If they could choose: How would dogs spend their days? Activity patterns in four populations of domestic dogs
Silja Griss,Stefanie Riemer,Charlotte Warembourg,Filipe Maximiano Sousa,Ewaldus Wera,Monica Berger-González,Monica Berger-González,Danilo Alvarez,Petrus Malo Bulu,Alexis López Hernández,Pablo Roquel,Salome Dürr +11 more
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In this article, the authors collected data on the activity patterns of owned domestic dogs from Guatemala and Indonesia and of farm dogs (n = 11) and family dogs(n = 20) in Switzerland for 2.4-7 days and measured the BarkPoints (a continuous activity metric recorded by the FitBark tracker) for each hour in the 24-hour cycle.About:
This article is published in Applied Animal Behaviour Science.The article was published on 2021-10-01 and is currently open access. It has received 20 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Population & Neutering.read more
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Canine Geriatric Syndrome: A Framework for Advancing Research in Veterinary Geroscience
TL;DR: A new conceptual framework for aging in dogs, the Canine Geriatric Syndrome (CGS), which consists of the multiple, interrelated physical, functional, behavioral, and metabolic changes that characterize canine aging as well as the resulting clinical manifestations, including frailty, diminished quality of life, and age-associated disease is proposed.
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The activity patterns of nonworking and working sled dogs
TL;DR: In this paper , the authors used accelerometers to measure the activity of 52 sled dogs over 30 days from two locations in Canada, and used linear mixed effects models to assess how different factors impact daytime and nighttime activity of working versus non-working dogs.
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Exploring Owner Perceptions of the Impacts of Seasonal Weather Variations on Canine Activity and Potential Consequences for Human-Canine Relationships.
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors explore the impact of summer and winter weather conditions on baseline activity levels and find that owners are more likely to exercise their dogs in cold (48.2%) and ice (64.0%) than rain (25.3%) conditions.
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Assessment and Management of Declining Physical Function in Aging Dogs.
TL;DR: In this article , the authors evaluated the decline in physical function with age in dogs and the potential utility in this species of clinical assessment tools and interventions developed for humans, and found that the fundamental biology and the clinical phenotype of aging are very similar in humans and dogs, these assessments and interventions can likely be adapted for use in mitigating declining physical function in geriatric canines.
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Activity patterns are associated with fractional lifespan, memory, and gait speed in aged dogs
Alejandra Mondino,Michael Z. Khan,Beth Case,Sara Giovagnoli,Andrea Thomson,B. Duncan X. Lascelles,Margaret E. Gruen,Natasha J. Olby +7 more
TL;DR: In this article , the authors used physical activity monitors to record the activity of 27 senior dogs and evaluated the association between activity level and age, fractional lifespan, cognitive status measured by an owner questionnaire and cognitive tests.
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TL;DR: Phylogenetic analyses and their Sinemurian age indicate that the thin egg shell of basal sauropodomorphs represents a major evolutionary innovation at the base of Dinosauria and that the much thicker eggshell of sauropods, theropods, and ornithischian dinosaurs evolved independently.