Gustavo Roberto Dias Rodrigues, Eduarda da Silva Oliveira, Vanessa Theodoro Rezende, Janine França, Camila Raineri
This study aimed to investigate trends and concerns related to the commercialization of dogs in Brazil. The authors analyzed 1,500 ads for the sale of Miniature Schnauzer, Chihuahua, and German Spitz breeds using the methodology of hedonic price analysis. Marginal and relative values of attributes were calculated for puppy sex, coat, age, pedigree, vaccination and deworming, seller type and region, using ordinary least squares. The most valued attributes for each breed were identified as selling by kennels, pedigree, and coat color...
November 16, 2023: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science: JAAWS