@profDSM

Professor of Veterinary Behavioural Medicine

 Lincoln UK
staff.lincoln.ac.uk/dmills
Joined August 2016
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Thrilled to share the news of having been awarded with @Hall_S_Sophie, @emilyshoesmith, @profDSM, @DogsForGoodUK & @TEWVresearch an NIHR Programme Development Grant on adjunctive dog-assisted interventions in mental health populations(ADASTRA)!🌟 Exciting times & opportunities!
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My new book. A delve into cats and how they see the world for the more popular market. Thank you so much to Celia Haddon for asking me to write this with her. #beingyourcat #cats
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Replying to @IJERPH_MDPI
@IJERPH_MDPI Special Issue: 2nd Edition of Human-Animal Interactions: New Perspectives on the Impact on Human Health and Animal Welfare. Delighted to be guest editing again with @ElenaRatschen & @profDSM. Submission deadline: June 2023. More info below 🔽 mdpi.com/journal/ijerph/spec…
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New open access publication - on cats and laser light play #cats mdpi.com/2076-2615/11/8/2178

Laser Light Pointers for Use in Companion Cat Play: Association with Guardian-Reported Abnormal...

Use of laser light pointers for feline play is popular with many companion cat guardians. It can be an enjoyable shared interaction and provide an opportunity for feline exercise. Laser light play...

mdpi.com
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This study shows that it's important to think about the human side of dog training. Having a reactive dog can be really hard, and helping people feel confident in how to cope with it and train their dog will help them use a reward-based plan companionanimalpsychology.co…

Confidence and Emotions Affect People's Use of Positive Reinforcement to Train Reactive Dogs

The factors that influence people’s choice of dog training method, according to a new study shows.

companionanimalpsychology.com
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Got a problem you can't solve? We recommend looking at it from a different perspective! 🧐✨ #MondayMotivation
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Dogs prefer dog-directed speech over adult-directed speech even when recordings are adjusted to have the same average pitch. Animal Behaviour, June 2021 Link to paper: ow.ly/ZAdJ50EQ9pN
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Daniel Mills retweeted
Daniel Mills@profDSM11 Jan 2021
Second week back; third paper of the year. A scale for assessing welfare of cats in the home and the advantages of controlled outdoor access. #indoorcats #CatsOnTwitter #cats #CatsOfTwitter frontiersin.org/articles/10.…

Frontiers | Introducing a Controlled Outdoor Environment Impacts Positively in Cat Welfare and...

There is much debate over the pros and cons of allowing cats to roam freely as opposed to keeping them confined indoors. We surveyed owners who implemented a...

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Happy #WorldKindnessDay! Did you know that creating music creates kindness? A study by Cambridge University shows that engaging in musical activities on a regular basis greatly improves a child’s ability to empathise, which encourages kindness, patience and cooperativeness. 🎶🤗
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I, for one, welcome our feline overlords bbc.com/news/world-latin-ame…
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An important study for the autistic community. Participants will receive a £14 Amazon voucher as a sign of appreciation for their contribution. All autistic adults who own a dog are welcome. @niko_kargas @UOL_ARIC @unilincoln @UniLincolnPEARL @AutismPlusUK @BeyondAutismUK
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1st 5 things I said aloud this morning 1 (to dog) Hey sweet one! oh, big stretch! 2 (to dog) oh, hello! how's it going, little one? 3 (to dog) c'mere snuggleface, let me give you a tickle, how's that? 4 (to dog) (whispering) you're my favorite, you are you are 5 (to husband) hi
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In a Finnish study 72.5% of dogs had highly problematic behaviour. Miniature schnauzers, for example, had high levels of aggression both towards strangers and a fear of strangers, while nearly 10% of Staffordshire bull terriers chased their tail. theguardian.com/science/2020…

Dog breeders urged to act over high levels of anxiety in pets

Finnish study finds three-quarters of dogs have highly problematic behaviour

theguardian.com
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The importance of social partners in stress buffering... Modelled in horses. Brilliantly presented by Claire Ricci-Bonot from University of Lincoln #ISAE #socialgroups
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Daniel Mills retweeted
ABCWelfare@ABCWelfare27 Feb 2020
***WE'RE BACK*** Recharged, refreshed, re-energised and ready to Tweet, Like and Retweet all things Animal Behaviour, Cognition and Welfare! @unilincoln @UoLLifeSciences
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First test of dogs on the odor span task, in which successive presentations of 2 odors are rewarded for choosing the novel one. Dogs were accurate even if the non-novel odor was presented 8 trials prior, perhaps indicating dogs’ working memory capacity. link.springer.com/article/10…
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📢 call for dog 🐶 owners in West London region to take part in a study 🐾 study is looking at how successful positive reinforcement is at encouraging dogs to interact with new things 🐾 game-like testing session will take only 10 minutes 📧 email [email protected] for info
Flyer detailing how to take part.

ALT Flyer detailing how to take part.

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