Early prediction of adult police dog efficiency - a longitudinal study
Early prediction of adult police dog efficiency - a longitudinal study
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DOI：
10.1016/s0168-1591(99)00038-6
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发表时间：
1999-08-01
影响因子：
2.3
通讯作者：
Odendaal, JSJ
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作者：
Slabbert, JM;Odendaal, JSJ
南非警犬繁育中心的问题是，他们的大多数后代都不适合当警犬。行为测试是专门为警犬开发的，以预测它们成年后的效率。从8周大的幼犬暴露在他们可能会遇到的情况下，在他们的工作作为警犬。这些经验包括跨越障碍物，检索对象，惊吓刺激和攻击。在2年的纵向研究中发现，除枪击试验外，所有试验都有或多或少的统计学意义。最重要的测试是8周时的检索和9个月时的攻击。因此，这些测试能够选择合适的狗早在8周龄，但不晚于9个月。结论是，可靠的测试可以预测成年警犬的效率，并在这样做，节省不必要的训练和其他成本不成功的狗。(C)1999 Elsevier Science B.V.保留所有权利。
The problem at the South African Police Service Dog Breeding Centre was that most of their progenies were unsuitable as police dogs. Behaviour tests were developed specifically for police dogs to predict their efficiency as adults. Puppies from the age of 8 weeks were exposed to situations that they probably would encounter in their work as police dogs. These experiences included crossing of obstacles, retrieval of objects, startle stimuli and aggression. In the longitudinal study of 2 years it was found that all the tests had statistical significance to a greater or lesser extent, except the gunshot test. The most significant tests were retrieval at 8 weeks and aggression at 9 months. These tests thus enable selection for suitable dogs as early as 8 weeks of age, but not later than 9 months. The conclusion is that reliable tests can predict adult police dog efficiency and in doing so, save unnecessary training and other costs on unsuccessful dogs. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.