Response: Commentary: Remote Electronic Training Aids; Efficacy at Deterring Predatory Behavior in Dogs and Implications for Training and Policy

Cooper, John R.; Mills, Daniel S.; China, Lucy

doi:10.3389/fvets.2021.675005

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“…This has been accompanied by changing attitudes within society towards animals, their wellbeing and ethical management [ 2 , 3 , 4 ]. Accordingly, it is not surprising that there are frequent debates at the scientific, clinical and public level about what are appropriate and/or effective interventions, e.g., see the recent debate on the use of handheld electronic training collars for dogs [ 5 , 6 , 7 ].…”

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Clinical Animal Behaviour: Paradigms, Problems and Practice

Mills

2022

Animals

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Both the public and clinicians are interested in the application of scientific knowledge concerning problem animal behaviour and its treatment. However, in order to do this effectively it is essential that individuals have not only scientific literacy but also an appreciation of philosophical concepts underpinning a particular approach and their practical implications on the knowledge generated as a result. This paper highlights several common misunderstandings and biases associated with different scientific perspectives relevant to clinical animal behaviour and their consequences for how we determine what may be a useful treatment for a given patient. In addition to more reflective evaluation of results, there is a need for researchers to report more information of value to clinicians; such as relevant treatment outcomes, effect sizes, population characteristics. Clinicians must also appreciate the limitations of population level study results to a given case. These challenges can however be overcome with the careful critical reflection using the scientific principles and caveats described.

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