HOW MOTHERS MATTER: THE INFLUENCE OF EARLY MATERNAL INTERACTION ON OFFSPRING BEHAVIOR AND DEVELOPMENT
Join us in this 1-hour webinar and learn about the ways in which maternal style, experienced over the first few weeks of life, has a long-lasting impact on later offspring development.
Included in this discussion:
- The association between maternal behavior and later offspring temperament and cognition
- The association between maternal behavior and later success of the offspring as a guide dog
- The nuances of maternal behavior and how small amounts of stress in early life likely lead to resilience
- Ongoing research to investigate the influence of mothering across other types of working dogs
Original Air Date: May 21, 2019
Learn more about Dr. Bray's CHF-funded research:
Grant 02518: The Effects of Early Life Experience on Working Dog Temperament and Cognition
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