A comparison of social and environmental enrichment methods for laboratory housed dogs

Hubrecht, Robert

doi:10.1016/0168-1591(93)90123-7

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“…The mean time spent interacting with the toy (appetitive feeding behaviour) was 31.78 AE 8.26% of the total observed time. These results are similar to Hubrecht (1993), who found that kennelled dogs spent nearly a quarter of their time interacting with chewable toys immediately after they were first given to the dogs. An increased proportion of time spent on appetitive feeding behaviour during feeding enrichment has also been reported in zoo-housed canids (Ings et al, 1996) and other animal species (e.g.…”

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“…A similar increase in (physical) activity has also been found in other studies, which have investigated the effect of chewable toys on dog-behaviour (Hubrecht, 1993;Wells, 2004). Making the animal actively obtain food from feeding enrichment stimulates physical exercise and increases behavioural variability, which can have beneficial effects on the animal's physical condition; for example, it may prevent obesity (Markowitz, 1982;Clarke et al, 2005).…”

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The effect of feeding enrichment toys on the behaviour of kennelled dogs (Canis familiaris)

Schipper

Vinke

Schilder

et al. 2008

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

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In general, an animal's inability to perform specific behaviours (for example, due to a lack of suitable stimuli or physical restraint) is often viewed as a cause of reduced welfare of animals kept in captivity. There is increasing evidence that the opportunity to display more species-specific appetitive behaviours is beneficial to captive animals. The present pilot study aimed to investigate the effects of feeding enrichment toys on the behaviour of domestic dogs (Canis familiaris) housed under laboratory conditions.The behaviour of eight laboratory dogs (Toy group) was observed in their home cage during three trials (pre-toy, toy interaction and post-toy). During the toy interaction trial, the animals received the 'Kong extreme TM '; a rubber dog toy stuffed with dog treats. The behavioural observations of the Toy group were compared to those of a sham-treated control group without a feeding enrichment toy, which consisted of nine laboratory dogs that were simultaneously observed.This study demonstrated that the presence of these food enrichment toys stimulates appetitive behaviours and increases the level of activity (exercise), measured in terms of time budgets and the total number of behavioural transitions. Moreover, it also appears to result into lower barking frequencies.The provision of a relatively simple feeding enrichment toy appears to be a useful tool to stimulate appetitive and more variable behavioural patterns, at least in the short-term, thereby promoting the welfare of (laboratory) dogs housed in kennels. The method of feeding enrichment used in this study may also be useful for dogs in other facilities which lack sufficient stimuli, such as animal shelters. Future studies should include a larger sample, more control groups and additional observation methods to detect, for example, low-frequency behaviours. Furthermore, they should also focus on individual food preferences (long-term) habituation effects and the provision of feeding enrichments under social housing conditions. #

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The effect of feeding enrichment toys on the behaviour of kennelled dogs (Canis familiaris)

Schipper

Vinke

Schilder

et al. 2008

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

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“…Outdoor runs may be beneficial in providing greater complexity and interest (Hubrecht, 1993;Spangenberg et al, 2006). Dogs should be housed in socially harmonious pairs or groups and additional human socialization should be provided as it has been shown that petting lowers blood cortisol (Hennessy et al, 1998;tuber et al, 1996).…”

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Critical evaluation of the use of dogs in biomedical research and testing in Europe

Hasiwa

Bailey

Clausing

et al. 2011

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“…A number of studies have explored the use of enrichment techniques including the provision of toys [50,22,48], olfactory [17]/visual [18] stimulation and increased human [6] and conspecific interaction [28] to minimise the stress experienced by kennelled dogs. Interestingly, auditory enrichment, using music, has a positive effect on behaviour in a range of species; for example captive Asian elephants [53] and gorillas [52].…”

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‘The effect of different genres of music on the stress levels of kennelled dogs’

Bowman

Dowell

Evans

2017

Physiology & Behavior

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A comparison of social and environmental enrichment methods for laboratory housed dogs

Cited by 145 publications

References 7 publications

The effect of feeding enrichment toys on the behaviour of kennelled dogs (Canis familiaris)

The effect of feeding enrichment toys on the behaviour of kennelled dogs (Canis familiaris)

Critical evaluation of the use of dogs in biomedical research and testing in Europe

‘The effect of different genres of music on the stress levels of kennelled dogs’

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