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@article{608906, author = {Baranyiová, Eva and Holub, Antonín and Tyrlík, Mojmír and Janáčková, B. and Ernstová, M.}, article_location = {Brno}, article_number = {3}, keywords = {Behavioral traits; rural and urban living; human-animal bond}, language = {eng}, issn = {0001-7213}, journal = {Acta Veterinaria}, title = {The Influence of Urbanization on the Behavior of Dogs in the Czech Republic}, volume = {74/2005}, year = {2005} }
TY - JOUR ID - 608906 AU - Baranyiová, Eva - Holub, Antonín - Tyrlík, Mojmír - Janáčková, B. - Ernstová, M. PY - 2005 TI - The Influence of Urbanization on the Behavior of Dogs in the Czech Republic JF - Acta Veterinaria VL - 74/2005 IS - 3 SP - 401 - 409 EP - 401 - 409 PB - Veterinaární a farmaceutická universita SN - 00017213 KW - Behavioral traits KW - rural and urban living KW - human-animal bond N2 - The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of urbanizationin the CR upon the coexistenceof domesticated dogs and their owners. We divided the data from a questionaire (distributed to owners of the dogs) into rural (164) and urban (132). households. We concluded that, althoughthe characteristics of co-existenceof people and their dogs under study have different biological significance, it is obvius that in urbanized environmentof Czech society as this coexistence became more intimate. Furthermore, hoseholds members changed their behaviour more than thier dogs. This transformation of behaviour notwithstanding, with even more rapid urbanizationof human society, dogs are still viewed asdesirable and suitable companions for human. No dobt, this is because dogs possess an outstandingsocial cognition vis-á-vis people and even in an urban environmentthey are able to aptand thrive under new conditions of the inter-species co-existence, i.e. contributing to the human - animal bond. ER -
BARANYIOVÁ, Eva, Antonín HOLUB, Mojmír TYRLÍK, B. JANÁČKOVÁ and M. ERNSTOVÁ. The Influence of Urbanization on the Behavior of Dogs in the Czech Republic. \textit{Acta Veterinaria}. Brno: Veterinaární a farmaceutická universita, 2005, 74/2005, No~3, p.~401 - 409. ISSN~0001-7213.
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