Companion dog acquisition and mental well-being: a community-based three-arm controlled study [PDF]
BMC Public Health, 2019 Background Dog ownership is suggested to improve mental well-being, although empirical evidence among community dog owners is limited. This study examined changes in human mental well-being following dog acquisition, including four measures: loneliness ...
Lauren Powell +7 more
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Why Do People Want Dogs? A Mixed-Methods Study of Motivations for Dog Acquisition in the United Kingdom [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2022 With an estimated 12. 5 million dogs in the UK alone, many people acquire a dog at some point during their lives. However, there are gaps in understanding about why UK owners decide to get dogs.
Katrina E. Holland +4 more
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Examining How Dog ‘Acquisition’ Affects Physical Activity and Psychosocial Well-Being: Findings from the BuddyStudy Pilot Trial [PDF]
Animals, 2019 Dog owners are more physically active than non-dog owners, but evidence of a causal relationship between dog acquisition and increased physical activity is lacking. Such evidence could inform programs and policies that encourage responsible dog ownership.
Katie Potter +4 more
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Longitudinal effects of dog ownership, dog acquisition, and dog loss on children’s movement behaviours: findings from the PLAYCE cohort study [PDF]
International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical ActivityIntroduction Regular physical activity is important for children’s physical and mental health, yet many children do not achieve recommended amounts of physical activity.
Emma K. Adams +3 more
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Where Do They Come From and Where Do They Go? Socioeconomic Patterns in Dog Acquisition and Rehoming [PDF]
AnimalsThis research examines the ways people acquire dogs in the US as well as the ways the dogs leave the household and the way these differ by income level in seven geographically diverse study communities.
Tom Kremer, Sue M. Neal
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Does dog acquisition improve physical activity, sedentary behaviour and biological markers of cardiometabolic health? Results from a three-arm controlled study [PDF]
BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine, 2020 Objectives Dog ownership has been associated with improved cardiometabolic risk factors, including physical activity. Most of the evidence originates from cross-sectional studies or populations with established disease. This study investigated changes in
Emmanuel Stamatakis +7 more
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Stated Preferences for Dog Characteristics and Sources of Acquisition [PDF]
Animals, 2017 People’s preferences for where they acquire dogs and the characteristics they focus on may provide insight into their perceptions of socially responsible pet ownership, as acquiring a dog is the first step in dog ownership.
Courtney Bir +2 more
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Reported Acquisition Practices of Australian Dog Owners [PDF]
Animals, 2019 In Australia, the UK and the US dog ownership is prevalent with an estimated 40% of Australian households, 25% of UK households, and 50% of US households owning a dog. Once acquired, a dog usually becomes a family companion so, unlike a faulty product, it can rarely be returned or resold without some emotional impact on both the acquirer and the dog ...
Simone A. Blackman +3 more
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Real-Time Image Acquisition and Stabilization Technology for Dynamic Robotic Dog Loading Video Acquisition Device [PDF]
IEEE AccessTo improve the real-time image acquisition and stabilization ability of dynamic robotic dog video acquisition devices, a dynamic robotic dog video image stabilization algorithm based on local low-rank regularization is proposed.
Minjie Zhu +4 more
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UK Dog Owners’ Pre-Acquisition Information- and Advice-Seeking: A Mixed Methods Study
AnimalsDogs are the most common pet animal species in the UK. Little is known about information and advice gathering within the process of dog acquisition, nor what pre-acquisition research encompasses.
Rebecca Mead +4 more
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