Dog Owner Research Questionnaire

[nbendavid]

Hello. I am a High School Science Research Student from the US. I am doing a study comparing the social behavior of different dog breeds to that of wild wolves.

For my study, I am using survey research to gather data on dog behavior from owners.

A large number of participants is necessary to get an accurate set of data.

The survey asks basic questions and takes under 5 minutes to complete.

Also, sharing this survey with other dog owners would be highly appreciated.

Here is a link to my survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/dogsurvey2017

Thank you very much!

 

 

[arealhuman]

Done!  A "not applicable" option would've been useful though  

 

[gypsysmum2]

Done.

 

[Peegee]

Done.  Good luck!

 

[leashedForLife]

Done -
& i agree, a "N/A" option would be good.

My Akita didn't live with other dogs 24/7, but there were frequent visitors & even overnight stays for rescue dogs who came for B-Mod.
Plus of course all the dogs she met during group walks, dog events, on the beach, at the park, etc - lots of out-of-home interactions, & even stays with resident dogs in fellow trainers' homes, relatives' homes,  friends' homes.

Normal dogs & normal wolves engage in SELF-HANDICAPPING when they interact with pups under 4-MO - far from 'dominating' them, they lie down to jaw-wrestle rather than use their entire bodies, for instance... making the game more challenging & fun for both.

Wolves adore puppies, & will readily adopt orphans when a nearby pair are killed - packs have been known to travel miles to get an orphaned litter from a den, & then simply absorb them into the group, & rear them as their own. Markedly different from dogs, even male juvenile & sub-adult wolves [teens / young adults, from 12-MO to max 3-YO, before they leave to pair off]  will readily upchuck their most-recent meal for a completely-unrelated pup, when the pup solicits food by licking their faces & jaws.

Domestic dogs are not nearly so open to adopting pups not their own; a bitch with a recent litter will add pups to it, if the owner puts them among her own, but she won't see an orphan in need, & carry or lead the pup along with her to the nest / home.  Neither would a bunch of related dogs ALL, no matter what sex or age, vie to care for a strange 3 to 5-MO pup dropped in amongst them.

Male dogs are not much interested in pups, after they sniff them over thoroughly - they'll play with them, for a bit, but a hungry pup who begs for food from a male dog is going to either go hungry, be given food by a human, or eat what the adult leaves uneaten. // He's not gonna urp up some of his own meal, to feed the pup.

 - terry