Paws and Think, Inc.

Paws and Think, Inc. was founded in 2001 as a 501(c)(3) organization to bring the benefits off the human-animal bond to both people and dogs.  Our Mission is Improving lives through the power of the human-dog connection.  We do this through our Youth-Canine programs, helping at-risk or...

Animal Assisted Play Therapy

Animal Assisted Play Therapy™ is the culmination of the authors' combined 75 years of experience working with animals as a part of their therapeutic practice. Professional practitioners, as well as the paraprofessionals who work in tandem with them, will find this book of enormous...

Animal-Assisted Therapy of the Triangle

Organizations

Animal-Assisted Therapy of the Triangle believes in the evidence-based healing power of the Human-Animal bond. According to the American Veterinary Association (AVMA, 2018), “The human-animal bond is a mutually beneficial and dynamic relationship between people and animals that...

The Human-Animal Bond and Combat-Related Posttraumatic Stress

Posters

This study explored the lived experiences of Operational Enduring Freedom (OEF) and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) service members with combatrelated posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms who had a companion animal postdeployment. Twelve OEF and OIF veterans participated in...

Use of Animal-Assisted Therapy on Veterans with Combat-related PTSD

Theses

The purpose of this paper was to determine whether animal-assisted therapy is effective in treating combat veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder. While the intent was to discover the efficacy of animal-assisted therapy, articles which discussed only the use of psychiatric service dogs...

Media, Mental Health and Man's Best Friend

Theses

Using two media newspaper publications as a means of archival data, this paper proposed that the shift in perception of animals in mental health setting has changed over time. There is now data examining the role of animals in a human's well-being and the increased importance of an...

Unintended Rehabilitation: A Comparative Analysis of Prison Animal Programs

Theses

Prison Animal Programs (PAPs) are built on the foundation of the human-animal bond. Integrating animals into correctional settings through a therapeutic approach could potentially influence many individuals as prisons continue to increase their capacity. In this comparative analysis, the United...

Demographic Change Across the Lifespan of Pet Dogs and Their Impact on Health Status

Journal Articles

Although dogs' life expectancies are six to twelve times shorter than that of humans, the demographics (e. g., living conditions) of dogs can still change considerably with aging, similarly to humans. Despite the fact that the dog is a particularly good model for human healthspan, and the...

Human-Animal Connections and Nursing Science: What Is the Relationship?

Journal Articles

The role of therapy and service animals in the lives of persons with disabilities

Journal Articles

Letter to the Editor Re: Kipperman, B.S. and German, A.J. Animals 2018, 8, 143

Journal Articles

Using Interactions Between Children and Companion Animals to Build Skills in Self-Regulation and Emotion Regulation

Book Sections

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

Theses

Posttraumatic Growth Following the Loss of a Pet

Journal Articles

Pet ownership and health

Book Sections

Dogs: A Prescription for Health Issues?

Posters

The human-­‐animal bond has been seen throughout many generations. Pet owners, especially those who own dogs, are known to live a different lifestyle than non-­‐pet owners. However, the individuals who can receive the most benefits from dogs are those with certain psychological and...

One Thousand Guinea Pigs

Theses

When I was at home earlier in the year, I explained to my parents that my photography project was about the relationship between humans and animals. My father then told me about how he had heard our friend, Gabi, a professor in agriculture at Smith College, on NPR talking about her newest...

Pessoas em situação de rua e seus cães : fragmentos de união em histórias de fragmentação

Theses

O interesse pelo relacionamento entre humanos e cães tem sido crescentemente refletido em produções científicas, apesar destas ainda se mostrarem incipientes no contexto latino-americano, e, por conseguinte, no brasileiro. Nestes termos, quando se toma como foco o...

" A importância do vínculo para os donos de cães e gatos nas famílias portuguesas ".

Theses

Da interacção homem-animal resulta uma relação mútua originando benefícios na saúde física e mental de ambos. Este facto é cada vez mais reconhecido pelos donos de animais sendo uma das principais causas do aumento da...

Therapy Dogs as a Preventive Measure for Rabies Exposure and Mental Health Issues in Deployed Troops

Theses

I have been fortunate to gain an invaluable experience while completing my Masters of Public Health at the Fort Riley Military base. Under the direction of Dr. Paul Benne and many of his support staff I have learned many aspects and functionality of the day-to-day operations of a public health...