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Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2019 It has been widely reported that service dogs offer benefits to their human partners, however, it is unclear whether the expanding methods of training and roles of service dogs for their partners with various disabilities also provide similar benefits ...
Mariko Yamamoto, Lynette A. Hart
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Frontiers in Psychology, 2020 Research suggests that psychiatric service dogs may be an effective complementary treatment option for military veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Kerri E. Rodriguez +8 more
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Quantifying canine interactions with smart toys assesses suitability for service dog work
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2022 There are approximately a half million active service dogs in the United States, providing life-changing assistance and independence to people with a wide range of disabilities.
Ceara Byrne +2 more
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Posttraumatic stress disorder service dogs and the wellbeing of veteran families
European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 2022 Background Benefits and challenges associated with service dogs for veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may extend beyond veterans to their families.
Leanne O. Nieforth +3 more
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Do Service Dogs for Veterans with PTSD Mount a Cortisol Response in Response to Training?
Animals, 2021 Only a few studies have investigated the welfare of animals participating in animal-assisted interventions (AAIs). Most of these studies focus on dogs in therapeutic settings.
Emmy A. E. van Houtert +3 more
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Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2019 Assistance dogs' roles have diversified to support people with various disabilities, especially in the U.S. Data presented here are from the U.S. and Canada non-profit facilities (including both accredited and candidate members that fulfilled partial ...
Sandra Walther +4 more
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Disaster Preparedness among Service Dog Puppy- Raisers (Human Subject Sample)
Animals, 2020 Little is known about the ways in which puppy raisers engage in disaster preparedness for their puppies (or “guide dogs in training”). The aim of this research is to understand disaster preparedness among service dog puppy raisers.
Sarah E. DeYoung +3 more
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Presence of a dog reduces subjective but not physiological stress responses to an analogue trauma
Frontiers in Psychology, 2014 Dogs are known to have stress and anxiety reducing effects. Several studies have shown that dogs are able to calm people during cognitive and performance stressors. Recently, therapy dogs have been proposed as a treatment adjunct for PTSD patients.
Johanna eLass-Hennemann +4 more
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Affective Ablenationalisms and Interspecies Entanglements
Disability Studies Quarterly, 2023 In 2015, the news outlet Today posted a video interview with Chopper Maroshek, a former Navy Seal, about the “unbreakable bond” between himself and his service dog, a German Shepherd named Chopper.
Anastasia Todd
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Effects of Partnerships between Adolescents with Developmental Disabilities and Service Dogs
Open Journal of Occupational Therapy, 2019 Background: With increasing frequency, service dogs are being placed with children with developmental disabilities (DDs). Occupational therapists and other professionals have advocated for the therapeutic use of service dog partnerships to facilitate ...
Terry K. Crowe +4 more
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