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An exploratory investigation of psychosocial effects of service dogs on veterans’ families from the perspective of family members [PDF]
Frontiers in PsychologyResearch on the psychosocial effects of service dogs (SDogs) on veterans’ family members is relatively limited and often centers veterans’ perspectives rather than those of the family. This exploratory study aimed to examine how Canadian veterans’ family
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The cortisol awakening response in a 3 month clinical trial of service dogs for veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder [PDF]
Scientific ReportsRecent literature suggests that service dogs may be a valuable complementary intervention option for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among military veterans due to the potential influence on stress response dysregulation.
Leanne O. Nieforth +7 more
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Do domestic dogs learn words based on humans’ referential behaviour? [PDF]
, 2014 Some domestic dogs learn to comprehend human words, although the nature and basis of this learning is unknown. In the studies presented here we investigated whether dogs learn words through an understanding of referential actions by humans rather than ...
Tempelmann, Sebastian +15 more
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Збірник наукових праць Національної академії Державної прикордонної служби України. Серія: педагогічні науки, 2023 The article presents a variant of the methodology of training inspectors-cynologists with service dogs to search for explosives, weapons and ammunition, which is implemented during the training of future border guard officers at the National Academy of ...
Dmytro SOFIAN +4 more
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Therapy Dogs as a Crisis Intervention After Traumatic Events? – An Experimental Study
Frontiers in Psychology, 2018 Animal-assisted therapy has been proposed as a treatment adjunct for traumatized patients. In animal-assisted crisis response, dogs are used directly after a traumatic event to reduce stress and anxiety.
Johanna Lass-Hennemann +5 more
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, 2008 This study is the first to demonstrate that human yawns are possibly contagious to domestic dogs (Canis familiaris). Twenty-nine dogs observed a human yawning or making control mouth movements.
Shepherd, Alex J. +5 more
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, 2010 Over the last 10 years, trilostane, a competitive inhibitor of steroid synthesis, is being widely used for the treatment of canine hyperadrenocorticism.
Ramsey, I.K.
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Topical insecticides control Leishmania reservoir dogs [PDF]
, 2002 Canids and domestic dogs are reservoir hosts of zoonotic visceral leishmaniasis (ZVL) caused by Leishmania infantum. Hence, one of the approaches to reduce the incidence of human ZVL is to cull infected dogs (e.g >850 000 dogs are screened per year with ...
Reithinger, R
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Beyond the Benefits of Assistance Dogs: Exploring Challenges Experienced by First-Time Handlers
Animals, 2019 The purpose of this study was to explore first time handlers’ experiences when working with an assistance dog (AD). Interviewees included seven first time AD handlers and 14 other individuals close to these handlers, including family members ...
Jennifer Gravrok +3 more
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Incidence of Health and Behavior Problems in Service Dog Candidates Neutered at Various Ages
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2019 Saint Francis Service Dogs (SFSD) trains dogs to aid people with multiple sclerosis, brain injury, and many other conditions. Organizations like SFSD must carefully consider when to neuter dogs to give them the best chance at successfully completing ...
Marta Zlotnick +6 more
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