Faculty of Veterinary Medicine University of Zagreb
Abstract
This paper presents the theoretical basis of the test of social dominance according to Campbell. The aim of the study was to draw attention to the need for an exact understanding of social behaviour of dogs during their ontogenesis. This is linked to the prediction of social dominance in adult dogs from their early ontogenesis, as well as to their social adaptation to a new breeding environment. It also contributes to a reduction in the risk of abnormal forms of behaviour and behavioural problems in the man-dog relationship. The study deals with the basic questions of the social behaviour of dogs with regard to the test method. The present test contributes to a deeper penetration of applied ethology into veterinary medicine and practice. It also creates additional space for future research of this complex testing approach of social behaviour in dogs.U radu su iznesene teoretske osnove testa socijalne prevlasti prema Campbell-u. Cilj istraživanja bio je usredotočiti pažnju na potrebu egzaktnog razumijevanja psećeg socijalnog ponašanja tijekom njihove ontogeneze. To je povezano s predviđanjem socijalne dominacije u odraslih pasa od njihove rane ontogeneze jednako kao i njihove socijalne adaptacije na nove uzgojne uvjete. Ovo također doprinosi smanjenju rizika od abnormalnih oblika ponašanja i problema ponašanja u odnosu čovjek - pas. Rad daje odgovore na osnovna pitanja socijalnog ponašanja pasa s obzirom na korištenu metodu. Ovaj test doprinosi boljem razumijevanju primijenjene etologije u veterinarskoj medicini i praksi. On također otvara dodatni prostor za buduću primjenu kompleksnog testiranja socijalnog ponašanja u pasa