Recognizing the value of assistance dogs in society [PDF]
Disability and Health Journal, 2015 Assistance dogs are specially trained to undertake a variety of tasks to help individuals with disabilities. This review gives an overview of the different types of assistance dogs in the UK, including guide dogs, hearing dogs, mobility assistance dogs, service dogs and dual-purpose dogs.
Gary England +2 more
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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 ...
Laura Kiiroja +2 more
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Current Perspectives on the Challenges of Implementing Assistance Dogs in Human Mental Health Care [PDF]
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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Assistance dogs for military veterans with PTSD: A systematic review, meta-analysis, and meta-synthesis [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2022 Psychiatric assistance dogs for military veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) currently make up over 19% of assistance dog partnerships globally.
Sarah C. Leighton +2 more
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The effects of assistance dogs on psychosocial health and wellbeing: A systematic literature review. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2020 Beyond the functional tasks that assistance dogs are trained for, there is growing literature describing their benefits on the psychosocial health and wellbeing of their handlers.
Kerri E Rodriguez +4 more
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Neurohormonal Profiles of Assistance Dogs Compared to Pet Dogs: What Is the Impact of Different Lifestyles? [PDF]
Animals, 2021 Assistance dogs must manage stress efficiently because they are involved in challenging tasks. Their welfare is currently a fundamental issue. This preliminary study aimed to compare assistance dogs (AD; n = 22) with pet dogs (PD; n = 24), using blood ...
Manuel Mengoli +8 more
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Development and Validation of an IMU Sensor-Based Behaviour-Alert Detection Collar for Assistance Dogs: A Proof-of-Concept Study [PDF]
AnimalsAssistance dogs have shown promise in alerting to epileptic seizures in their owners, but current approaches often lack consistency, standardisation, and objective validation. This proof-of-concept study presents the development and initial validation of
Shelley Brady +5 more
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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 +3 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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Understanding the participation outcomes for persons with disability when partnered with assistance dogs: A scoping review [PDF]
Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, 2022 Sarah Wilkes-Gillan
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