TY - JOUR
T1 - First evidence for an association between joint hypermobility and excitability in a non-human species, the domestic dog
AU - Bowen, Jonathan
AU - Fatjó, Jaume
AU - Serpell, James A.
AU - Bulbena-Cabré, Andrea
AU - Leighton, Eldin
AU - Bulbena, Antoni
PY - 2019/12/1
Y1 - 2019/12/1
N2 - © 2019, The Author(s). There is a well-established relationship between joint hypermobility and anxiety in humans, that has not previously been investigated in other species. A population of 5575 assistance dogs were scored for both hip hypermobility and 13 behaviour characteristics using previously validated methods. Our results suggest a positive association between hip joint hypermobility and emotional arousal in domestic dogs, which parallel results found in people.
AB - © 2019, The Author(s). There is a well-established relationship between joint hypermobility and anxiety in humans, that has not previously been investigated in other species. A population of 5575 assistance dogs were scored for both hip hypermobility and 13 behaviour characteristics using previously validated methods. Our results suggest a positive association between hip joint hypermobility and emotional arousal in domestic dogs, which parallel results found in people.
U2 - https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-45096-0
DO - https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-45096-0
M3 - Article
C2 - 31197220
VL - 9
M1 - 8629
ER -