71. An epidemiological study of animal bites in India: results of a WHO sponsore...
having a pet/domesticated dog and the pet dog:man ratio was 1:36. Pet dog care/management practices were not satisfactory with a low veterinary consultation (35.5%) and vaccination (32.9%). The situation was slightly better in urban areas. The
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72. The effects of pet therapy on the social behavior of institutionalized Alzhe...
of the presence of a pet dog on eight social behaviors: smiles, laughs, looks, leans, touches, verbalizations, name-calling, and others. Observations took place on three separate occasions (absence of dog, temporary presence of the dog, and
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73. Animals & social support | anthrozoology.org
in anthropomorphism of dogs influences pet owners' stress levels. We hypothesized that, if dog owners are receiving social support through anthropomorphism of their pets, it is likely to lead to a reduction in stress. One hundred and
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74. Animals & elderly people | anthrozoology.org
the room, once without the dog. The dog was randomly assigned to be present either for the first or the second QTQ. An ANOVA or ANCOVA with repeated measures three-way interaction between dog presence (dog in, dog not in), activity (quiet, talk),
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75. Domestic Dogs as Facilitators in Social Interaction: An Evaluation of Helpin...
in order to explore if dogs can facilitate closer relationships. In the first experiment, a male confederate (accompanied or not by a dog) solicited people for money in the street. The second experiment was the same except that a female
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76. Comparison of the Effect of Human Interaction, AAT and AIBO-AT on Long-Term ...
at other individuals (human, dog, and AIBO) and provided contacts with the outside world. Both the live dog and AIBO stimulated resident social interaction beyond that stimulated by the visitor alone. The AIBO induced longer looks and more
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77. Attitudes towards dogs and other "pets" in Roseau, Dominica. | ant...
(0.8%) kept parrots as pets. Dogs were kept in 39% of households and cats in 28%. Over 90% of respondents thought that Roseau had a "roaming Dog problem," and 71% reported roaming Dogs, amongst other roaming animals, in their
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78. Anthropology, sociology, and history | anthrozoology.org
Even our attitudes to dogs seem to oscillate between extremes - on the one hand, the dog is man's best friend, on the other, he is the despised and degraded outcast. This unique book seeks to expose the real dog beneath the popular
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79. Pets & children | anthrozoology.org
been conducted in Belgium on dog bites on children. (1) A telephone study revealed that 22/1000 children <15 years of age were victims of dog bites annually. (2) Data on the characteristics of dog bites were collected prospectively over a period
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80. Pets & exercise in humans | 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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