Decreasing dog problem behavior with functional analysis: Linking diagnoses to treatment |
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| Authors: | Nicole R Dorey Jarvon S Tobias Monique AR Udell Clive DL Wynne |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Psychology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida;2. College of Veterinary Medicine, Small Animal Clinical Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee;3. Department of Social Sciences, Flagler College, Saint Augustine, Florida;1. Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Werribee, Victoria, Australia;2. Animal Welfare Science Centre, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia;3. Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, Parkville, Victoria, Australia;4. Advanced Vetcare, Kensington, Victoria, Australia;1. Department of Population Medicine, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Road East, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada;2. Department of Animal Biosciences, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Road East, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada;1. Division of Animal Welfare, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Switzerland;2. School of Life Sciences, University of Lincoln, UK;1. University of Florida, United States;2. Arizona State University, United States |
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| Abstract: | Behavioral problems in dogs account for nearly half of the reasons given for relinquishing them to shelters, and thus constitute a significant animal welfare issue. Any successful attempt to manage these problems will require an understanding of the mechanisms that control these behaviors. However, for some of the behavioral problems cited, such as jumping up on people, available treatments are not prescribed after a systematic assessment of the environmental contingencies contributing to the behavior. The current study assesses the use of functional analysis, an established technique for identifying the variables controlling problem behavior in humans, to determine the environmental factors supporting the behavior of jumping up on people in dogs. Statistically significant differences were found in the rate of jumping up behavior across conditions for each dog in the assessment phase. Treatment conditions used the maintaining variable found in the assessment phase. By comparing the rates of jumping up behavior in these conditions, we found the rates to be of lower statistical significance in the treatment condition. Therefore, results show that this methodology is effective in determining the maintaining variables for these individuals, leading to a more precise treatment. |
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