Aggression in dogs is a significant public health concern with 7.2 mortality cases per 100 million inhabitants and approximately 4.7 million dog bites annually. Canine aggression is typically viewed as a genetic trait and treated as pathology through the use of medical or respondent behavioral procedures. In this study the effects of the differential negative reinforcement of safe, alternative behaviors to aggression using distancing as the reinforcer were evaluated. The results demonstrated that even when the aggression was in evidence throughout most of the dog's lifetime, it responded quickly to changes in reinforcement contingencies.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc5120 |
| Date | 12 1900 |
| Creators | Snider, Kellie Sisson |
| Contributors | Rosales-Ruiz, Jesus, Hyten, Cloyd, Ellis, Janet |
| Publisher | University of North Texas |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | Text |
| Rights | Public, Copyright, Snider, Kellie Sisson, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved. |
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