Advancements in Dog Training: Techniques, Welfare and Human–Canine Interactions
A special issue of Animals (ISSN 2076-2615). This special issue belongs to the section "Companion Animals".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 February 2025 | Viewed by 33814
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are excited to invite you to contribute to our Special Issue on “Advancements in Dog Training: Techniques, Welfare and Human–Canine Interactions”. This research area is vital for understanding the dynamics of dog–human interactions, performance, and welfare. Dogs play crucial roles in various aspects of human society, including work, sports, and service. As a result, their training and behaviour are critical subjects of study.
This Special Issue aims to explore the multifaceted nature of dog training, aligning with our journal’s commitment to advancing knowledge on animal behaviour, welfare, and human–animal interactions. We welcome original research articles and reviews that cover a wide range of themes, including, but not limited to, the following:
- Training Techniques and Methods: Innovative approaches and their impact on welfare and the human–animal bond.
- Performance Enhancement: Training methods to boost performance in working, sport, and service dogs.
- Behaviour Modification: Its impact on canine welfare and performance.
- Dog–Human Communication: Enhancing cooperation and understanding.
- Attachment styles: Its role in training outcomes.
- Domestication Influence: The effects on learning and training abilities.
- Social Learning Processes: How dogs learn from humans and other dogs.
Your contributions will significantly enrich our understanding of dog training practices and their implications for canine welfare and human–animal relationships. We are eager to receive your submissions and share groundbreaking research with the community.
Yours faithfully,
Dr. Helen Whiteside
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- dog
- training
- learning
- cognition
- behavior
- people–dog relationship
- welfare
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