出版社:Grupo de Pesquisa Metodologias em Ensino e Aprendizagem em Ciências
摘要:In the year 2020 an outbreak that spread rapidly to all continents, Covid-19, was declared by the World Health Organization. In Brazil and other countries in Latin America, a series of rules were enacted to slow down the spread of the virus. One of them was social isolation, which changed the routine of many people and also of pets. Therefore, the aim of our study was to identify behavioral changes in dogs and investigate the relationship with their guardians during social isolation during the Covid-19 pandemic period. A questionnaire to identify possible behavioral changes in dogs was made available on social networks and sent by email. 1532 responses were recorded, from tutors who were mostly young/adults, aged between 24 and 35 years old, who were socially isolated, but went out to perform essential tasks and identified themselves with the female gender. Our results showed that, during this period of pandemic, there was greater interaction between tutors and their dogs. Furthermore, the dogs showed no signs of stress, anxiety and aggression. On the contrary, they were more attached, forming a hyperattachment bond with their tutors. It is concluded that, during this period, behavioral signs of stress and aggression in dogs were not identified. Signs of hyperattachment were found, such as crying and sad when separated from the guardians and more dependent. Regarding the tutors, most were young/adults, were socially isolated, but went out to perform essential tasks and identified with the female gender.