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<span lang="EN-AU" style="color:black;mso-themecolor:text1">Dear BERGers</span></p>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="color:black;mso-themecolor:text1">I am emailing to ask if you would participate in our survey / share our survey with your relevant networks. We are exploring the topic of psychological trauma in dogs and the potential effect that
psychological trauma may have on dog behaviour and welfare. This research will allow us to document the potential impacts that psychological trauma may have on dogs, which may additionally impact their owners and the community.
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="color:black;mso-themecolor:text1">This survey is open to dog behaviour/psychology experts. Participants must currently work in the field of dog behaviour or dog psychology and have a qualification of at least a Bachelor’s degree in
the field of animal behaviour or animal psychology. The survey is available in three languages, English, Italian or Japanese, and is expected to take around 25 minutes to complete.
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color:black;mso-themecolor:text1;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">This is a collaboration between researchers at The University of Queensland (AUS), the University of Stirling (UK), the University of Lincoln (UK), and RSPCA Australia (AUS).
This study has ethical approval from the University of Queensland Human Research Ethics Committee (#2022_HE000131).
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color:black;mso-themecolor:text1;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">We would also very much appreciate if you could share our survey with your professional network so that we can capture a wide range of views from experts in this field. Your
time and support are appreciated. <o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color:black;mso-themecolor:text1;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">The survey is available at this link:
<a href="https://tinyurl.com/ProjectElevateSurvey" id="LPlnk666407">https://tinyurl.com/ProjectElevateSurvey</a> and by using the QR code in the survey poster.
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color:black;mso-themecolor:text1;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">Hannah, on behalf of the research team<o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color:black;mso-themecolor:text1;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">University of Queensland: Prof Alan Tilbrook, Dr Tamsin Barnes, Dr Ella Kuskoff, Dr Kris Descovich<o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color:black;mso-themecolor:text1;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">University of Stirling: Prof Hannah Buchanan-Smith<o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color:black;mso-themecolor:text1;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">University of Lincoln: Prof Daniel Mills<o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color:black;mso-themecolor:text1;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">RSPCA Australia: Dr Sarah Zito<o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="color:black;mso-themecolor:text1">If useful, our social media survey posts can be shared from here:<o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="color:black;mso-themecolor:text1">Twitter: </span><span lang="EN-AU"><a href="https://twitter.com/KrisDescovich/status/1517788586061426688">https://twitter.com/KrisDescovich/status/1517788586061426688</a><span style="color:black;mso-themecolor:text1">
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="color:black;mso-themecolor:text1">Facebook: </span><span lang="EN-AU"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/kris.descovich/posts/10163730448958125">https://www.facebook.com/kris.descovich/posts/10163730448958125</a><span style="color:black;mso-themecolor:text1">
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="color:black;mso-themecolor:text1">LinkedIn: </span><span lang="EN-AU"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6923558416305057792/">https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6923558416305057792/</a><span style="color:black;mso-themecolor:text1">
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Professor, Behaviour and Evolution Research Group (BERG)</span></p>
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Psychology, Faculty of Natural Sciences <br>
</span><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125); font-size:10pt">University of Stirling <br>
Stirling, FK9 4LA <br>
Scotland <br>
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E-mail: <a href="mailto:h.m.buchanan-smith@stir.ac.uk"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">h.m.buchanan-smith@stir.ac.uk</span></a>
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</span><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125); font-size:10pt">Home page: <a href="https://rms.stir.ac.uk/converis-stirling/person/11925">
</a><a href="https://www.stir.ac.uk/people/257464">https://www.stir.ac.uk/people/257464</a></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size:13.3333px"><a href="https://animalconcepts.mykajabi.com/247approachtopromotingoptimalwelfareforcaptivewildanimals" title="https://animalconcepts.mykajabi.com/247approachtopromotingoptimalwelfareforcaptivewildanimals">Animal
Welfare 24/7 across the lifespan</a></span></p>
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<a href="https://nc3rs.org.uk/housing-and-husbandry-dogs" style="color:rgb(0,102,153); font-family:Arial; font-size:14px; text-align:start; background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">https://nc3rs.org.uk/housing-and-husbandry-<b>dogs</b></a><br>
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial" size="2">The University achieved an overall 5 stars in the QS World University Rankings 2020</font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" size="2">UK Sports University of the Year 2020 (Times Higher Good University Guide)</font></div>
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