Cimerman, Martina
Papić, Bojan
Nemec Svete, Alenka
Avberšek, Jana
Kušar, Darja
Petek, Sara
Bajc, Miha
Pohar, Katka
Ihan, Alojz
Domanjko Petrič, Aleksandra
Funding for this research was provided by:
The Slovenian Research and Innovation Agency (Young Researcher Core Funding)
The Slovenian Research and Innovation Agency (P4-0092)
The Slovenian Research and Innovation Agency (P4-0053)
The Slovenian Research and Innovation Agency (P4-0092)
The Slovenian Research and Innovation Agency (P4-0053)
Article History
Received: 11 March 2026
Accepted: 8 June 2026
First Online: 16 June 2026
Declarations
Ethics approval and consent to participate: All procedures complied with the applicable Slovenian governmental regulations (Animal Protection Act, The Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia, 43/2007). The authors declare that human ethics approval was not needed for this study (Institutional Committee for Animal Welfare #25 − 01/2023-1) and that the institutional Animal Welfare Committee for Experimental Purposes of the Veterinary Faculty, University of Ljubljana, approved the study. All dog owners gave their informed consent to participate in this study.
Consent for publication: Not applicable.
Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.