Journal of Veterinary Behavior: Clinical Applications and Research
Volume 2, Issue 4 , Pages 137-140 , July 2007

Terminology Think Tank: Social dominance theory as it relates to dogs

  • Angelica Steinker, MEd, CDBC, CAP2

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 For details about the goals of this think tank and how it was constructed, please see Volume 1, Issue 1 of this Journal.

PII: S1558-7878(07)00176-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jveb.2007.07.004

Journal of Veterinary Behavior: Clinical Applications and Research
Volume 2, Issue 4 , Pages 137-140 , July 2007