Petak Irena
Clinic for Internal Diseases, Faculty for Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, Croatia.
J Appl Anim Welf Sci. 2013;16(2):118-39. doi: 10.1080/10888705.2013.741001.
Keeping shelter dogs in groups provides them with a more socially and physically enriched environment, but eventually it may cause them stress. Understanding dogs' communication could help shelter staff recognize and prevent undesirable communicative patterns and encourage desirable ones. Therefore, the objective of this study was to determine communication patterns in a group of dogs in a shelter. The observed dogs were engaged in different classes of dyadic and group interactions. Certain dogs were frequently initiators of dyadic interactions, and different dogs were the recipients. The predominant form of dyadic interactions was a neutral one, and aggressive behavior was rarely observed. The tendency of certain dogs to interact continuously may represent a nuisance for less social individuals. All of the dogs participated in 3 defined classes of group interactions. At the group level, the dogs frequently interact vocally or olfactorily. A major welfare problem may be very vocal dogs because their vocalizations are noisy and broadcast far-reaching signals. The frequency of some group interactions was reduced by the amount of time the dogs had in the shelter.
将收容所的狗成群饲养能为它们提供一个社交和身体活动更丰富的环境，但最终这可能会给它们带来压力。了解狗的交流方式有助于收容所工作人员识别并防止不良的交流模式，同时鼓励良好的交流模式。因此，本研究的目的是确定收容所中一组狗的交流模式。观察到的狗参与了不同类型的二元和群体互动。某些狗经常发起二元互动，而不同的狗则是互动的接受者。二元互动的主要形式是中性的，很少观察到攻击性行为。某些狗持续互动的倾向可能会给社交性较差的个体带来困扰。所有的狗都参与了3种明确的群体互动类型。在群体层面，狗经常通过声音或嗅觉进行互动。一个主要的福利问题可能是那些非常爱叫的狗，因为它们的叫声嘈杂，传播着影响范围广的信号。狗在收容所待的时间长短会降低一些群体互动的频率。
