Current perspectives on therapy dog welfare in animal-assisted interventions

LM Glenk - Animals, 2017 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary In animal-assisted interventions (AAIs) animals are used as adjuncts to
therapy to positively affect human health. The practice of implementing dogs into therapeutic …

Human-animal interactions, relationships and bonds: A review and analysis of the literature

G Hosey, V Melfi - International Journal of Comparative …, 2014 - escholarship.org
The study of human-animal interactions (HAI), and the resulting human-animal relationships
(HARs) and bonds (HABs) which are set up as a consequence, is currently a topical issue in …

Effects of sheltering on physiology, immune function, behavior, and the welfare of dogs

A Protopopova - Physiology & Behavior, 2016 - Elsevier
Approximately 4 million dogs live in animal shelters each year. However, understanding and
measuring the welfare of these kenneled dogs presents a challenge. One way to determine …

Human analogue safe haven effect of the owner: behavioural and heart rate response to stressful social stimuli in dogs

M Gácsi, K Maros, S Sernkvist, T Faragó, Á Miklósi - PLoS One, 2013 - journals.plos.org
The secure base and safe haven effects of the attachment figure are central features of the
human attachment theory. Recently, conclusive evidence for human analogue attachment …

Behavioral effects of auditory stimulation on kenneled dogs

LR Kogan, R Schoenfeld-Tacher, AA Simon - Journal of Veterinary …, 2012 - Elsevier
Dogs are kenneled in professional facilities for a variety of reasons; however, the kennel
environment, even for short periods, is a potential psychogenic stressor for most dogs …

Human interaction moderates plasma cortisol and behavioral responses of dogs to shelter housing

MD Shiverdecker, PA Schiml, MB Hennessy - Physiology & behavior, 2013 - Elsevier
Housing in an animal shelter is a stressful experience for dogs. This study examined the
effects of different forms of human interaction on concentrations of circulating cortisol and …

Assessing the welfare of kennelled dogs—A review of animal-based measures

Z Polgár, EJ Blackwell, NJ Rooney - Applied animal behaviour science, 2019 - Elsevier
Hundreds of thousands of dogs are housed in kennels worldwide, yet there are no standard
protocols for assessing the welfare of dogs in these environments. Animal science is …

Heart rate variability predicts the emotional state in dogs

M Katayama, T Kubo, K Mogi, K Ikeda… - Behavioural …, 2016 - Elsevier
Although it is known that heart rate variability (HRV) is a useful indicator of emotional states
in animals, there are few reports of research in dogs. Thus, we investigated the relationship …

A systematic review and meta-analysis of salivary cortisol measurement in domestic canines

ML Cobb, K Iskandarani, VM Chinchilli… - Domestic Animal …, 2016 - Elsevier
Salivary cortisol is widely used as an indicator of stress and welfare in canine research.
However, much remains unclear about the basic features of this hormone marker in …

The effect of different genres of music on the stress levels of kennelled dogs

A Bowman, S Scottish, FJ Dowell, NP Evans - Physiology & behavior, 2017 - Elsevier
Classical music has been shown to reduce stress in kennelled dogs; however, rapid
habituation of dogs to this form of auditory enrichment has also been demonstrated. The …