Caracterização da população de cães de um centro especializado em treinamento e adestramento

Abstract

Canine behavior depends on intrinsic, environmental, nutritional factors and the way of rearing. When some dogs are not well conducted, these exhibit various undesirable behaviors, resulting in tutors look for canine training centers. The objective of this work was to characterize the canine population of the CINOTEC® training center located in Seropédica - Rio de Janeiro during the years 2020, 2021 and 2022. The characteristics addressed were the intrinsic factors of the animals: race, age, sex, size and behavior and the environmental factors: environment in which they live and food. These data were divided into categories and tabulated in Excel® software (2010), results are presented in tables and graphs. Thus, it was found that 63% of the dogs were aged between 1 and 5 years, with 80% residing at home and 77% being fed extruded dry commercial food. Of the total population of dogs, 43% had behavior problems during walks. It was concluded with this research that the largest portion of dogs were males from 1 to 5 years of age, large, not neutered, fed with food, and snacks of dog, living in a house with a grass yard and most of these dogs presented behavioral problems during walks.