ReviewThe Journal of small animal practice2020
A review of maternal behaviour in dogs and potential areas for further research.
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- Acoustic context and dynamics of nonlinear phenomena in mammalian calls: the case of puppy whines.Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 2025Article
- Oxytocin improves maternal licking behavior deficits in autism-associated Shank3 mutant dogs.Translational psychiatry · 2025Article
- Oral microbiota in cesarean-delivered puppies.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2025Article
- Failure in the mother-young communication in domestic mammals: endocrine and behavioral aspects.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2025Review
- Puppy whines mediate maternal behavior in domestic dogs.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2024Article
- Potential Benefits of a 'Trauma-Informed Care' Approach to Improve the Assessment and Management of Dogs Presented with Anxiety Disorders.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2024Review
- The supplementation of female dogs with live yeastFrontiers in nutrition · 2024Article
- Roadmap for maternal behavior research in domestic dogs: lessons from decades of laboratory rodent work.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2024Review
- The Role of Oxytocin in Domestic Animal's Maternal Care: Parturition, Bonding, and Lactation.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2023Review
- Neurobiology of Maternal Behavior in Nonhuman Mammals: Acceptance, Recognition, Motivation, and Rejection.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2022Review
- Dam (Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2022Article
- Methamphetamine Induces Systemic Inflammation and Anxiety: The Role of the Gut-Immune-Brain Axis.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022Article
- Dead or Alive? A Review of Perinatal Factors That Determine Canine Neonatal Viability.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2022Review
- Strategies for Hypothermia Compensation in Altricial and Precocial Newborn Mammals and Their Monitoring by Infrared Thermography.Veterinary sciences · 2022Review
- Factors influencing ease of whelping and its relationship with maternal behaviour and puppy perinatal mortality in commercially bred dogs.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- How Stressful Is Maternity? Study about Cortisol and Dehydroepiandrosterone-Sulfate Coat and Claws Concentrations in Female Dogs from Mating to 60 Days Post-Partum.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2021Article
- Influence of ADAPTILAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2020Article
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Abstract
Here we review information on maternal behaviour in dogs, defined as a combination of all the acts of the mother towards her offspring, which begins before parturition and continues until weaning. In dogs, maternal care is measured using the most commonly observed behaviours, such as the time spent in contact, licking/grooming and nursing of the puppies. Since newborn puppies have a very limited capacity for movement, maternal interaction is essential to their survival, nourishment and protection. It is also an important element of the bonding process between puppies and the bitch and is thought to play a role in the social development of the puppies. Nevertheless, some questions still need to be clarified, such as the best way to quantify factors that may interfere with maternal behaviour. In recent studies, maternal care, or maternal style, was measured using a scoring system and found to be influenced by factors such as litter size, breed and parity, or even human interaction. However, the impact of the emotional state of the bitch and the quality of maternal behaviour on puppy survival and development remain unclear. The long-lasting effects of mother-puppy interactions on puppy behaviour during their adult life are still poorly understood, despite their importance for breeders who wish to prevent future problem behaviours.
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