Journal of Veterinary Behavior: Clinical Applications and Research
Volume 4, Issue 1 , Pages 19-24 , January 2009

Parameters influencing service dogs' quality of response to commands: Retrospective study of 71 dogs

  • Geraldine Heillaut Dalibard, DVM

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Received 10 February 2008 ,Revised 17 May 2008 ,Accepted 21 August 2008.

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PII: S1558-7878(08)00138-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jveb.2008.08.008

Journal of Veterinary Behavior: Clinical Applications and Research
Volume 4, Issue 1 , Pages 19-24 , January 2009

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