From Gaze to Interaction: Links Between Visual Attention, Facial Expression Identification, and Behavior of Children Diagnosed with ASD or Typically Developing Children with an Assistance Dog [PDF]
Behavioral Sciences (Basel, Switzerland)Understanding how children engage with others is crucial for improving social interactions, especially when one of the partners is an animal. We investigated relationships between interaction strategies, visual attention, and facial expression ...
Manon Toutain
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Interactions between the Public and Assistance Dog Handlers and Trainers [PDF]
Animals, 2021 This research aimed to explore the experiences of handlers and trainers of disability assistance dogs in terms of the types of interactions they had with members of the Aotearoa NZ (NZ) public and how these interactions were perceived, interpreted, and ...
Gretchen Good, Polly Yeung
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Rethinking love, independence, and speciesism in assistance dog discourse [PDF]
Frontiers in SociologyThis paper challenges the prevailing belief that assistance dogs inherently love their roles, arguing that the notion of “unconditional love” in discourses on assistance dog perpetuates a human-centric perspective and reinforces speciesism. It emphasizes
Birkan Taş
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Psychiatric Assistance Dog Use for People Living With Mental Health Disorders [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2019 A psychiatric assistance dog (PAD) is a service dog that is trained to assist its handler (owner) who has been diagnosed with a mental health condition such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), schizophrenia, depression, anxiety, or bipolar disorder.
Janice Lloyd +2 more
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Cognitive characteristics of 8- to 10-week-old assistance dog puppies [PDF]
Animal Behaviour, 2020 To characterize the early ontogeny of dog cognition, we tested 168 domestic dog, Canis familiaris, puppies (97 females, 71 males; mean age = 9.2 weeks) in a novel test battery based on previous tasks developed and employed with adolescent and adult dogs.
Evan Maclean +2 more
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Rejections in an non-purpose bred assistance dog population: Reasons, consequences and methods for screening. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2019 Assistance dogs aid people with various impairments on a daily basis. To become an assistance dog, a strict selection procedure and intensive training period must be successfully completed.
Evelien Bogaerts +5 more
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Decoding the path to success: unveiling how behavior drives assistance dog career outcome [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary ScienceAssistance dogs (ADs) are placed in a variety of careers to meet individual needs, mitigating disabilities, fostering independence, providing life-saving alerts, and improving mental health. Career fit can be a source of stress, particularly when an AD's
Emma Hilby, Molly McCue
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Attachment Style Is Related to Quality of Life for Assistance Dog Owners [PDF]
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2017 Attachment styles have been shown to affect quality of life. Growing interest in the value of companion animals highlights that owning a dog can also affect quality of life, yet little research has explored the role of the attachment bond in affecting ...
Naomi White +2 more
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Predictive Models of Assistance Dog Training Outcomes Using the Canine Behavioral Assessment and Research Questionnaire and a Standardized Temperament Evaluation [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2019 Assistance dogs can greatly improve the lives of people with disabilities. However, a large proportion of dogs bred and trained for this purpose are deemed unable to successfully fulfill the behavioral demands of this role.
Evan Maclean +2 more
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Australian parents' experiences of owning an autism assistance dog. [PDF]
Health Soc Care Community, 2022 Autism assistance dogs (AADs) increase safety for children with autism and their families. Autism assistance dogs can also decrease familial stress and the isolation which families may experience due to fear for their child's safety and judgement from ...
Appleby R +3 more
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