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Spotlight on Assistance Dogs—Legislation, Welfare and Research
Animals, 2018 Assistance dogs are a very diverse group of working dogs that are trained to assist humans with different types of disabilities in their daily lives.
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Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2019 Japan learnt how to promote assistance dogs effectively by deliberating the issues and challenges that surrounded assistance dogs in the USA and Europe and the Act on Assistance Dogs for Physically Disabled Persons was issued in 2002.
Mariko Yamamoto
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Enhanced Selection of Assistance and Explosive Detection Dogs Using Cognitive Measures
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2018 Working dogs play a variety of important roles, ranging from assisting individuals with disabilities, to explosive and medical detection work. Despite widespread demand, only a subset of dogs bred and trained for these roles ultimately succeed, creating ...
Evan L. MacLean, Brian Hare
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Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2019 Assistance dogs' roles have diversified to support people with various disabilities, especially in the U.S. Data presented here are from the U.S. and Canada non-profit facilities (including both accredited and candidate members that fulfilled partial ...
Lynette A. Hart +2 more
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Registrations of Assistance Dogs in California for Identification Tags: 1999-2012. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Dogs are filling a growing number of roles supporting people with various disabilities, leading to a chaotic situation in the U.S. Although the federal laws allow public access with working dogs only for people with disabilities, no governmental ...
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Assistance Dogs for People with Younger (Early)-Onset Dementia: The Family Carer’s Experience
Animals, 2023 There is growing evidence for trained assistance dogs promoting the health, wellbeing, and quality of life of people in a variety of circumstances, including for those with dementia.
Genée Marks, Keith R. McVilly
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Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2021 Guide dogs are mobility aids that facilitate independent travel of people who are blind or visually impaired. Additional benefits imparted to the guide dog handler include companionship, and increased: social-function, self-esteem and confidence.
Janice Lloyd +3 more
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Current Perspectives on the Challenges of Implementing Assistance Dogs in Human Mental Health Care
Veterinary Sciences, 2023 The prevalence of mental health disorders, driven by current global crises, is notably high. During the past decades, the popularity of dogs assisting humans with a wide spectrum of mental health disorders has significantly increased.
Sandra Foltin, Lisa Maria Glenk
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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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Audiology Research, 2023 This study aimed to explore perceptions and experiences about how owning a hearing dog can influence the functioning and the autonomy of people with hearing loss. Three adults participated in a semi-structured interview.
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