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cvj-52	Blaga Petrean, Anamaria Luciana; Popescu, Silvana; Bogdan, Liviu; Campean, Ioana-Diana	Welfare assessment of the sheltered dogs using behavioral indicators	2023	7	.pdf	application/pdf	3577	164	51	Description and prevalence of positive behavioral indicators Indicators of positive emotional state, unprovoked behavior No. dogs % dogs High level of activity Increased levels of any locomotion or movement 6 30 Grooming The dog grooms itself: scratched/washed/stretched 1 5 Alert Generally inactive but with eyes open, and head and ears moving, can be lying down, sitting or standing 16 80 Scanning the environment Eyes continuously move to view the environment 19 95 Exploring environment Walks with nose close to surfaces or sniffing objects 5 25 Adopting playing position Forequarters are lowered to the ground, with rump raised 1 5 Ears up Ears held forward 12 60 High body position Breed specific posture shown by dogs under neutral conditions, but with a higher tail or head elevated and ears forwards, or dog standing extremely erect 10 50 Spending time in the front part of the box Time spent in the half of the kennel closest to the external wall/door 13 65 Grunting Isolated intense expiration (breathing out) 3 15 Laying down Most of body in contact with ground 10 50 Playing with objects Any vigorous or galloping gaited behaviour directed towards a toy or other object, including chewing, biting, shaking it from side to side, batting it with a paw 0 0 Playing with other dogs Leaps onto another dog, with body relaxed, stands on hind legs and paws at other dog, places mouth around muzzle, head, neck, or legs of other dog with little pressure, pats another dog with a forepaw, lifting both front paws off the ground rapidly to bounce up and down, done in front of and orientated towards another dog 6 30 Licking other dogs’ face The dog licks the muzzle of its kennelmate 0 0 The nose is held close to or touching a surface, and/or sniffing the surface 2 10 Whining High pitched vocalisation 1 5 Aggressiveness toward other dogs Any lip lifting, growling, snapping, or biting 2 10 Startling Legs flex briefly, body and head quickly, briefly move back, usually in response to a sudden noise, or dog quickly moves backwards 6 30 Box walking without exploring environment Travels forward without obviously investigating its environment 2 10 Indicators of negative emotional state, provoked behavior Oral behaviors, abnormal movements Includes tongue out; tip of tongue briefly extended; snout licking; lip licking; swallowing, lip smacking 10 50 Ambivalent posture A crouched body posture +a position that is higher than the breed- specific position; or a high body posture + by a position of the tail that is below normal 9 45 Aggressiveness	cache/cvj-52.pdf	txt/cvj-52.txt