Poulsen A H, Lisle A T, Phillips C J C
Centre for Animal Welfare and Ethics, School of Veterinary Sciences, The University of Queensland, Queensland 4343, Australia.
Vet Med Int. 2010;2010:523781. doi: 10.4061/2010/523781. Epub 2010 Feb 24.
We evaluated a scheme for assessing shelter dog behaviour, which used 28 tests and rated responses from 0 (positive response) to 5 (fear, tonic immobility, or escape attempts). The assessment was evaluated for 236 dogs, and was repeated by a different assessor for 39 dogs approximately 80 days after rehoming to determine relevance of individual test components. A new owner survey evaluated satisfaction with the dog. A total of 130 of 236 dogs passed (score </= 70), 24 scored 71-80 (referred for behavioural modification), and 82 (score > 80) failed. Scores were mainly unaffected by dog type and environmental variables, but decreased if dog faeces from a previous test was present in the arena during a test. Shelter tests only correlated with repeat tests if there was no direct contact with assessors. Adopters were satisfied with their dogs, despite reporting some behaviour problems. The shelter assessment was therefore robust against most outside influences but did not predict responses to people well.
我们评估了一种用于评估收容所犬行为的方案，该方案使用了28项测试，并将反应从0（积极反应）到5（恐惧、强直性静止或逃跑企图）进行评分。对236只犬进行了评估，并且在重新安置大约80天后，由另一名评估者对39只犬重复进行评估，以确定各个测试组件的相关性。一项针对新主人的调查评估了他们对犬的满意度。236只犬中共有130只通过（得分≤70），24只得分71 - 80（转介进行行为矫正），82只（得分>80）未通过。分数主要不受犬的类型和环境变量的影响，但如果在测试期间场地中存在前一次测试的犬粪便，则分数会降低。只有在与评估者没有直接接触的情况下，收容所测试才与重复测试相关。尽管报告了一些行为问题，但领养者对他们的犬感到满意。因此，收容所评估对大多数外部影响具有较强的抵抗力，但对犬对人的反应预测效果不佳。
