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9781420079913

Canine Ergonomics: The Science of Working Dogs

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    9781420079913

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    1420079913

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2009-04-28
  • Publisher: CRC Press
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Currently, the scientific literature on working dogs is scattered across several disciplines, from forensics to all of the life sciences and on through to medicine, psychology, security, and wildlife biology. This volume draws together research from experts in all these fields to focus on dogs as working agents and as models for developmental psychologists and includes contributions from actual handlers working in field settings. It covers a wide range of current and potential tasks, explores ergonomic and cognitive aspects, and covers personality traits and behavioral assessments of working dogs. The book unifies different perspectives to define the field of Canine Ergonomics.

Table of Contents

Prefacep. ix
Acknowledgmentsp. xiii
Editorp. xv
Contributorsp. xvii
Canine Ergonomics: Introduction to the New Science of Working Dogsp. 1
Skill and Expertise in Working Dogs: A Cognitive Science Perspectivep. 17
Social Learning in Dogsp. 43
Temperament and Personality in Working Dogsp. 63
Overview of Scent Detection Work: Issues and Opportunitiesp. 83
Evaluating Learning Tasks Commonly Applied in Detection Dog Trainingp. 99
Attention in Dogs: Sustained Attention in Mine Detection as Case Studyp. 115
Olfaction and Explosives Detector Dogsp. 135
Conservation Dogsp. 175
Working Dogs: The Last Line of Defense for Preventing Dispersal of Brown Treesnakes from Guamp. 195
Canine Augmentation Technology for Urban Search and Rescuep. 205
Physiological Demands and Adaptations of Working Dogsp. 245
Physical and Mental Stress of SAR Dogs during Search Workp. 263
Signs of Physiological Stress in Dogs Performing AAA/T Workp. 281
Benefits of Animal Contact and Assistance Dogs for Individuals with Disabilitiesp. 301
Conclusion: Working Dogs and the Futurep. 325
Indexp. 333
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