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ReviewFrontiers in veterinary science2021

Working Dog Training for the Twenty-First Century.

Nathaniel J Hall, Angie M Johnston, Emily E Bray, Cynthia M Otto, Evan L MacLean, Monique A R Udell

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Review in Frontiers in veterinary science, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 29 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

29 citing papers in PubMed.

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  10. Effectiveness of marker training for detection dogs.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2025
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  15. A One Health Approach to Public Safety: A Review of Police Canines in the United States.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Nathaniel J HallCanine Olfaction Lab, Department of Animal and Food Science, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, United States.
Angie M JohnstonBoston College Canine Cognition Center, Psychology and Neuroscience Department, Boston College, Chapel Hill, MA, United States.
Emily E BrayArizona Canine Cognition Center, School of Anthropology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States.
Cynthia M OttoDepartment of Clinical Sciences and Advanced Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, Penn Vet Working Dog Center, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States.
Evan L MacLeanArizona Canine Cognition Center, School of Anthropology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States.
Monique A R UdellHuman-Animal Interaction Lab, Department of Animal & Rangeland Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, United States.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Dogs are trained for a variety of working roles including assistance, protection, and detection work. Many canine working roles, in their modern iterations, were developed at the turn of the 20th century and training practices have since largely been passed down from trainer to trainer. In parallel, research in psychology has advanced our understanding of animal behavior, and specifically canine learning and cognition, over the last 20 years; however, this field has had little focus or practical impact on working dog training. The aims of this narrative review are to (1) orient the reader to key advances in animal behavior that we view as having important implications for working dog training, (2) highlight where such information is already implemented, and (3) indicate areas for future collaborative research bridging the gap between research and practice. Through a selective review of research on canine learning and behavior and training of working dogs, we hope to combine advances from scientists and practitioners to lead to better, more targeted, and functional research for working dogs.

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assistance dogsbehaviorconditioningdetection dogslearningtrainingworking dogs

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PMID34386536
PMCPMC8353195

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