Includes bibliographical references and index.

Predicting Aggressive Behaviour: Which Factors Influence Biting and What is the Use of Temperament Tests? / Barbara Schoening -- No Better Than Flipping a Coin: Reconsidering Canine Behaviour Evaluations in Animal Shelters / Gary J. Patronek and Janis Bradley -- Having Bitten is No One-way Ticket for Dogs: Rehabilitation Possibilities and Principles / Barbara Schoening, Luisa Fechner and Susanne David -- Evaluation, Management and Welfare of Aggressive Shelter Dogs / Maria Cristina Osella -- Keynote Presentation: Use of Psychopharmacology to Reduce Anxiety and Fear in Dogs and Cats: A Practical Approach / Barbara L. Sherman -- Preventing Travel Anxiety Using Dexmedetomidine Hydrochloride Oromucosal Gel / Marta Amat, Susana Le Brech, Camino Garc�ia-Morato, D�eborah Temple, Marta Salichs, Bibiana Prades, Tom�as Camps and Xavier Manteca -- Oromucosal Dexmedetomidine Gel for Alleviation of Fear and Anxiety in Dogs During Minor Veterinary or Husbandry Procedures / Mira Korpivaara, Mirja Huhtinen, John Aspegren and Karen Overall -- Avalanche Dogs Can Locate 'Buried Victims' by Perceiving the Human Breath Under the Snow / Silvana Diverio, Laura Menchetti, Martina Iaboni, Giacomo Riggio, Costanza Azzari, Anselmo Cagnati, Walter Di Mari and Michele Matteo Santoro -- Responses of Anxious Dogs to a Simple Behaviour Modification Protocol While Waiting in a Veterinary Hospital / Barbara Sherman, Jalika Joyner, Sherrie Yuschak, Katherine Walker, Justin Kuhn, John Majikes, Hongyu Ru, Sean Mealin, Rita Brugarolas, David Roberts and Alper Bozkurt -- Link Between Chronic Gastric Diseases and Anxiety in Dogs / Muriel Marion, Patrick Lecoindre, Nathalie Marlois, Catherine M�ege, Claude B�eata, Guillaume Sarcey and G�erard Muller -- Interaction of Health and Behaviour Problems in Dogs / Maya Braem Dube, Lucy Asher, Hanno W�urbel and Luca Melotti -- Keynote Presentation: A Multimodal Approach to Resolving Tension Between Cats in the Same Household: A Practical Approach / Sarah E. Heath -- Effect of a Synthetic Feline Pheromone for Managing Unwanted Scratching in Domestic Cats / Valarie V. Tynes, Alexandra Beck, Xavier De Jaeger and Jean-Francois Collin -- Relationship Among Cat-Owner Bond, Cat Behaviour Problems and Cat Environment Conditions: A Study With 1553 Spanish Cat Owners / Natalia Bulgakova, Sandra Burgos, Paula Calvo, Jonathan Bowen and Jaume Fatj�o -- Keynote Presentation: The Importance of the Welfare of Research Animals to Maximise the Quality of Behavioural Research: Do We Measure True Behaviours? / Patrick Pageat -- Keynote Presentation: Making Animal Welfare Sustainable - Human Behaviour Change for Animal Behaviour: The Human Element / Jo White and Suzanne Rogers -- Impact of Exploratory Material and Stocking Density on Tail and Ear Biting in Suckling and Weaning Piglets / Christine Leeb, Kerstin Aper and Christoph Winckler -- Ontogeny of Selected Behaviours in Piglets of Slovak Large White Improved Swine Breed / Lenka Le�skov�a, Andrea Jurkov�a and Jana Kottferov�a -- Access to Chewable Materials Increases Piglet Activity During Lactation / Kirsi-Marja Swan, Helena Telk�anranta, Camilla Munsterhjelm, Olli Peltoniemi and Anna Valros -- Hypothermia Triggers Depression-like Behaviour in Mice Forced Swimming Test / �Cigdem Altinsaat, Hasan �Cali�skan, Nesrin Sulu and Etkin �Safak -- Effects of Maternal Depression and Antidepressant Therapy on the Neurobehavioural Development of Rat Offspring / Michal Dubovicky, Eszter B�ogi, Krist�ina Belovi�cov�a, Romana Koprdov�a and Mojm�ir Mach -- From Neuronal Activity to Behaviour: Understanding Neuronal Correlates of Sensory Discrimination / Tomas Hromadka -- Environmental Control of Crib-biting in a Horse / Michaela Hempen and Jes�us Rosales-Ruiz -- Do Different Types of Food Provoke Different Levels of Enjoyment in Dogs? / Franck P�eron, Julien Rogu�es, Caroline Gilbert and Emira Mehinagic -- Survey of Shock Collar Use in France: Providing Practical Results for Regulatory Guidelines Development / Sylvia Masson, Isabelle Nigron and Emmanuel Gaultier -- 'Long-stay Dogs' in Shelters: Studying Factors Related to Adoptability of Difficult to Adopt Dogs in Catalonia / Marta Calcerrada, Lorena Torre, Paula Calvo, Jonathan Bowen and Jaume Fatj�o -- Compulsive Self-licking and Self-biting in Dogs with Paraesthesia: Two Cases / Carlo Siracusa, Lena Provoost, M. Leanne Lilly, Lili Duda, Leontine Benedicenti and Ludovica Chiavaccini -- Use of Huperzine A in Three Canine Cases in Australia / Kersti Seksel and Grace Thurtell -- Mirtazapine as a Potential Drug to Treat Social Fears in Dogs: Five Case Examples / Juan Arg�uelles, Jes�us Enriquez, Jon Bowen and Jaume Fatj�o -- Polyuria and Polydipsia Associated with Hypersensitivity-Hyperactivity Syndrome (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) in a Dog: A Case Report of a Male French Shepherd Dog (Beauceron) / Nathalie Marlois and Claude B�eata -- Two Approaches to Managing Separation Anxiety / Kersti Seksel -- The Effects of a Nutritional Supplement (Solliquin) in Reducing Fear and Anxiety in a Laboratory Model of Thunder-induced Fear and Anxiety / Gary Landsberg, Scott Huggins, Julie Fish and Norton W. Milgram -- Observing the Results of Reducing the Stress of Dogs During Training by the Help of Dog-appeasing Pheromone on Learning and Problem-solving Behaviours / Etkin Safak and Nesrin Sulu -- Evaluation of the Association Between Attendance at Veterinary Hospital-based Puppy Socialisation Classes and Long-term Retention in the Home / Rick Schulkey and Theresa DePorter -- Effects of Olfactory Stimulation with Essential Oils in Animals: A Review / Anouck Haverbeke, Stijn Schoelynk, Adinda Sannen, Hilde Vervaecke, Chiara Mariti, Jara Guti�errez Rufo, Angelo Gazzano and Stefania Uccheddu -- Olfactory Enrichment in Dogs: Possible New Applications / Stefania Uccheddu, Stijn Schoelynk, Adinda Sannen, Hilde Vervaecke, Heidi Arnouts, Jara Guti�errez Rufo, Chiara Mariti, Angelo Gazzano and Anouck Haverbeke -- Hair Cortisol in Cats as a Measure of Chronic Stress: A Pilot Study Under Controlled Conditions / Marta Amat, Ana Garc�ia, Camino Garc�ia-Morato, D�eborah Temple, Susana Le Brech, Tom�as Camps and Xavier Manteca -- Cortisol Content in Hair Measured by Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometry: A Non-invasive Marker of Chronic Stress in Companion Animals / Isabelle Mougeot, Julie Fish, Ines de Lannoy, Anja Grujic and Gary Landsberg -- Association Between Catecholaminergic Genes and Impulsivity in Dogs / Claire Colsoulle, Jean-Yves Matroule, J�er�ome Copine, Benoit Bihin, Eric Depiereux and Claire Diederich -- Do Assistance Dogs Show Work Overload? Canine Blood Prolactin as a Clinical Parameter to Detect Chronic Stress-related Response / Manuel Mengoli, Tiago Mendon�ca, Jessica Lee Oliva, C�ecile Bienboire-Frosini, Camille Chabaud, Elisa Codecasa, Muriel Jochem, Alessandro Cozzi and Patrick Pageat -- Efficacy of a Therapeutic Diet on Dogs with Signs of Cognitive Dysfunction Syndrome / Gary Landsberg, Yuanlong (Gary) Pan, Isabelle Mougeot, Stephanie Kelly, Hui Xu, Sandeep Bhatnagar and Norton W. Milgram -- Social Behaviour and Bonding in Aged Dogs: A Multimodal Assessment Approach / Patricia Darder, Anna Salas, Elena Garc�ia, Jaume Ferrer Lalanza, Jaume Fatj�o, Celina Torre and Jon Bowen -- Olfactory Stem Cell Therapy in Canine Age-related Disorders Treatment: A Controlled Study / Antoine D.

Veron, Manuel Mengoli, C�ecile Bienboire-Frosini, Violaine Mechin, Elisa Codecasa, Coralie Scifo, Romain Pageat, Gary Landsberg, Alessandro Cozzi, Joseph Araujo, Pietro Asproni and Patrick Pageat -- Neophilia in Successfully Ageing Dogs: Preliminary Results / D�ora Szab�o, Zs�ofia Bogn�ar, Bianka Stiegmann, Ren�ata B�or�oczki, Lisa Wallis, �Ad�am Mikl�osi and Enik�o Kubinyi -- The Attachment Bond to People in Domestic Dogs: Does It Exist Already in Puppies? / Chiara Mariti, Lorenzo Lenzini, Beatrice Carlone, Marcella Zilocchi, Beatrice Caverni and Angelo Gazzano -- Living with and Loving a Pet with Behaviour Problems: The Impact on Caregivers / Kristin Buller and Kelly C. Ballantyne -- The Personality of Dogs and Cats Living in the Same Household: A Multivariate Model Study / Laura Menchetti, Silvia Calipari and Silvana Diverio -- A Comparison of Attitudes and Coping Strategies of Small Animal Veterinarians Towards Behaviour Problems of Companion Dogs in Israel and Brazil / Yon Alexandre Raileanu, Liat Baht-Segal, Joseph Terkel and Noa Harell -- The Latin Owner: Profiles, Perceptions and Attitudes of Italian Cat and Dog Owners Towards their Pet / Federica Pirrone, Ludovica Pierantoni and Mariangela Albertini -- Coping Strategies in Dogs with Impaired Social Functioning Towards Humans / Tiny De Keuster, Joke Monteny and Katrien Verschueren -- Predictors of Gaze-directed Attention in Dogs / Zs�ofia Bogn�ar, Ivaylo Borislavov Iotchev and Enik�o Kubinyi -- The Effect of Paw Preference on Problem-solving Ability in Cats: Preliminary Results / Sevim Isparta, Yasemin Salgirli Demirbas and Gon�calo Da Gra�ca Pereira -- The Impact of Transportation-related Anxiety on the Quality of Pre-anaesthesia in Cats: A Preliminary Study / Juan Arg�uelles, M�onica Echaniz, Jon Bowen, Paula Calvo and Jaume Fatj�o --

Playful Activities Post-learning Improve Retraining Performance a Year Later in Labrador Retriever Dogs (Canis lupus familiaris) / Nadja Affenzeller and Helen Zulch -- Adoption Preference Factors for Dogs in a Public Shelter in the Province of Palermo (Southern Italy) and Comparison with Adoption Rates of a Shelter in Northern Italy / Daniela Alberghina, Michele Panzera, Annalisa Macaluso, Pierluigi Raffo and Annamaria Passantino -- Relation Between the Owner's Psychological Well-being and Pets' Behavioural Problems: A Portuguese Survey / Joana Antunes de Almeida, Diogo Morais and Gon�calo da Gra�ca Pereira -- The Association of Multiple Clinical Signs to Determine if a Cat Displays Either Urine Marking or Latrine Behaviour / Ana Maria Barcelos, Kevin McPeake, Nadja Affenzeller and Daniel Mills -- Mirror Reflection or Real Image: Does Past Mirror Experience Influence a Dog's Use of a Mirror? / Megumi Fukuzawa and Satomi Igarashi -- Association Between Puppy Classes and Adult Behaviour of the Dog / �Angela Gonz�alez-Mart�inez, Mar�ia Fuencisla Mart�inez, Maruska Su�arez, Germ�an Santamarina, Bel�en Rosado, Isabel Lu�no, Sylvia Garc�ia-Belenguer, Jorge Palacio, Ainara Villegas, Luis Felipe de la Cruz and Francisco Javier Di�eguez Casalta -- The Importance of Pain as a Differential Diagnosis During a Behaviour Consultation / Lynn Hewison, Dave Ellson, Alex Hamilton and Kevin McPeake -- Canine Electroencephalograph Transients in the Sigma Range Relate to Memory / Ivaylo Borislavov Iotchev, Anna V�arg�ane Kis, R�obert B�odizs, Gilles van Luijtelaar and Enik�o Kubinyi -- Noise Sensitivities in Dogs: An Exploration of Signs in Dogs With and Without Musculoskeletal Pain / Ana Luisa Lopes Fagundes, Lynn Hewison, Kevin J. McPeake, Helen Zulch and Daniel Mills -- Evaluation of Urine Cortisol:Creatinine Ratio in Dogs with Separation Anxiety / Julia Miller, Barbara Fabich, Karolina Owsi�nska, Katarzyna Wi�ecek and Anna Che�mo�nska-Soyta -- Effects of Providing Two Kinds of Doghouses in Different Sized Pens on the Behaviour of Shelter Dogs / Simona Normando, Barbara Contiero, Alessandra Azzolini and Rebecca Ricci -- Circadian Distribution and Characterisation of Social Behaviour in a Group of Domestic Donkeys (Equus asinus) / Simona Normando, Paolo Mongillo, Francesca Visentin, Raffaella Amina Mosaner and Lieta Marinelli -- Effect of Meal Composition on Tryptophan:Large Neutral Amino Acids Ratio in Dogs / Asahi Ogi, Beatrice Torracca, Chiara Mariti, Lucia Casini and Angelo Gazzano -- Differences in Management of Dogs and Cats Living in the Same Household / Laura Menchetti, Silvia Calipari, Alice Catanzaro, Chiara Mariti, Angelo Gazzano and Silvana Diverio -- Acupuncture Influence on Reduction of Stress Signs in Kennelled Dogs / Bruno Sousa, Sara Fragoso, Lu�is Resende, Maria Paula Miranda, Gl�oria Taneco, In�es Viegas and Gon�calo da Gra�ca Pereira -- Serum Leptin and Ghrelin Levels and their Relationship with Serum Cortisol, Thyroid Hormones, Lipids, Homocysteine and Folic Acid in Dogs with Compulsive Tail Chasing / Ebru Yalcin, Zeki Yilmaz and Yesim Ozarda -- A Social Entrepreneurship Project on Animal Welfare: 'Pretty Paws' Board Game / Ebru Yalcin.

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