoption
  • Animal shelter
  • Behavior problems
  • Cortisol
  • Dog
  • Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal
  • Temperament test

Disciplines

  • Psychology
  • Social and Behavioral Sciences

Cite this