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Community perceptions of free-roaming dogs and management practices in villages at the periphery of a protected area in Bhutan [PDF]
, 2020 In Bhutan, free-roamingdogs pose health hazards to human, livestock, andwildlife. Understanding the perceptions and practices of local communitiesregarding free-roaming dogs is important to mitigate negative impacts. A community-based study was conducted
De Garine-Wichatitsky, Michel +4 more
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Animals, 2021 The psychological health effects of pet ownership have been widely studied, but only a few studies investigated its impact among socially isolated older adults.
Tomoko Ikeuchi +6 more
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The association between dog ownership or dog walking and fitness or weight status in childhood [PDF]
, 2017 BackgroundHealth benefits of dog walking are established in adults: dog owners are on average more physically active, and those walking their dogs regularly have lower weight status than those who do not.
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Returning a Shelter Dog: The Role of Owner Expectations and Dog Behavior
Animals, 2022 Millions of animals are adopted from animal shelters in the United States each year, although some are returned post-adoption, which can decrease both the animals’ chances of future adoptions and the owners’ willingness to adopt again.
Lauren Powell +6 more
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Should Dogs and Cats be Given as Gifts? [PDF]
, 2013 Policies that state pets should not be adopted as gifts are prevalent at animal welfare organizations, despite the fact that this belief is unfounded. Denying adopters who intend to give the animals as gifts may unnecessarily impede the overarching goal ...
Emily D. Dolan +4 more
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PLoS ONE, 2023 To examine the dog ownership factors characteristic to a population of dogs confiscated after a human and/ or animal-directed biting incident, we compared bite risk assessment reports of 159 confiscated dogs in the time frame 2008, 2009, 2010 (tf1) and ...
Ineke R. van Herwijnen +4 more
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Spatial Analysis of Dog Ownership and Car Use in the UK
Findings, 2021 Walking the dog, and other dog-related practices, have been suggested to be particularly car-dependent. Secondary data analysis presented finds associations between the high energy use practices of car travel and dog ownership.
Ian Philips +2 more
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Comparing methods of assessing dog rabies vaccination coverage in rural and urban communities in Tanzania [PDF]
, 2017 Rabies can be eliminated by achieving comprehensive coverage of 70% of domestic dogs during annual mass vaccination campaigns. Estimates of vaccination coverage are, therefore, required to evaluate and manage mass dog vaccination programs; however, there
Changalucha, Joel +14 more
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Brain regions involved in observing and trying to interpret dog behaviour [PDF]
, 2017 Humans and dogs have interacted for millennia. As a result, humans (and especially dog owners) sometimes try to interpret dog behaviour. While there is extensive research on the brain regions that are involved in mentalizing about other peoples ...
Desmet, Charlotte +2 more
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Expectations Versus Reality: Long-Term Research on the Dog–Owner Relationship
Animals, 2020 In the framework of the early prevention of problems in the owner–dog relationship, it is important to have a broad perspective on the development of this relationship over time, starting before people actually acquire a dog.
Esther M. C. Bouma +2 more
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