Study of Behavioural Traits in Can de Palleiro (Galician Shepherd Dog)

The Can de Palleiro (CP) is an autochthonous canine breed from Galicia (NW Spain). Interestingly, no previous research has been published about the behaviour of this breed. Thus, the aim of the present study was to obtain a deeper understanding of CP behavioural and temperamental traits and detect a...

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Autores principales:	Susana Muñiz de Miguel, Francisco Javier Diéguez, Joao Pedro da Silva-Monteiro, Beatriz Parra Ferreiro-Mazón, Ángela González-Martínez
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	canine autochthonous breeds comportment assessment C-BARQ SAB ordinal regression Veterinary medicine SF600-1100 Zoology QL1-991
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:eb7bd61226204462b70f8df95368b1ce2021-11-25T16:18:53ZStudy of Behavioural Traits in Can de Palleiro (Galician Shepherd Dog)10.3390/ani111131982076-2615https://doaj.org/article/eb7bd61226204462b70f8df95368b1ce2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/11/11/3198https://doaj.org/toc/2076-2615The Can de Palleiro (CP) is an autochthonous canine breed from Galicia (NW Spain). Interestingly, no previous research has been published about the behaviour of this breed. Thus, the aim of the present study was to obtain a deeper understanding of CP behavioural and temperamental traits and detect any potentially problematic behaviour by using the Canine Behavioural Assessment and Research Questionnaire (C-BARQ) and the Socially Acceptable Behaviour (SAB) test. Behavioural information was obtained from 377 dogs—177 CPs and 200 general population (GP) dogs—using the C-BARQ. Additionally, 32 dogs were enrolled to perform the SAB test (19 CPs and 13 GP dogs) in order to directly evaluate their temperament. Our results indicated that CP dogs had a lower tendency to show aggressiveness towards their owners (0.18 times lower, <i>p</i> = 0.033) and less fear of other dogs (by 0.43 times, <i>p</i> = 0.001), as well as higher trainability levels (2.56 times higher, <i>p</i> < 0.001) when compared to GP dogs. CP dogs also had increased odds of showing chasing behaviour (3.81 times higher, <i>p</i> < 0.001). Conversely, CPs had reduced odds of non-social fear, separation-related problems and excitability (by 0.42, 0.35 and 0.48 times, respectively; <i>p</i> < 0.001, <i>p</i> < 0.001 and <i>p</i> = 0.002). The current research represents a starting point for the study of the behaviour of CPs, which appear to be a working breed, with guarding and, especially, herding characteristics.Susana Muñiz de MiguelFrancisco Javier DiéguezJoao Pedro da Silva-MonteiroBeatriz Parra Ferreiro-MazónÁngela González-MartínezMDPI AGarticlecanineautochthonous breedscomportment assessmentC-BARQSABordinal regressionVeterinary medicineSF600-1100ZoologyQL1-991ENAnimals, Vol 11, Iss 3198, p 3198 (2021)
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topic	canine autochthonous breeds comportment assessment C-BARQ SAB ordinal regression Veterinary medicine SF600-1100 Zoology QL1-991
spellingShingle	canine autochthonous breeds comportment assessment C-BARQ SAB ordinal regression Veterinary medicine SF600-1100 Zoology QL1-991 Susana Muñiz de Miguel Francisco Javier Diéguez Joao Pedro da Silva-Monteiro Beatriz Parra Ferreiro-Mazón Ángela González-Martínez Study of Behavioural Traits in Can de Palleiro (Galician Shepherd Dog)
description	The Can de Palleiro (CP) is an autochthonous canine breed from Galicia (NW Spain). Interestingly, no previous research has been published about the behaviour of this breed. Thus, the aim of the present study was to obtain a deeper understanding of CP behavioural and temperamental traits and detect any potentially problematic behaviour by using the Canine Behavioural Assessment and Research Questionnaire (C-BARQ) and the Socially Acceptable Behaviour (SAB) test. Behavioural information was obtained from 377 dogs—177 CPs and 200 general population (GP) dogs—using the C-BARQ. Additionally, 32 dogs were enrolled to perform the SAB test (19 CPs and 13 GP dogs) in order to directly evaluate their temperament. Our results indicated that CP dogs had a lower tendency to show aggressiveness towards their owners (0.18 times lower, <i>p</i> = 0.033) and less fear of other dogs (by 0.43 times, <i>p</i> = 0.001), as well as higher trainability levels (2.56 times higher, <i>p</i> < 0.001) when compared to GP dogs. CP dogs also had increased odds of showing chasing behaviour (3.81 times higher, <i>p</i> < 0.001). Conversely, CPs had reduced odds of non-social fear, separation-related problems and excitability (by 0.42, 0.35 and 0.48 times, respectively; <i>p</i> < 0.001, <i>p</i> < 0.001 and <i>p</i> = 0.002). The current research represents a starting point for the study of the behaviour of CPs, which appear to be a working breed, with guarding and, especially, herding characteristics.
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author	Susana Muñiz de Miguel Francisco Javier Diéguez Joao Pedro da Silva-Monteiro Beatriz Parra Ferreiro-Mazón Ángela González-Martínez
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title	Study of Behavioural Traits in Can de Palleiro (Galician Shepherd Dog)
title_short	Study of Behavioural Traits in Can de Palleiro (Galician Shepherd Dog)
title_full	Study of Behavioural Traits in Can de Palleiro (Galician Shepherd Dog)
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Study of Behavioural Traits in Can de Palleiro (Galician Shepherd Dog)

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