ADC Good-looking vs. obedient, which would you rather take home? Appearance and behavioral predictors affecting the adoption of shelter dogs in Slovakia. Mesarčová, L, Skurková, L, Lešková, L, Dillingerová, S, Kottferová, J, Kottferová, L. In Journal of applied animal welfare science 2021, Roč. 24, č. 2, s. 107-116

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OCA1. Surname awarded to the assessed personKottferová
OCA2. Name awarded to the assessed personJana
OCA3. Degrees awarded to the assessed personProf. , DVM, PhD
OCA4. Hyperlink to the entry of the person in the Register of university staffhttps://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/6055
OCA5. Area of assessmentstudy programme animal welfare and protection · II. degree
OCA6. Category of the research/artistic/other outputscientific output
OCA7. Year of publication of the research/artistic/other output2021
OCA8. ID of the record in the Central Registry of Publication Activity (CRPA) or the Central Registry of Artistic Activity (CRAA)254379
OCA9. Hyperlink to the record in CRPA or CRAAhttps://app.crepc.sk/?fn=detailBiblioFormChildK2G7A&sid=18100A8866F2CA4CD51FC8C205&seo=CREP%C4%8C-detail-%C4%8Cl%C3%A1nok
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OCA10. Hyperlink to the record in another publicly accessible register, catalogue of research/ artistic/other outputshttps://www.webofscience.com/wos/woscc/full-record/WOS:000612753900001
OCA11. Characteristics of the output in the format of the CRPA or the CRAA bibliographic record, if the output is not available in a publicly accessible register or catalogue of outputsADC Good-looking vs. obedient, which would you rather take home? Appearance and behavioral predictors affecting the adoption of shelter dogs in Slovakia. Mesarčová, L, Skurková, L, Lešková, L, Dillingerová, S, Kottferová, J, Kottferová, L. In Journal of applied animal welfare science 2021, Roč. 24, č. 2, s. 107-116
OCA12. Type of the output (if the output is not registered in CRPA or CRAA) article
OCA13. Hyperlink to the webpage where the output is available (full text, other documentation, etc.)https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10888705.2021.1872026?journalCode=haaw20
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OCA15. Annotation of the output with contextual information concerning the description of creative process and the content of the research/artistic/other activity, etc.
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OCA16. Annotation of the output in EnglishThe aim of the study was to investigate the key factors influencing the successful adoption of dogs from dog shelters in Slovakia. The study covered the following factors in relation to individual dogs: time spent at the shelter, age, body weight, sex, coat color, length of the coat, and behavior (specifically intraspecific aggression, aggression toward humans, activity, and fear-related behavior). The survey was conducted in three shelters in the territory of the Slovak Republic. The online and on-site questionnaires of about 162 successfully adopted dogs were collected and were filled in by the shelter staff, those who accepted dogs into the shelter. Non-parametric statistics (Mann-Whitney U test and Kruskal-Wallis H test followed by Dunn\'s multiple comparisons test with correction) confirmed that the most important factors influencing the decision-making process of potential adopters were the age of the dog and its weight. However, we found that the length or color of the coat and sex had no effect on early adoption. While behavior is important during the prospective adopter/owner\'s interaction with the dog, it is still not the most important criterion in making a decision.
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OCA19. Characteristics of the output and related activities' impact on the educational process

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