Behaviour test for eight-week old puppies—heritabilities of tested behaviour traits and its correspondence to later behaviour

Wilsson, Erik; Sundgren, Per-Erik

doi:10.1016/s0168-1591(97)00093-2

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“…Heritability of various behaviors of German shepherd puppies bred to be working dogs in Sweden by Wilsson and Sundgren (1998) was tested. The test was divided into two parts: fetch and retrieve, and vocalization.…”

Section: Working Dogsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Genetics of Canine Behavior

Houpt

2007

Acta Vet. Brno

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Houpt K.A.: Genetics of Canine Behavior. Acta Vet. Brno 2007, 76: 431-444. Canine behavioral genetics is a rapidly moving area of research. In this review, breed differences in behavior are emphasized. Dog professionals' opinions of the various breeds on many behavior traits reveal factors such as reactivity, aggression, ease of training and immaturity. Heritability of various behaviors -hunting ability, playfulness, and aggression to people and other dogs -has been calculated. The neurotransmitters believed to be involved in aggression are discussed. The gene for aggression remains elusive, but identifi cation of single nucleotide polymorphisms associated with breed-specifi c behavior traits are leading us in the right direction. The unique syndrome of aggression found in English Springer Spaniels may be a model for detecting the gene involved. Dog aggression, heritability, temperamentBehavior is a result of nature (genetics) and nurture (learning or experience). We shall review the history of canine behavioral genetics and explore the latest fi ndings. The publication of the canine genome allows us to make some inferences (Kirkness et al. 2003). FoxesOne of the most thorough studies of canid behavioral genetics deals with foxes, not dogs. Selection for a tame and for an aggressive strain of silver foxes over 30 years by Dmitry Belyaev and Lyudmila Trut resulted in large differences in behavior and in morphology ). The tame foxes were more likely to have spots, fl oppy ears, and curly tails. Tame and aggressive foxes have been bred and there are 300 backcross offspring . These three generation pedigrees are allowing Anna Kukekova and her colleagues at Cornell University to use linkage analysis to fi nd the gene for tameness and for aggression. The karyotypic differences between fox and dog represent 26 chromosomal fusion and four fi ssion events, so that anything learned about foxes will apply to dogs as well . Breed Differences in BehaviorThere are several approaches to classifying behaviors. We shall review four of these: breed differences in behavioral neoteny; breed differences in social signaling; breed differences in prevalence of behavior problems; and opinions of dog experts on behavioral characteristics of various breeds.There are obvious physical differences among dog breeds and, although behavior does not vary as widely as size and skeletal features, there are marked breed differences in behavior. In fact, many lectures on canine genetics begin with a statement about genetic differences in behavior, but few of the genes are known. Dr. Yukari Takeuchi and her colleagues at Tokyo University have made the most progress and we will review their fi ndings here.

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Section: Working Dogsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Genetics of Canine Behavior

Houpt

2007

Acta Vet. Brno

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“…Maternal influence has indeed been reported in many species, but in most cases during the early infancy (cats: Turner & Bateson, 2000;dogs: Freedman et al, 1961;Wilsson and Sundgren, 1998;goats: Lyons et al, 1988;Ruiz-Miranda & Callard, 1992;horses: Henry et al, 2005;quails: Bertin & Richard-Yris, 2004). In horses as in all mammals, the mother constitutes in an early postnatal period the main environment of her young which is dependent on her for sustenance, protection and behavioral stimulations (e.g.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 96%

“…In domestic mammals, few works have suggested a maternal effect on the immediate and long-term humananimal relationship (cats: Rodel, 1986in McCune, 1995Turner & Bateson, 2000;dogs: Freedman, King, & Elliot, 1961;Wilsson & Sundgren, 1998;goats: Lyons, Price, & Moberg, 1988;Ruiz-Miranda & Callard, 1992;horses: Henry et al, 2005). Indeed, in humans among other mammal species, mothers constitute secure bases facilitating exploration by offspring (Ainsworth et al, 1978;Bowlby, 1969).…”

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Are 6‐month‐old foals sensitive to dam's influence?

Henry

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Richard‐Yris

et al. 2007

Developmental Psychobiology

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A recent study has shown that gently handling dams in front of their few days old foals may strongly influence the development of human-foal relationships. In the present study, we test whether 6-month-old foals remain sensitive to their dams' influence. The study was performed on 16 foal-mare dyads, with half of the mares receiving positive contacts from the experimenter in presence of their 6-month-old foals (n = 8) whereas the other mares were not handled (n = 8). All foals were tested 15 and 30-35 days later under various conditions (reaction to a motionless human, approach test, saddle-pad tolerance test). We observe a positive effect of mare' handling on foals' reactions to humans but with a high interindividual variability, suggesting a higher effect of the foals' own behavioral characteristics at this age than at earlier stages.

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“…antipredator behaviour (Kontiainen et al 2009) and ability to provide food (Daunt et al 2007). Such behaviours can be inherited (McCune 1995, Wilsson andSundgren 1998) or change with experience (Durant 2000). In a broad range of species, first-time breeding females not only give birth to fewer offspring than experienced females, but the survival of their offspring is lower (e.g.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%