ArticleAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI2020
Effects of Olfactory and Auditory Enrichment on the Behaviour of Shelter Dogs.
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- Prevalent and Severe Conditions That Compromise the Welfare of Shelter Dogs: Opinions from the Taiwanese Experts.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Article
- Music as a perioperative, non-pharmacological intervention in veterinary medicine. Establishing a feasible framework for music implementation and future perspectives with a focus on the perioperative period of dogs and cats.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2025Review
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- Effect of classical music on light-plane anaesthesia and analgesia in dogs subjected to surgical nociceptive stimuli.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Preliminary Study of Scent Rolling in Captive Wolves (Biology · 2024Article
- Global Overview of Environmental Enrichment Studies: What Has Been Done and Future Directions.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2024Article
- Evaluating the indicators of a heart rate variability analysis in dogs using Poincaré plots.Veterinarni medicina · 2024Article
- Heat Tolerance of Siberian Husky Dogs Living in Brazil: A Case Study on the Perceptions and Attitudes of Their Owners.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2023Article
- Benchmarking Enrichment Efforts in the US & Canada Across Species and Enrichment Categories.Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science : JAALAS · 2023Article
- Effect of Classical Music on Depth of Sedation and Induction Propofol Requirements in Dogs.Veterinary sciences · 2023Article
- Intraspecific Interactions Decrease Stress Affecting Welfare in Shelter Dogs: A Comparison of Four Different Housing Conditions.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2023Article
- Enrichment Is Simple, That's the Problem: Using Outcome-Based Husbandry to Shift from Enrichment to Experience.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2022Article
- Effects of Environmental Enrichment on Dog Behaviour: Pilot Study.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2022Article
- Interpretive review: Semiochemicals in domestic pigs and dogs.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2022Review
- From Soundwave to Soundscape: A Guide to Acoustic Research in Captive Animal Environments.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2022Review
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Abstract
Shelter environments are stressful for dogs, as they must cope with many stimuli over which they have little control. This can lead to behavioural changes, negatively affect their welfare and downgrade the human-animal bond, affecting re-homing success. Arousal is evident in their behaviour, particularly increased activity and frequent vocalisation. Environmental enrichment plays an important role in reducing arousal behaviour, either through direct physiological effects or by masking stressful stimuli. The present study focused on sensory environmental enrichment, using olfactory and auditory stimuli under shelter conditions. Sixty dogs were allocated to one of four treatments: three types of enrichment, Lavender, Dog appeasing pheromone (DAP) and Music, and a Control group. Stimuli were applied for 3 h/d on five consecutive days. Dogs exposed to DAP lay down more, and those exposed to Music lay down more with their head down, compared to the Control. Those in the Control stood more on their hind legs with their front legs on the exit door, compared to those exposed to Music and DAP, particularly if they had only been in the shelter for a short time. They also panted and vocalised much more than dogs in the three enrichment treatments, which tended to persist during the 4 h period post treatment, and in the case of vocalisation into the subsequent night. The study suggests that all three enrichments had some positive benefits for dogs in shelters, as well as being non-invasive and easy to apply in the shelter environment.
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