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This study is included because it presented data on four commonly used behavior assessment subtests.
This study is included because it presented data on four commonly used behavior assessment subtests.
To estimate the number of injurious and severely injurious dog bites in the U.S., the CDC analyzed data from the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System-All Injury Program (NEISS-AIP).
This paper is included as the second of only two broad national randomized telephone surveys of dog bite incidence in the U.S. and as the largest yet completed.
This was the initial study of the three-part series, and it focused on demographic and behavioral correlates relating to growling, resource guarding (described as “possessive aggression” by the authors) and biting behavior among dogs in Maritime Canada.
This paper is included because it is the only direct survey of a large group of children regarding their experience of dog bites. The purpose of this study was to identify possible discrepancies between the number of dog bites among children reported to authorities and the actual incidence.
This second in a series of three studies aimed to identify canine behaviors and characteristics of 227 dogs involved in bite incidents that might be risk factors for biting.
This third in a series of studies aimed to identify the characteristics of 227 dogs and their owners involved in bite incidents.
This U.K. study is included as it is an attempt to compare warning and biting behavior in various contexts, to determine whether a dog is more or less likely to express these behaviors in multiple contexts.
This recent report was an exploratory study meant to identify factors involved in canine warning and biting behaviors in the Slovak Republic.