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Dog obedience lesson plans for pre-novice training [1998] [PDF]

open access: yes
Welcome to 4-H Dog Obedience! Dog training should be fun for you and your dog. Obedience competition is a person and a dog working together as a team. To become a team, you must concentrate completely on the work and keep the undivided attention of the ...
Coryell, Lois   +2 more
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Mathematical analysis of the value of constructive additives in the protective suit of the kinologist

open access: yesАлматы технологиялық университетінің хабаршысы, 2021
The problems of designing a suit for full protection of a cynologist-figurant are considered. A mathematical model is proposed for optimizing the value of constructive increments for predicting and searching for a rational design of PPE for a trainer-dog
N. S. Mokeeva, T. O. Bunkova
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A Novel Landscape for Understanding Physical and Mental Health: Body Mapping Research with Youth Experiencing Psychosis

open access: yesArt/Research International, 2018
Estimates indicate the lifespan of individuals with psychotic illness is reduced by approximately 15-20 years. Consequently there is a need to address the physical health of those who live with a mental illness, like psychosis.
Katherine M. Boydell   +10 more
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A police service dog as a means of coercion

open access: yesPravo - teorija i praksa, 2022
The use of animals in the execution of complex tasks by police officers and military units does not represent any novelty in the operational and legal sense. But, this topic has not been considered enough in professional and scientific circles, for which there should be found some space, especially if we take into account certain "news" in the ...
Nenad Bingulac, Nenad Sekulić
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Dog Behaviour, Physiology and Welfare [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
The relationship between domestic dogs and humans represents a unique example of an interspecific relationship. For this and other reasons, there has been a substantial increase in research on dogs.

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Current Perspectives on the Challenges of Implementing Assistance Dogs in Human Mental Health Care

open access: yesVeterinary 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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The Role and Relevance of Hearing Dogs from the Owner’s Perspective: An Explorative Study among Adults with Hearing Loss

open access: yesAudiology Research, 2023
This study aimed to explore perceptions and experiences about how owning a hearing dog can influence the functioning and the autonomy of people with hearing loss. Three adults participated in a semi-structured interview.
Audrey Lalancette   +2 more
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Interactions between the Public and Assistance Dog Handlers and Trainers

open access: yesAnimals, 2021
This research aimed to explore the experiences of handlers and trainers of disability assistance dogs in terms of the types of interactions they had with members of the Aotearoa NZ (NZ) public and how these interactions were perceived, interpreted, and ...
Bronwyn McManus   +2 more
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United States military working dogs from 2019 to 2021: analysis of causes of service discharge and decreased service life

open access: yesFrontiers in Veterinary Science
IntroductionMilitary working dogs (MWDs) are maintained by the United States Department of Defense (DoD) in effort to maintain readiness. MWDs provide valuable abilities which include explosive and drug detection capabilities as well as security support.
Dakota Discepolo   +7 more
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Emotion Facial Processing in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Pilot Study of the Impact of Service Dogs

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychology, 2022
Processing and recognizing facial expressions are key factors in human social interaction. Past research suggests that individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) present difficulties to decode facial expressions.
Nicolas Dollion   +13 more
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