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101. The Greyhound Adoption Program (Australia & New Zealand):A survey of own...

with concerns about their dog's behaviour telephoned GAP for advice. The 1-month post-adoptive return rate was 3.3%, which is lower than that reported in shelter dog studies with comparable follow-up periods. Behavioural problems were the

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102. The pet as an anxiolytic intervention | anthrozoology.org

and interacting with the dog were slightly below baseline for variables, with more effect seen by reading quietly than by interacting with the dog. Examination of interactions among variables showed no significant differences. Effects upon

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103. The role of police dogs as companions and working partners | anthrozoology.org

petted, and brushed their dogs and believed the dogs benefitted their health and well-being. Officers whose dogs slept indoors, often in the same bedroom, generally said they loved their dogs and they described their dogs as calm rather than

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104. The Value of Puppy Raisers' Assessments of Potential Guide Dogs' B...

completion of a guide dog training program. The model compared the questionnaire responses from individual puppy raisers (PRs) with their dog's success in the guide dog training program at Guide dogs NSW/ACT (New South Wales/Australian

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105. Repeatability and validity of a combined mail and telephone questionnaire on...

status in a well-defined dog population was assessed. Randomly selected dogs aged 1-3 years in the largest animal-insurance database of Sweden were included in the study.The repeatability was measured by doing two identical interviews with 64

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106. Dogs in child psychotherapy: effects on state of mind. | anthrozoology.org

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107. Animal-assisted therapy for children with pervasive developmental disorders ...

toy (ball), (b) a stuffed dog, and (c) a live dog. Prosocial and nonsocial interactions were evaluated in terms of both behavioral and verbal dimensions. Results show that children exhibited a more playful mood, were more focused, and were more

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108. Animal-assisted therapy in the treatment of substance dependence. | anthrozo...

group [without therapy dog]: n=96; experimental group [with therapy dog]: n=135) in which there were 26 group sessions. The results of the study indicate that, overall, the therapeutic alliance is

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109. Contamination of pet therapy dogs with MRSA and Clostridium difficile | anth...

detected on the paws of any dogs prior to visitation, nor were they identified on hands after petting any dogs prior to visitation. One (4%) dog acquired C. difficile on its paws during its visit to an acute care facility. The

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110. Social interaction and blood pressure. Influence of animal companions | anth...

The presence of the dog resulted in lower blood pressures both while the children (N = 38) were resting and while they were reading. The effect of the presence of the dog was greater when the dog was present initially than when it was

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