Responsible Pet Ownership: Dog Parks and Demographic Change in Portland, Oregon

Theses | Contributor(s): Matthew Harris, Marisa Zapata

Dog parks are the fastest growing type of park in U.S. cities; however, their increasing popularity has been met with increasing criticism of pets in public space. Dogs have shown to be a deep source of neighborhood conflict, and the provision of dog parks, or off-leash areas, is a seemingly...

Zooarchaeology of the Native American Sturgeon Fishery in Coastal Oregon, 350 BC to AD 1150

Theses | Contributor(s): Elizabeth Dalyn Grindle

Sturgeons are not found often in the archaeological record due to their largely cartilaginous skeleton. What remains are the scutes, bony scale-like plates found on the outside of the body, and some diagnostic cranial features. Perhaps due to this, little is known about sturgeon or their...

Dog Ownership, Attachment and Overall Wellbeing among Young Adults

Theses | Contributor(s): Kasiani Michalopoulos

Pet loss and continuing bonds: An examination of grief reactions in adults and children

Theses | Contributor(s): Maxwell D. Rappoport

Exploring bereaved older adult pet owner's relationship and grief experiences following the death of a companion animal

Theses | Contributor(s): Sabine B. J. Volkmann

Complicated grief therapy in pet loss: A clinical case study

Theses | Contributor(s): Valerie Russell

Nature Awareness and Science Achievement in Middle School: A Correlational Study

Theses | Contributor(s): Maegan Freese, Andrew Fultz

Experiences with a prescribed emotional support animal: A qualitative inquiry

Theses | Contributor(s): Kristy R. Becraft

Parenting a Companion Animal as a Precursor to Parenting a Human Child

Theses | Contributor(s): Kasey A Travitz, Sandra Lookabaugh

Participants were ten emerging adult (18-29), heterosexual couples who have had a companion animal for at least six months and have no human children. The present study evaluated parenting responsibilities associated with the companion animal including caregiving, expenses, and negotiation....

Death and Dying in Human and Companion Canine Relations

Theses | Contributor(s): Maria MA Desougi

Since before the Neolithic Revolution, when human civilisation first emerged, humans and canines have lived, and died, together. This Scottish study is conducted in the field of animal-human interaction and, using qualitative methods, applies established insights from the sociology of health...

Art and Becoming-Animal: Reconceptualizing the Animal Imagery in Dorothea Tanning's Post-1955 Paintings

Theses | Contributor(s): Samantha Karam

In 1955, American artist Dorothea Tanning abandoned her figurative Surrealist renderings of dream-like scenarios in favor of a complexly abstract and fragmented style of painting. With few exceptions, the ways in which Tanning’s later works function independently of her earlier paintings...

Equine-Facilitated Counselling and Women With Eating Disorders: Articulating Bodily Experience

Theses | Contributor(s): Hillary Sharpe, Tom Strong

Disordered eating is on the rise and our current conceptualization and treatment of such problems neglects a corporeal-relational understanding in favour of a more cognitive approach. In this hermeneutic phenomenological study, I explore the experiences of fourteen women with eating disorders...

From Steppe to Stable: Horses and Horsemanship in the Ancient World

Theses | Contributor(s): Carolyn Willekes, Waldemar Heckel

This dissertation is a re-evaluation of the horse in the ancient world. The approach is not based on humans and human controls, rather it seeks to examine the equines of antiquity from the viewpoint of the horses themselves. This is accomplished by looking at equine conformation and how form...

"Maintaining the Mobility of the Corps:" Horses, Mules, and the Canadian Army Veterinary Corps in the Great War

Theses | Contributor(s): Andrew McEwen, Patrick Brennan

Animal transportation played a crucial role in the Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF) during the Great War. In an era of growing mechanization and technological development, horses and mules still provided the overwhelming bulk of draught power in the combat zone. They hauled artillery,...

Perceptions of Risk Factors and Mitigating Strategies for Water Related Zoonotic Diseases on Small-Scale Integrated Farms in Vietnam

Theses | Contributor(s): Quynh Ba Le, David Clement Hall, Susan Catherine Cork

Small-scale integrated (SSI) farming is a common agricultural model in Vietnam. However, SSI farmers use contaminated water, have no access to hygienic latrines, and have very limited awareness about water quality or environmental sanitation. There are potential interactions in the context of...

An evaluation of models for an animal care program in wildlife research for Parks Canada

Theses | Contributor(s): Jacqueline Wepruk, Stephen M Herrero, Marcy Wilhelm-South

Horses and Mules of the Canadian Artillery and Ammunition Columns during the First World War

Theses | Contributor(s): Samantha Lemna, Patrick Brennan, Marcy Wilhelm-South

This thesis develops a narrative for the horses and mules of the Canadian artillery units and ammunition columns, while consequently expanding that of the soldiers serving alongside them. Carrying out mounted, draught, and pack work, these animals played an invaluable role in military...

Exploring the Role of Communication in Companion Animal Obesity in the Veterinary Practice

Theses | Contributor(s): Alexandra Phillips, Cindy Adams (adviser)

Veterinarians are tasked with an important communication challenge when treating obese cats and dogs, as obesity among pets remains a prevalent health and welfare concern. Our objectives were to 1) foster further understanding of the owner and veterinary perspectives of the complex factors that...

Fulfilling the Fundamentals of Life: A Grounded Theory of the Process of Human-Horse Relationship Development

Theses | Contributor(s): Darlene Joy Chalmers, Constance Barlow (adviser), Cindy Adams (adviser)

This thesis explores how relationships develop between humans and their equine companions, and how such relationships may be mutually beneficial. Specifically, the research question asks: What are the processes that occur in the interaction between humans and horses? The research employs a...