'Bringing respite in the burden of illness'–dog handlers' experience of visiting older persons with dementia together with a therapy dog
A Swall, B Ebbeskog, C Lundh Hagelin… - Journal of clinical …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
… Respite from the burden of illness for persons with dementia Being a dog handler provides
an opportunity to lift the burden of illness from the shoulders of persons with dementia, to …
an opportunity to lift the burden of illness from the shoulders of persons with dementia, to …
Interactions between handler well-being and canine health and behavior in search and rescue teams
M Hunt, CM Otto, JA Serpell, J Alvarez - Anthrozoös, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
… illness and/or death in the dog was prospectively associated with greater symptoms of
depression in the handler… To reduce the burden of participation on handlers and to reduce attrition…
depression in the handler… To reduce the burden of participation on handlers and to reduce attrition…
[PDF][PDF] Evaluation of leptospirosis knowledge, attitude and practice among dog handlers
… dog handlers but not the dog shelter handlers. In our study, only 58% of working dog handlers
and only 90% of dog shelter handlers … Our result among dog shelter handlers was similar …
and only 90% of dog shelter handlers … Our result among dog shelter handlers was similar …
Epidemiology of vector-borne pathogens among US government working dogs
AC Meyers, L Auckland, HF Meyers… - Vector-Borne and …, 2021 - liebertpub.com
… Written consent was received for each dog sampled from their handler. … than 1600 dogs,
we used a geographically stratified random process to select 476 dogs since working dogs are …
we used a geographically stratified random process to select 476 dogs since working dogs are …
Current standards and practices within the therapy dog industry: Results of a representative survey of United States therapy dog organizations
JA Serpell, KA Kruger, LM Freeman… - Frontiers in veterinary …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
… of their household have symptoms of communicable illness. Routine health screening of …
, respectively, and 58% require that therapy dog handlers be at least 18 years of age (Table 6). …
, respectively, and 58% require that therapy dog handlers be at least 18 years of age (Table 6). …
The Mental Health Effects of Vicarious Trauma, Moral Injury, and Positive Religious Coping with Canine Comfort Handlers
TJ O'Brien-Cross - 2024 - digitalcommons.liberty.edu
… For the current research study, canine comfort dogs and handlers were the target population.
As reviewed previously, comfort dogs are essentially canines that are professionally and …
As reviewed previously, comfort dogs are essentially canines that are professionally and …
Looking after chronically iii dogs: impacts on the caregiver's life
SB Christiansen, AT Kristensen, P Sandøe, J Lassen - Anthrozoös, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
… when handling waste from dogs receiving chemotherapy. … visits could be a financial burden,
requiring compromises on … episodes of illness leaving relatively little time for the dog to feel …
requiring compromises on … episodes of illness leaving relatively little time for the dog to feel …
[HTML][HTML] Self-reported selected zoonotic diseases among animal handlers in Urban Ahmedabad, India
… burden and knowledge about Z/D/S among animal handlers … in handling animals (such as
cattle, buffalos, cows, goat, dog, … /S symptomatic illness that could be possibly due to handling …
cattle, buffalos, cows, goat, dog, … /S symptomatic illness that could be possibly due to handling …
The health of working dogs in conservation in Africa
N Earnshaw, N Anderson, J Mackay… - Frontiers in Veterinary …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
… is the handler training is that, you know, the dogs, the dogs’ … a tsetse burden and all three
trainers had deployed dogs to … death and severe illness in their dogs and expressed frustration …
trainers had deployed dogs to … death and severe illness in their dogs and expressed frustration …
Gastrointestinal parasites in shelter dogs: occurrence, pathology, treatment and risk to shelter workers
… for illness in shelter dogs [21]. Studies comparing different … and parasite burden of trichuriasis
is higher in adult dogs … and dog handlers or caretakers can acquire infection from dogs …
is higher in adult dogs … and dog handlers or caretakers can acquire infection from dogs …