Veterinary Dog Handling Techniques Survey Across Canada and the United States

691 veterinary professionals from Canada and the United States reported on handling techniques for calm, fearful, and aggressive dogs during routine examinations. The cross-sectional survey, authored by Lindsay Nakonechny and last updated in April 2026, collected data on participant characteristics, clinic experience, professional quality of life, and the frequency of 14 different handling techniques. Logistic regression models identified risk factors for the use of minimal and full-body restraint.

Use Cases

• Modeling risk factors for restraint use based on professional demographics and bite history
• Analyzing correlations between personality traits, like extraversion, and handling choices
• Investigating the influence of clinic-level factors, such as practice type, on restraint decisions
• Studying the relationship between staff safety prioritization and the adoption of minimal restraint techniques

Strengths

• Dataset includes responses from 691 veterinary professionals, providing a substantial sample size
• Survey covers three distinct dog behavior states (calm, fearful, aggressive) for comparative analysis
• Data collection includes multiple dimensions: participant characteristics, professional well-being, and specific handling techniques

Limitations

• Row count for the underlying data table is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Data is based on a convenience sample, which may not be fully representative of the broader veterinary population

Provenance

Source

Lindsay Nakonechny via figshare

Collection Method

Convenience sample online questionnaire

Time Range

Survey period not specified; data reflects a cross-sectional snapshot.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-14 13:08:06

Geography

Canada (21.7% of participants) and the United States (79.1% of participants)