ArticleAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI2019
The Sleep of Shelter Dogs Was Not Disrupted by Overnight Light Rather than Darkness in a Crossover Trial.
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5 citing papers in PubMed.
- Beyond Lux: methods for species and photoreceptor-specific quantification of ambient light for mammals.BMC biology · 2024Article
- Environmental enrichments and data-driven welfare indicators for sheltered dogs using telemetric physiological measures and signal processing.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Nocturnal activity as a useful indicator of adaptability of dogs in an animal shelter and after subsequent adoption.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Scientific and technical assistance on welfare aspects related to housing and health of cats and dogs in commercial breeding establishments.EFSA journal. European Food Safety Authority · 2023Article
- Evaluation of shelter dog activity levels before and during COVID-19 using automated analysis.Applied animal behaviour science · 2022Article
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Abstract
Dogs in shelters may be unattended at night. The purpose of this study is to describe the night-time behavior of dogs in a shelter and to determine if artificial light affected their sleeping patterns. Ten dogs were video-recorded under both light and dark conditions and their behavior recorded using focal animal sampling. The dogs were lying down 649 ± 40 min (mean ± SD) in the light condition and 629 ± 58 min in the dark condition each night. They awoke, stood up, turned around and then lay down again every 48 to 50 min. There was no significant difference in time spent lying between the two conditions (
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