Dogs are trained for a variety of working roles including assistance, protection, and detection
work. Many canine working roles, in their modern iterations, were developed at the turn of …

Dogs may provide humans with a range of physical, mental and social benefits. Whilst there
is growing scientific evidence of benefits to humans, there has been less focus on the impact …

Purpose The purpose of this research is to analyse the accessibility of Spanish beaches for
blind people and their guide dogs as an inclusive tourist destination for national and …

Autism assistance dogs (AADs) increase safety for children with autism and their families.
Autism assistance dogs can also decrease familial stress and the isolation which families …

Healthcare robots enable practices that seemed far-fetched in the past. Robots might be the
solution to bridge the loneliness that the elderly often experience; they may help wheelchair …

The lives of the contemporary human animal and other non-human animals are surprisingly
antithetical. While one might imagine that our mutual membership in the animal kingdom …

Simple Summary Accounting for the global rise in mental health disorders, sustainable
therapeutic strategies are urgently needed. However, despite the increasing interest in dogs …

Background Autism is a developmental disorder characterised by changes in social,
communication, and behavioural performance. Assistance dogs can support children with …

Defining and predicting a dog's personality is a major concern for groups providing service
and/or working dogs. The Mira Foundation is a non-profit organisation offering service dogs …

Simple Summary There is growing evidence for the efficacy of trained assistance dogs to
enhance the health and wellbeing of people in a variety of circumstances, including those …