Classe de socialização para filhotes de cão doméstico

Abstract

Coming from the theses that it is possibilite to improve the quality of life of puppies and the connection between human-animal, through socialization classes, the present work was developed with the objectives to: make a socialization school adapted to the Brazilian reality; line up the puppies behavior profile; analyze the behavioral changes acquired; report the owner s acceptance of the program and their evaluation of the classes. In this experiment 23 puppies of a variation of a variation of breads male and female between the ages 3 and 7 months old, had 4 socialization classes handled by a veterinarian, handler and inters in na área of 80 m square. From the obtained results it can be concluded that it is viable to put up a socialization school adapted to the brazilian reality, that behavior profile of the puppies is to be aggressive by dominance, without any formal education. And the owner s don t have enough information related to canine behavior the obtained from the socialization were accentuated reduction of dominance change after the seconds class; gradual fear reduction, submission and agressivity, and the gradual increase of sociability. The acceptance of the owners to the socialization procsess was 95 %. The course reached the expectations of the owners and supessing it as well.