Homozygosity for Mobile Element Insertions Associated with WBSCR17 Could Predict Success in Assistance Dog Training Programs. [PDF]
Genes (Basel), 2019 Assistance dog training programs can see as many as 60% of their trainees dismissed. Many training programs utilize behavioral assays prior to admittance to identify likely successful candidates, yet such assays can be insconsistent.
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Seasonality in oestrus and litter size in an assistance dog breeding colony in the United Kingdom. [PDF]
Vet Rec, 2017 Evidence of seasonality in oestrus in bitches within specialist breeding programmes, such as those for assistance dogs, may support colony management through tailoring the distribution of resources required for breeding throughout the year.
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Disability and RehabilitationPurpose Assistance dogs can provide many health and wellbeing benefits to people with disability, however challenges remain. Assistance dog providers provide crucial support to assistance dog handlers, however limited literature exists exploring their ...
Jessica Hill
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Attitudes Toward In-Training Assistance Dogs in University Classrooms [PDF]
AnimalsAssistance dogs provide many important benefits and improve the quality of life of the humans they serve. Puppy raisers provide the initial training of dogs that may become assistance dogs—training of basic commands such as sit, socializing and ...
Lindsey Person, Greg C. Elvers
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A Dog Is a Doctor’s Best Friend: The Use of a Service Dog as a Perioperative Assistant [PDF]
Case Reports in Pediatrics, 2016 Service dogs are beneficial in providing assistance to people with multiple types of disabilities and medical disorders including visual impairment, physical disabilities, seizure disorders, diabetes, and mental illness.
Shannon Tew, Brad M. Taicher
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PTSD assistance dogs: concerns for animal well-being, rights, and justice [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary SciencePTSD assistance dogs are service dogs trained to assist individuals living with PTSD. A growing body of research links the use of PTSD assistance dogs with substantial benefits for their human partners, including significant reductions in PTSD symptoms ...
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Prediction of working outcomes in trainee dogs using the novel Assistance Dog Test Battery (ADTB)
Applied Animal Behaviour ScienceBrendan O'Flynn, Marinara Marcato
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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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