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Measuring Animal Stress In Less Invasive Ways: Hair Cor...

...and be mindful of the time delay between cortisol incorporation and the sampling of hair. For companion animal (and other) advocates, the study shows that using hair cortisol is a... READ MORE

Salivary Cortisol And Behavior In Therapy Dogs During A...

...cortisol and behavioral measures in therapy dogs that participated in MTI group therapy sessions in an in-patient substance abuse treatment facility. Work-related activity (lay, sit, stand, walk, and run), behavior... READ MORE

Short-Term Fostering Programs Reduce Stress For Shelter...

...decrease a shelter dog’s cortisol levels. Once the shelter dog returns to the kennel, however, cortisol levels once again increase. Researchers wanted to determine whether short-term fostering could improve the... READ MORE

Measuring Therapy Dogs’ Welfare

...by measuring salivary cortisol levels, use of cortisol as a measure can be somewhat misleading because changes can happen for multiple reasons. To adjust for this, the researchers in this... READ MORE

Does the Attachment System Towards Owners Change in Age...

...a modified version of the “Strange Situation Test” and a salival cortisol sampling, the researchers looked at 50 dog/human groups, and found that aged dogs cope less efficiently with emotional... READ MORE

Developing Non-Invasive Stress Tests For Dogs

...“hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis activity through the determination of plasma cortisol levels” are based on an invasive procedure that includes taking blood. In recent studies, salivary cortisol, which can be measured... READ MORE

Coat and Claw Assessments Could Replace Invasive Blood ...

...invasive blood testing. A study published in the journal Theriogenology finds that assessments of cortisol levels through coat and claw samples could be an effective, non-invasive alternative to blood tests.... READ MORE

Short-Term Interaction Between Dogs And Their Owners

This study examined the physical effects of interactions between dog and human companions. Both the human and dog of each companion pair had heart rate, cortisol, oxycotin, and insulin measured... READ MORE

Foster Care For Shelter Dog Welfare And Stress Reductio...

...human children, a foster system allows dogs to live with volunteers while they wait for a “forever home.” Studies have shown that dogs exhibit more stress—measured through their salivary cortisol... READ MORE

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Measuring Therapy Dogs’ Welfare

Does the Attachment System Towards Owners Change in Age...

Developing Non-Invasive Stress Tests For Dogs

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Measuring Therapy Dogs’ Welfare

Does the Attachment System Towards Owners Change in Age...

Developing Non-Invasive Stress Tests For Dogs

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Short-Term Interaction Between Dogs And Their Owners

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