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131. Development of an Item Scale to Assess Attitudes towards Domestic Dogs in th...

, pp. 285-295(11) Domestic dogs are important sources of rabies exposure for humans in the developing world. Control of the disease in endemic areas relies on the vaccination of owned dogs, and thus owners' attitudes and behavior towards

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132. Empathic Differences in Adults as a Function of Childhood and Adult Pet Owne...

For the Child-Pet data, the Dog-Only and the Both (Dog and cat) groups, compared with those in the Neither (no Dog or cat) group, scored lower on the IRI-Personal Distress scale and higher on the EQ-Social Skills factor. On the AAS, all three pet

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133. Pet ownership & attachment | anthrozoology.org

bond with that formed by pet dogs with their owners. One hundred and nine dog-owner pairs were tested using a modified version of the Strange Situation Test: custody dogs-puppy walkers (n=34), apprentice dogs-trainers (n=26), guide dogs-blind

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134. Animal Assisted Therapy (AAT) | anthrozoology.org

also more pleased when the dog returned. Respondents who were in favour of a programme were those who liked dogs the most and did not think that an AAT programme would increase their workload. Gentle/placid dogs were more frequently chosen

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135. Veterinarians | anthrozoology.org

with playful mouthing by the dog. All dogs were at least 6 months of age. Both the mean weight and age of biting dogs were significantly lower (P<0.05) than that of non-biting dogs. Significant risk factors for an outcome of biting were as

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136. Physiological arousal for companion dogs working with their owners in animal...

reactions of companion dogs (Canis familiaris) used in animal-assisted activities and animal-assisted therapy by measuring salivary cortisol concentrations. The dog caregivers (owners) collected saliva samples (a) at 3 control days without

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137. Pet therapy - a new concept in human health care. | anthrozoology.org

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138. Loneliness, Stress and Human-Animal Attachment Among Older Adults | anthrozo...

Visual interaction, dog ownership, stress and the animal's appeal explained 31% of the varience of human-animal attachment, F (4269) = 29.24, p=.001. The correlation between loneliness and attachment was higher for participants without

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139. Parasites of importance for human health in Nigerian dogs: high prevalence a...

highly prevalent in Nigerian dogs. Interventions should include health education provided to dog owners and the establishment of a program focusing on zoonotic diseases. ( categories: Zoonosis ) Copyright

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140. Pet ownership, social support, and one-year survival after acute myocardial ...

other psychosocial factors. Dog owners (n = 87, 1 died) are significantly less likely to die within 1 year than those who did not own Dogs (n = 282, 19 died; p < 0.05); amount of social support is also an independent predictor of survival (p =

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