Canine behavior : a guide for veterinarians /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Beaver, Bonnie V. G., 1944-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia : W.B. Saunders, [1999]
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction to canine behavior
  • History of canine development
  • Current status of canids
  • Introduction to evaluating behavior problems
  • Introduction to drug and behavior therapy
  • Canine behavior of sensory and neural origin
  • The Senses
  • Canine play behavior
  • Canine learing
  • Neurologic origins of behavior
  • Sensory and neural behavior problems
  • Canine communicative behavior
  • Vocal communication
  • Postural communication
  • Marking communication
  • Communicative behavior problems
  • Canine social behavior.
  • Socialization and other critical periods
  • Social organization
  • Aggression
  • Social-behavior problems
  • Male canine sexual behavior
  • Sexual maturation
  • Premating behavior
  • Mating behavior
  • Postmating behavior
  • Parental behavior
  • Neural and hormonal regulation
  • Male sexual behavior problems
  • Female canine sexual behavior
  • Sexual maturation
  • Reproductive cycles
  • Mating behaviors
  • Pregnancy
  • Maternal behavior
  • Neurologic and hormonal controls
  • Female sexual behavior problems
  • Canine ingestive behavior.
  • Suckling behavior
  • Transitional ingestive behavior
  • Adult ingestive behavior
  • Water consumption
  • Neural and hormonal regulation
  • Ingestive behavior problems
  • Canine eliminative behavior
  • Eliminative behavior development
  • Adult urination
  • Adult defecation
  • Eliminative behavior problems
  • Canine locomotive behavior
  • Infant growth and movements
  • Adult movements
  • Resting behaviors
  • Locomotor behavior problems
  • Canine grooming behavior
  • Grooming functions
  • Grooming patterns
  • Grooming behavior problems.