Responses to Spoken Words by Domestic Dogs:, A New Instrument for Use with Dog Owners

A lodging facility for domestic dogs is a development that provides accommodation services among its main activities. Other services, such as the provision of natural food, of baths, and of shearing, among others, are also offered when required. The inn aims to care for animals during the absence of the pet owner. While the animals are adequately accommodated, the pet owners must be assured that their pets will be well cared for during the periods in which they plan to be absent. The “DOGPLACE” Inn, a well-managed business, indicates that the branch of entertainment for domestic dogs can be a promising investment. It is important that the business owner and manager possess a strong liking of animals and demonstrate satisfaction in dealing with people, as they will need to maintain constant communication with the pet owner. During times of pandemics, the sanitation of the inn, and knowledge of the latest scientific information concerning the transmission of the ailment of most concern, contribute to the suitability of the business. At “DOGPLACE” Inn, sanitation of all spaces is constant, contributing to avoid “Covid-19, the illness caused by the new coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. Recent news in the international media accounting cases of positive infections in dogs for Covid-19 have caused much worry among dog owners in general. Veterinarians elucidate that recommendations remain the same as the good sanitation practices among humans. Until the present time, there is no evidence that in natural conditions pets will become ill by contraction of Covid-19, nor that they are able to transmit the illness to human beings. The whole issue nevertheless points to the importance of promoting prevention actions aiming to maintain the health of animals and their human guardians in the “DOGPLACE” Inn. Frequent visits of pets to the veterinarian are also recommended.

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An Evaluation of the Aboistop Citronella-Spray Collar as a Treatment for Barking of Domestic Dogs

ISRN Veterinary Science ◽

10.5402/2011/759379 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 2011 ◽

pp. 1-6 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Rebecca J. Sargisson ◽

Rynae Butler ◽

Douglas Elliffe

Keyword(s):

Case Studies ◽

Electric Shock ◽

Clinical Relevance ◽

Domestic Dogs ◽

Stress Reactions ◽

Problem Context ◽

The Public ◽

Dog Owners ◽

Baseline Conditions

The aim of our study was to investigate whether citronella-spray collars offer a humane alternative to electric-shock collars to reduce the barking of domestic dogs. The Aboistop collar was applied to seven dogs with problematic barking behaviour by the dogs’ owners in a series of case studies concurrently run. Vocalisation of the dogs was recorded in the problem context under baseline conditions, inactive collar conditions, and active collar conditions. The Aboistop collar was effective at reducing problem vocalization for only three of seven dogs and appeared to be most effective for dogs whose problem barking had developed more recently. The collar may be more humane than other punishment methods, but it did produce stress reactions which varied in severity across the dogs. Clinical Relevance. In our study, the collar was applied by the dogs’ owners in order to test whether the collar would be effective when used by members of the public. While the results here are preliminary, they suggest that the collar may be effective for some dogs, but not for others, when applied by dog owners for the treatment of problem vocalisation. Further research is required to determine whether the collar could be effective when administered by a trained professional.

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Rhipicephalus sanguineus (Acari: Ixodidae), the brown dog tick, parasitizing humans in Brazil

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical ◽

10.1590/s0037-86822006000100012 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 39 (1) ◽

pp. 64-67 ◽

Cited By ~ 90

Author(s):

Filipe Dantas-Torres ◽

Luciana Aguiar Figueredo ◽

Sinval Pinto Brandão-Filho

Keyword(s):

Tick Species ◽

Rhipicephalus Sanguineus ◽

Domestic Dogs ◽

Metropolitan Region ◽

Brown Dog Tick ◽

Dog Owners ◽

Dog Tick

The objective of this paper is to describe four cases of human parasitism by Rhipicephalus sanguineus (Latrielle) in Brazil. During an investigation regarding the species of ectoparasites of domestic dogs from the metropolitan region of Recife, Pernambuco state, four dog owners were found to be parasitized by ticks. The ticks were collected from these individuals and their dogs. All the ticks were identified as Rhipicephalus sanguineus . These are, to our knowledge, the first four cases of human parasitism by this tick species in Brazil. The possible implications of this finding are discussed here.

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Author response for "Brain gyrification in wild and domestic canids: Has domestication changed the gyrification index in domestic dogs?"

10.1002/cne.24972/v2/response1 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Jagmeet S. Grewal ◽

Tyler Gloe ◽

Joseph Hegedus ◽

Kathleen Bitterman ◽

Brendon K. Billings ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Domestic Dogs ◽

Author Response ◽

Gyrification Index

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A New High Resolution Transmission Electron Microscope with Second-Zone Objective Lens

Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America ◽

10.1017/s0424820100062798 ◽

1969 ◽

Vol 27 ◽

pp. 176-177 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

H. Tochigi ◽

H. Uchida ◽

S. Shirai ◽

K. Akashi ◽

D. J. Evins ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Electron Microscope ◽

High Resolution ◽

Transmission Electron Microscope ◽

Objective Lens ◽

High Excitation ◽

Transmission Electron ◽

New Instrument

A New High Excitation Objective Lens (Second-Zone Objective Lens) was discussed at Twenty-Sixth Annual EMSA Meeting. A new commercially available Transmission Electron Microscope incorporating this new lens has been completed.Major advantages of the new instrument allow an extremely small beam to be produced on the specimen plane which minimizes specimen beam damages, reduces contamination and drift.

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Ultrastructure of neuromuscular relationships in the canine heartworm (dirofilaria immitis)

Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America ◽

10.1017/s0424820100143018 ◽

1986 ◽

Vol 44 ◽

pp. 278-279

Author(s):

W. L. Steffens ◽

Nancy B. Roberts ◽

J. M. Bowen

Keyword(s):

Dirofilaria Immitis ◽

Domestic Dogs ◽

Structural Description ◽

Pharmacological Effects ◽

Free Living ◽

Canine Heartworm ◽

The World ◽

Synaptic Region ◽

Muscle Innervation ◽

Insight Into

The canine heartworm is a common and serious nematode parasite of domestic dogs in many parts of the world. Although nematode neuroanatomy is fairly well documented, the emphasis has been on sensory anatomy and primarily in free-living soil species and ascarids. Lee and Miller reported on the muscular anatomy in the heartworm, but provided little insight into the peripheral nervous system or myoneural relationships. The classical fine-structural description of nematode muscle innervation is Rosenbluth's earlier work in Ascaris. Since the pharmacological effects of some nematacides currently being developed are neuromuscular in nature, a better understanding of heartworm myoneural anatomy, particularly in reference to the synaptic region is warranted.

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Digital imaging: When should one take the plunge?

Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America ◽

10.1017/s0424820100165471 ◽

1996 ◽

Vol 54 ◽

pp. 602-603

Author(s):

John F. Mansfield

Keyword(s):

Electron Microscopy ◽

Scanning Electron Microscopy ◽

Transmission Electron Microscopy ◽

Optical Microscopy ◽

Digital Imaging ◽

Storage Devices ◽

Major Benefit ◽

Transmission Electron ◽

New Instrument ◽

Scanning Electron

The current imaging trend in optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) or transmission electron microscopy (TEM) is to record all data digitally. Most manufacturers currently market digital acquisition systems with their microscope packages. The advantages of digital acquisition include: almost instant viewing of the data as a high-quaity positive image (a major benefit when compared to TEM images recorded onto film, where one must wait until after the microscope session to develop the images); the ability to readily quantify features in the images and measure intensities; and extremely compact storage (removable 5.25” storage devices which now can hold up to several gigabytes of data).The problem for many researchers, however, is that they have perfectly serviceable microscopes that they routinely use that have no digital imaging capabilities with little hope of purchasing a new instrument.

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Design of a Spectroscopic Low-Energy Emission Microscope

Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America ◽

10.1017/s0424820100180549 ◽

1990 ◽

Vol 48 (1) ◽

pp. 358-359

Author(s):

Lee H. Veneklasen

Keyword(s):

Parallel Imaging ◽

Objective Lens ◽

Energy Window ◽

Flat Surfaces ◽

Beam Voltage ◽

New Instrument ◽

Real Time Image ◽

Image Planes ◽

Backscatter Diffraction ◽

Time Image

This paper discusses some of the unique aspects of a spectroscopic emission microscope now being tested in Clausthal. The instrument is designed for the direct parallel imaging of both elastic and inelastic electrons from flat surfaces. Elastic contrast modes of the familiar LEEM include large and small angle LEED, mirror microscopy, backscatter diffraction contrast (for imaging of surface structure), and phase contrast (for imaging of step dynamics)(1). Inelastic modes include topology sensitive secondary, and work function sensitive photoemission. Most important, the new instrument will also allow analytical imaging using characteristic Auger or soft X-ray emissions. The basic instrument has been described by Bauer and Telieps (2). This configuration has been redesigned to include an airlock, and a LaB6 gun, triple condensor lens, magnetic objective lens, a double focussing separator field, an imaging energy analyzer, and a real time image processor.Fig. 1 shows the new configuration. The basic beam voltage supply Vo = 20 KV, upon which separate supplies for the gun Vg, specimen Vs, lens electrode Vf, and analyzer bias Vb float. The incident energy at the sample can be varied from Vs = 0-1 KV for elastic imaging, or from Vg + Vs = (3 + Vs) KV for inelastic imaging. The image energy window Vs±V/2 may be varied without readjusting either the illumation, or imaging/analyzer optics. The diagram shows conjugate diffraction and image planes. The apertures defining incoming Humiliation and outgoing image angles are placed below the separator magnet to allow for their independent optimization. The instrument can illuminate and image 0.5-100 μm fields at 0-1 keV emission energies with an energy window down to 0.2 eV.

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