PSYCO403 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Hertz, Peripheral Vision, African Palm Civet
5 Apr 2016
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Taxonomy of dogs and how they relate to cats. History of dog breeds: typical behaviour characteristics of these breeds. Dog behaviour basics: senses, communication, sexual behaviour, maternal-offspring behaviour. Sometimes what we consider to be problem behaviour is perfectly normal for the animal. When we talk about abnormal behaviour in companion animals, we usually mean it"s a. Just as with normal behaviour, problem behaviours can also be learned by an individual from another: ex. chewing, biting, urinating, etc. Once abnormal behaviour becomes entrenched, it is much harder to remove: more impressionable when younger. Over 70-80 million dogs living in usa homes. 37-47% of homes in us have a dog: (stats from american pet products association national pet owners survey, majority is cats (multiple in a single home) About 30 million years ago, the caniformia feliformia split occurred which diverged into present day dogs and cats. Remember, dogs most recent ancestor is the wolf.
