Canine Ergonomics: The Science of Working Dogs Contributor(s): Helton, William S. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1420079913 ISBN-13: 9781420079913 Publisher: CRC Press OUR PRICE: $133.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2009 Annotation: The range of occupational tasks in which dogs are employed increases yearly. However until now, the scientific literature on working dogs has remained scattered across several disciplines from forensics to all of the life sciences- to medicine, psychology, security, and wildlife biology. This volume draws together research from experts in all these fields to focus on dogs as working agents and as models for developmental psychologists and includes contributions from actual handlers working in field settings. It covers a wide range of current and potential tasks and delves into ergonomic and cognitive aspects, as well as personality traits and behavioral assessments of working dogs. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering | Industrial Health & Safety - Pets | Dogs - General - Technology & Engineering | Industrial Engineering |
Dewey: 636.708 |
LCCN: 2009008464 |
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.2" W x 9.3" (1.40 lbs) 366 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Since Canis lupus familiaris first shared a fire with man more than 15,000 years ago, dogs have been trusted and valued coworkers. Yet the relatively new field of canine ergonomics is just beginning to unravel the secrets of this collaboration. As with many new fields, the literature on working dogs is scattered across several non-overlapping disciplines from forensics and the life sciences to medicine, security, and wildlife biology. Canine Ergonomics: The Science of Working Dogs draws together related research from different fields into an interdisciplinary resource of science-based information. Providing a complete overview, from physiology to cognition, this is the first book to discuss working dogs from a scientific perspective. It covers a wide range of current and potential tasks, explores ergonomic and cognitive aspects of these tasks, and covers personality traits and behavioral assessments of working dogs. A quick look at the chapters, contributed by experts from across the globe and across the multidisciplinary spectrum, illustrates the breadth and depth of information available in this book. Traditionally, information concerning working dogs is mostly hearsay, with the exchange of information informal at best and non-existent at worst. Most books available are too general in coverage or conversely, too specific. They explain how to train a service dog or train a dog to track, based on training lore rather than empirical methods verified with rigorous scientific standards. This book, drawing on cutting edge research, unifies different perspectives into one global science: Canine Ergonomics. |