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February 21, 2026SHILAP Revista de lepidopterologíaOpen Access

Editorial: Enhancing companion animal welfare through advanced behavioral management strategies

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YDYasemin Salgirli DemirbasKMKevin McPeakeJPJoana Soares Pereira

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Editorial reviews advancements in companion animal behavior management to improve welfare, highlighting sensory and pain considerations.

Key Points

  • The research aims to improve companion animal welfare by exploring behavioral management strategies.
  • Comparison of scented and non-scented chew toys for puppies' chewing behaviors.
  • Multimodal assessment of dogs with behavioral complaints to identify underlying pain.
  • Investigation of environmental and personal risk factors for undesired scratching in cats.
  • Evaluation of pheromone collars on behavioral issues in a controlled cat population.
  • Sensory enhanced chew toys increased engagement and reduced caregiver prompting in puppies.
  • 70% of dogs with behavioral issues were found to have underlying pain.
  • Stress and factors like children in households significantly contributed to scratching in cats.
  • Pheromone collars reduced behaviors such as inappropriate urination and destructive scratching significantly.

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Demirbas et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69994ad4873532290d01f348https://doi.org/10.3389/fnbeh.2026.1781387
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