Two study sites were used, rehoming kennels at Dogs Trust, Salisbury (RH), and residential kennels at the WALTHAM® Centre for Pet Nutrition, Leicestershire (LSE). The RH (rehoming) dogs were housed individually or in pairs, in line block kennels. The dogs had access to an indoor kennel...
(Leicestershire, UK), with housing kept consistent throughout the duration of the study. All dogs were provided with comprehensive training and socialization programs, adjusted to the needs of individual dogs as per the institute’s standard husbandry requirements. All dogs were routinely fed two ...
School of Veterinary Science & Medicine, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Leicestershire LE12 5RD, UK 3 Centre for Behaviour and Evolution, School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Newcastle University, Agriculture Building, Newcastle NE1 7RU, UK * Author to whom correspondence...