A triple blind placebo-controlled investigation into the assessment of the effect of Dog Appeasing Pheromone (DAP) on anxiety related behaviour of problem dogs in …
The behaviour and emotional state of 15 dogs, known to be fearful of the veterinary clinic
was evaluated during a standardised 5 min waiting room procedure and standardised 2 min
consultation room procedure prior to a sham clinical examination, in the presence of Dog
Appeasing Pheromone and placebo. Subjects acted as their own controls and were semi-
randomly allocated into treatment groups to control for order effects. A triple blinding
procedure was used in order to remove bias from the assessment of video recordings of the …
was evaluated during a standardised 5 min waiting room procedure and standardised 2 min
consultation room procedure prior to a sham clinical examination, in the presence of Dog
Appeasing Pheromone and placebo. Subjects acted as their own controls and were semi-
randomly allocated into treatment groups to control for order effects. A triple blinding
procedure was used in order to remove bias from the assessment of video recordings of the …
