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Quantifying canine interactions with smart toys assesses suitability for service dog work

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2022
There are approximately a half million active service dogs in the United States, providing life-changing assistance and independence to people with a wide range of disabilities.
Ceara Byrne, Thad Starner, Melody Jackson   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Supporting clients through loss: A qualitative review of current practices of accredited assistance dog organizations

Human-Animal Interactions
This qualitative study aims to empirically identify, and document current practices employed by United States-based assistance dog organizations accredited by Assistance Dogs International (N = 21) to support clients in preparing for and coping with ...
Dena DeSantis, J. Gerlach
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Supporting Families to ‘Make the Most’ of the Relationship Between Their Companion Dogs and Their Children with Autism Spectrum Condition: A Qualitative Exploration of the ‘Family Dog Service’

Behavioral Sciences
Evidence suggests that assistance and therapy dogs can positively impact the mental and physical health of children with autism spectrum condition (ASC) and their families. However, these services are often costly and inaccessible.
Emily Shoesmith, Heidi Stevens, Selina Gibsone, Cari Miles, Hannah Beal, Kelly Jennings, Elena Ratschen   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Planning for the retirement or death of an assistance dog: perspectives of staff from assistance animal organisations

Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology
Purpose: The retirement or death of an assistance dog can cause a significant grief response to their handler, equivalent to that of the loss of a loved one.
Tara E Knoll, E. Bould, L. Callaway, M. Iannos   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Paws and reflect:Defining an assistance dog task [PDF]

Definitions of assistance dogs rest on the performance of tasks that mitigate a human’s disabilities. However, the specific elements that constitute assistance dog tasks – those that effectively and consistently mitigate disabilities – remain undefined ...
Warda, Tiamat; id_orcid, Warda, Tiamat
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A cross-sectional study of factors associated with dog ownership in Tanzania [PDF]

, 2008
Background: Mass vaccination of owned domestic dogs is crucial for the control of rabies in sub-Saharan Africa. Knowledge of the proportion of households which own dogs, and of the factors associated with dog ownership, is important for the planning and ...
M Karen Laurenson, Mfinanga, S. G. M., Boden, L.A., Kazwala, R. R., Lisa A Boden, Boden, L. A., Cleaveland, C., Laurenson, M.K., Kazwala, Rudovick R., Kazwala, R.R., Cleaveland, Sarah, Sarah Cleaveland, Boden, Lisa, Knobel, D.L., Laurenson, M. Karen, Knobel, D. L., Knobel, Darryn L., Rudovick R Kazwala, Laurenson, M. K., Cleaveland, S., Darryn L Knobel, Kazwala Rudovick R, Laurenson M Karen, Knobel Darryn L, Boden Lisa A, Cleaveland Sarah   +25 more
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Better to Have Loved and Lost? Human Avoidant Attachment Style Towards Dogs Predicts Group Membership as ‘Forever Owner’ or ‘Foster Carer’

Animals, 2020
Important physiological, performance, and relationship differences have been reported between companion and working dogs. This study aimed to investigate how human attachment styles manifest towards dogs, depending on the dog’s role. Seeing Eye Dog (SED)
Jannine M. Lockyer, Jessica L. Oliva
doaj   +1 more source

Solid Pseudopapillary Neoplasm of the Pancreas in Children and Adolescents: Expert Recommendations

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Solid pseudopapillary neoplasm of the pancreas (SPN) is a rare low‐grade malignant exocrine pancreatic tumor, mostly discovered during the second decade of life in females, with a very good prognosis, provided microscopically complete surgical excision is achieved.
Sabine Irtan, Michael Abele, Calogero Virgone, Michaela Kuhlen, Ricardo Lopez‐Almarez, Tal Ben‐Ami, Ewa Bien, Maja Cesen, Malgorzata A. Krawczyk, Andrea Ferrari, Gianni Bisogno, Yves Reguerre, Dominik T. Schneider, Louise Galmiche, Jorg Fuchs, Sarah Braungart, Bilgehan Yalcin, Ines B. Brecht, Daniel Orbach   +18 more
wiley   +1 more source

Beyond the Document: A Single‐Center Qualitative Study of Survivorship Care Plan Barriers and Opportunities Across Pediatric Oncology Stakeholders

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Survivorship care plans (SCPs) summarize cancer treatment and guide risk‐based follow‐up for cancer survivors, yet remain difficult to create, share, and use. Stakeholder perspectives are needed to inform usable approaches.
Molly S. Talman, Emma Fleisher, Megan E. Salwei, Debra Friedman, Laurie Novak   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Endoscopic‐Assisted Lumbosacral Foraminotomy in the Dog [PDF]

Veterinary Surgery, 2004
Objective—To determine if endoscopic‐assisted foraminotomy significantly increased the area of the L7‐S1 intervertebral foramen and if, over 12 weeks, stenosis would occur.Study Design—Prospective, experimental study.Animal Population—Six clinically normal, 22–29 kg, adult dogs.Methods—Using endoscopic assistance, unilateral L7‐S1 foraminotomy was ...
Brett C, Wood, Otto I, Lanz, Jeryl C, Jones, Peter K, Shires   +3 more
openaire   +2 more sources