Data for: An Investigation into the Impact of Pre-Adolescent Training on Canine Behavior

An online survey about puppy training was sent to members of the Center for Canine Behavior Studies and posted on our social media platforms. Sixty hundred and forty-one (641) qualifying owners provided information on 1023 dogs. About half (48%) of the dogs involved in the study attended puppy training and the balance (52%) did not (the control group). The goal of the study was to find out whether puppy training at various ages (<3 months, 4 months, 4-6 months) helped prevent behavior problems later in life (> 1 year). It was found that puppy training classes at any age up to 6 months of age were beneficial in reducing the odds of a dog developing aggression, compulsive behavior, excessive barking, and destructive behavior. Reward-based training methods were employed in 89% of dogs attending puppy training classes. A variety of restraining devices were employed in most puppies attending training classes, some of which could be considered punitive. Demographics of behavior problems in all 1023 dogs produced some expected and some unexpected results. This Mendeley dataset includes: * The raw dog and dog-owner datasets in CSV format. * A link the GitHub repository where analysis was performed.

一项关于幼犬训练的在线调查被发送至犬类行为研究中心（Center for Canine Behavior Studies）的成员，并发布在我们的社交媒体平台上。641名符合条件的犬主提供了1023只犬只的相关信息。大约一半（48%）的受试犬只参加过幼犬训练，其余（52%）未参加（对照组）。本研究旨在探究不同年龄段（<3个月、4个月、4-6个月）的幼犬训练是否有助于预防犬只成年后（>1岁）出现行为问题。研究发现，犬只在6个月龄前参加任何年龄段的幼犬训练课程，均有助于降低其出现攻击性、强迫行为、过度吠叫及破坏性行为的概率。89%参加幼犬训练课程的犬只采用了基于奖励的训练方法。大多数参加训练课程的幼犬使用了多种约束装置，其中部分装置可被视为惩罚性工具。对所有1023只犬只的行为问题及其人口统计学特征分析后，得出了一些预期及意外的结果。该Mendeley数据集包含：* CSV格式的犬只及犬主原始数据集；* 用于分析的GitHub仓库链接。