Dog Ownership and Risk for Alveolar Echinococcosis, Germany [PDF]
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2022 Human alveolar echinococcosis is caused by the parasite Echinococcus multilocularis, and dog ownership has been identified as a risk factor. We sought to specify the factors of dog ownership underlying this risk by conducting a case–control study among ...
Julian Schmidberger +6 more
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Association between preschooler movement behaviours, family dog ownership, dog play and dog walking: Findings from the PLAYCE study [PDF]
Preventive Medicine Reports, 2022 Physical inactivity in childhood is a major public health issue. Dog ownership has been widely reported to lead to greater physical activity in adults and school-aged children.
Clover Maitland +2 more
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Effects of dog ownership on the gut microbiota of elderly owners. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2022 Dog owners are usually in close contact with dogs. Whether dogs can affect the gut microbiota of elderly dog owners is worth studying. Data from 54 elderly (over 65 years of age) dog owners were screened from the American Gut Project.
Chaona Jiang +3 more
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Owner expectations and surprises of dog ownership experiences in the United Kingdom [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary ScienceIntroductionAlthough many owners are satisfied by dog ownership, large numbers of dogs are relinquished annually, with an estimated 130,000 dogs cared for each year by rescue organisations in the UK.
Robert Christley +2 more
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Dog ownership satisfaction determinants in the owner-dog relationship and the dog's behaviour. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2018 Dog ownership satisfaction relates to the quality of life of both owner and dog, and when seriously compromised may even lead to dog abandonment. Knowledge on determinants of dog ownership satisfaction is limited, obstructing solutions for promoting ...
Ineke R van Herwijnen +3 more
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Dog ownership may promote cardiometabolic health in U.S. military veterans [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2023 Dog ownership has been associated with reduced cardiovascular and all-cause mortality in civilian epidemiological samples. Associations between dog ownership and cardiometabolic disease were examined in the 2019–2020 wave of the National Health and ...
Steven H. Woodward +2 more
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Dog ownership, dog walking, and social capital [PDF]
Humanities & Social Sciences Communications, 2021 Evidence for social pathways to health benefits for dog owners appears positive but less well-developed. Our study aimed to estimate the differences in social capital by dog ownership and dog walking status among young-to-middle-aged adults and older ...
Mohammad Javad Koohsari +9 more
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Association of new dog ownership with physical activity and social contact: the retrospective study [PDF]
Scientific ReportsThis study investigated whether new dog ownership without past ownership leads to increased physical activity and social contact compared to non-dog ownership.
Yu Taniguchi, Maasa Kobayashi
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The Design Challenges for Dog Ownership and Dog Walking in Dense Urban Areas: The Case of Japan [PDF]
Frontiers in Public Health, 2022 There has been growing interest in the role of pet ownership, particularly dog ownership, in managing noncommunicable diseases. The built environment can act as a facilitator or barrier to owning a dog or dog walking.
Mohammad Javad Koohsari +9 more
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Association between dog ownership and mental health among community-dwelling older adults: a cross-sectional study [PDF]
Frontiers in Public HealthIntroductionPoor mental health in later adulthood poses a significant public health challenge. The association between dog ownership and apathy and depressive symptoms among older adults remains under-researched.
Yoko Kuroda +8 more
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