| Autor: |
Tarsys Noan Silva Veríssimo, Edilson Paes Saraiva, Aline Cristina Sant’Anna, Bruna Agy Loureiro, Pavlos Vinicius do Nascimento, Luiz Arthur dos Anjos Lima, Maria Isabelly Leite Maia, Larissa Kellen da Cunha Morais, Severino Guilherme Caetano Gonçalves dos Santos, Eduardo Henrique Santos de Lima, Vinícius de França Carvalho Fonseca |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2023 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Animals, Vol 13, Iss 17, p 2774 (2023) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2076-2615 |
| DOI: |
10.3390/ani13172774 |
| Popis: |
The management of the thermal environment to which dogs are exposed should be included in strategies to improve their welfare. An online questionnaire was administered to 624 owners of Siberian Husky dogs residing in Brazil, with the objective of assessing their perceptions regarding their dogs’ capacity to adapt to heat, and its association with the owners’ routine care. Owners who believed that dogs are low-heat-tolerant animals were more likely to report heat response behaviors from their dogs. Overall, owners reported walk with their dogs during early morning, late afternoon and nighttime. They also reported solar radiation as the primary criteria for determining the time to walk with their dogs. However, owners who reported walking with their dogs at noon mentioned time availability as their primary criteria. In conclusion, owners perceive Siberian Husky dogs living in Brazil as being poorly adapted to heat, and this perception appeared to influence their positive attitudes towards protecting their dogs from heat stress by choosing to walk them during times with less solar exposure. However, the lack of time for owners to walk with their dogs during cooler periods can still be a risk factor in exposing the animals to extreme hot conditions. |
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