Evaluación y determinación de problemas de conducta en caninos atendidos en la Clínica Veterinaria Entre Caninos utilizando el método de diagnóstico C-Barq.

Abstract

Pet owners are increasingly noticing that their pets are presenting behavioral problems. These undesired behaviors end up generating problems within the home, often causing abandonment or eutanasia. The purpose of this Research is to evaluate and determine the behavioral problems in dogs treated in a veterinary clinic in the canton of Samborondon. For this purpose, 150 dogs that attended veterinary consultations for problems not associated with behavioral problems were attended. The c-Barq Questionnaire was used, composed of 7 sections and with a total of 42 questions to determine the behavioral problems that came to exist in the dogs. The questions were asked to the pet owners in order to obtain information regarding the dog´s Behavior at home and in their daily life. The data obtained show that most frequent problems in dogs are aggressiveness to unknown people and dogs, problems while walking, excitability before walking riding in a car, present in ages 1, 4 and 5 years old and the breeds German Shepard, Labrador Retriever, French Poodle, Chihuahua, Bull Terrier and Mestizo.