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The Animal Welfare Science of Working Dogs: Current Perspectives on Recent Advances and Future Directions
Working dogs are prevalent throughout our societies, assisting people in diverse contexts, from explosives detection and livestock herding, to therapy partners. Our scientific exploration and understanding of animal welfare have grown dramatically over the last decade. As community attitudes toward...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8555628/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34722690 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2021.666898 |
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author | Cobb, Mia L. Otto, Cynthia M. Fine, Aubrey H. |
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description | Working dogs are prevalent throughout our societies, assisting people in diverse contexts, from explosives detection and livestock herding, to therapy partners. Our scientific exploration and understanding of animal welfare have grown dramatically over the last decade. As community attitudes toward the use of animals continue to change, applying this new knowledge of welfare to improve the everyday lives of working dogs will underpin the sustainability of working with dogs in these roles. The aim of this report was to consider the scientific studies of working dogs from the last decade (2011–2021) in relation to modern ethics, human interaction, and the five domains of animal welfare: nutrition, environment, behavioral interaction, physical health, and mental state. Using this framework, we were able to analyze the concept and contribution of working dog welfare science. Noting some key advances across the full working dog life cycle, we identify future directions and opportunities for interdisciplinary research to optimize dog welfare. Prioritizing animal welfare in research and practice will be critical to assure the ongoing relationship between dogs and people as co-workers. |
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spelling | pubmed-85556282021-10-30 The Animal Welfare Science of Working Dogs: Current Perspectives on Recent Advances and Future Directions Cobb, Mia L. Otto, Cynthia M. Fine, Aubrey H. Front Vet Sci Veterinary Science Working dogs are prevalent throughout our societies, assisting people in diverse contexts, from explosives detection and livestock herding, to therapy partners. Our scientific exploration and understanding of animal welfare have grown dramatically over the last decade. As community attitudes toward the use of animals continue to change, applying this new knowledge of welfare to improve the everyday lives of working dogs will underpin the sustainability of working with dogs in these roles. The aim of this report was to consider the scientific studies of working dogs from the last decade (2011–2021) in relation to modern ethics, human interaction, and the five domains of animal welfare: nutrition, environment, behavioral interaction, physical health, and mental state. Using this framework, we were able to analyze the concept and contribution of working dog welfare science. Noting some key advances across the full working dog life cycle, we identify future directions and opportunities for interdisciplinary research to optimize dog welfare. Prioritizing animal welfare in research and practice will be critical to assure the ongoing relationship between dogs and people as co-workers. Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-10-15 /pmc/articles/PMC8555628/ /pubmed/34722690 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2021.666898 Text en Copyright © 2021 Cobb, Otto and Fine. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. |
spellingShingle | Veterinary Science Cobb, Mia L. Otto, Cynthia M. Fine, Aubrey H. The Animal Welfare Science of Working Dogs: Current Perspectives on Recent Advances and Future Directions |
title | The Animal Welfare Science of Working Dogs: Current Perspectives on Recent Advances and Future Directions |
title_full | The Animal Welfare Science of Working Dogs: Current Perspectives on Recent Advances and Future Directions |
title_fullStr | The Animal Welfare Science of Working Dogs: Current Perspectives on Recent Advances and Future Directions |
title_full_unstemmed | The Animal Welfare Science of Working Dogs: Current Perspectives on Recent Advances and Future Directions |
title_short | The Animal Welfare Science of Working Dogs: Current Perspectives on Recent Advances and Future Directions |
title_sort | animal welfare science of working dogs: current perspectives on recent advances and future directions |
topic | Veterinary Science |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8555628/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34722690 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2021.666898 |
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