Journal of Veterinary Behavior: Clinical Applications and Research
Volume 5, Issue 1 , Pages 2-6, January 2010

Research note: Installation of videorecording equipment had minimal effect on behavioral measurements in 14 kenneled military dogs

  • Diane Lefebvre

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Anatomy and Ethology of Domestic Animals, University of Namur (FUNDP), Namur, Belgium
    • ,
  • Eric Depiereux

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, URBM, University of Namur (FUNDP), Namur, Belgium
    • ,
  • Jean-Marie Giffroy

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Anatomy and Ethology of Domestic Animals, University of Namur (FUNDP), Namur, Belgium
    • ,
  • Claire Diederich

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Anatomy and Ethology of Domestic Animals, University of Namur (FUNDP), Namur, Belgium
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for correspondence and reprint requests: Claire Diederich, Laboratory of Anatomy and Ethology of Domestic Animals, University of Namur (FUNDP), 6 rue Muzet, 5000 Namur, Belgium.

Abstract 

We quantified the behavioral perturbation induced in kenneled dogs using a classical procedure of video equipment installation. Using 14-minute sessions of videorecording, 136hours of recordings were collected from 14 healthy, individually housed Malinois shepherds. Our results show that dogs trotted, jumped, and ran more during the first 2minutes of recording. These behaviors suggest an intense but brief agitation following installation of the video equipment. These results lead us to advise researchers, when studying the behavior of kenneled dogs by videotaping, to evaluate the duration of perturbations stemming from their particular experimental procedure and to carefully examine it.

Keywords: captivity, indirect observational technique, dog, welfare, environmental modification, military kennel

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 Dr. Lefebvre's present affiliation: INRA, Direction de la Valorisation, Versailles, France.

PII: S1558-7878(09)00338-4

doi:10.1016/j.jveb.2009.09.044

Journal of Veterinary Behavior: Clinical Applications and Research
Volume 5, Issue 1 , Pages 2-6, January 2010

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