Stress in police work dogs with suspected infection Ehrlichia sp

Abstract

Much is known about dogs athletes, many works and books with dogs discuss canine behavior. However, all cover personal dogs. Little is known about the police working dogs. Private live dogs in the group. Have the freedom to express themselves with people and other animals. Police working dogs living in stressful environments. His boxing is individual, the contact with humans and animals is restricted and many only go out of boxing for approximately 5 square feet to work. The daily period of freedom without work, when there is around twenty minutes a day for each one. Even already in chronic stress during the police dogs have acute stress. To be in contention, in speech, patrolling or faro, the dogs perceive the stress of your driver and other persons involved in police occurrences. These conflict situations increase even more the hormonal changes of animals. The raças employed in this Kennel are German Shepherd, Belgian Shepherd malinois and rottweiller. Serum for the dosage of antibodies and hormones is being mounted to future work in the area of acute stress in dogs for police work. Ticks also are being mounted to future Erlichia DNA identification.