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1. Selection of Appropriate Dogs to Be Therapy Dogs Using the C-BARQ

   

   | Contributor(s):: Sakurama, Mayu, Ito, Miki, Nakanowataru, Yumiko, Kooriyama, Takanori

   In recent years, therapy dogs in medical and assisted living facilities have become popular in Japan, and the demand for such dogs has increased. However, some owners have their dogs take this test, which evaluates the dog’s talent, without understanding what is required of the test. The...

2. Measuring Equine-Assisted Therapy: Validation and Confirmatory Factor Analysis of an ICF-Based Standardized Assessment-Tool

   

   | Contributor(s):: Stolz, I., Anneken, V., Froböse, I.

   The International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF) of the World Health Organization (WHO) was established as an international framework for monitoring rehabilitation outcomes and the impacts of health interventions since, as the term “functioning” implies,...

3. Development and Validation of an Instrument to Assess Horseback Mobility in Hippotherapy

   | Contributor(s):: Prieto, A. V., Ayupe, K. M. A., Abreu, A. C. A., Filho, Pjbg

4. Evaluating factors influencing dog post-adoptive return in a Canadian animal shelter

   | Contributor(s):: Friend, J. R., Bench, C. J.

5. The willingness of conventional farmers to participate in animal welfare programmes: an empirical study in Germany

   | Contributor(s):: Heise, H., Theuvsen, L.

6. Temperament of the Norwegian horse breeds – a questionnaire based study

   | Contributor(s):: Olsen, Hanne Fjerdingby, Klemetsdal, Gunnar

   To increase the populations of the Norwegian horse breeds, it is desirable to improve their competitive edge in the market. One of the declared strengths of these populations are their robust temperament, which has not been described sufficiently to be utilized for breeding purposes. A horse...

7. What do maternal tests actually test?

   | Contributor(s):: Grimberg-Henrici, C. G. E., Czycholl, I., Burfeind, O., Krieter, J.

   Several studies have used behavioural tests to characterise sows regarding their maternal performance. These studies have always chosen a selection of behavioural tests and the combination of tests varied between the studies. In the present study, 47 sows were tested in week 2 and 4 of lactation...

8. Social identification with animals: Unpacking our psychological connection with other animals

   | Contributor(s):: Amiot, Catherine E., Sukhanova, Ksenia, Bastian, Brock

9. Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy and Animal-Assisted Therapy: Stress Management for Adults

   | Contributor(s):: González-Ramírez, Mónica Teresa, Ortiz-Jiménez, Xóchitl Angélica, Landero-Hernández, René

10. Evaluating a website to teach children safety with dogs

    | Contributor(s):: Schwebel, David C., McClure, Leslie A., Severson, Joan

11. Quality of life of dogs with skin disease and of their owners. Part 2: administration of a questionnaire in various skin diseases and correlation to efficacy of therapy

    | Contributor(s):: Noli, C., Colombo, S., Cornegliani, L., Ghibaudo, G., Persico, P., Vercelli, A., Galzerano, M.

12. Can Attitudes About Animal Neglect Be Differentiated From Attitudes About Animal Abuse?

    | Contributor(s):: Henry, B. C.

13. Determination of behavioural traits of pure-bred dogs using factor analysis and cluster analysis; a comparison of studies in the USA and UK

    | Contributor(s):: Bradshaw, J. W., Goodwin, D.

14. Punish and forgive: Causal attribution and positive bias in response to cat and dog misbehavior

    | Contributor(s):: Rajecki, D. W., Rasmussen, J. L., Conner, T. J.

15. The taboo against group contact: Hypothesis of Gypsy ontologization

    | Contributor(s):: Perez, J. A., Moscovici, S., Chulvi, B.

16. A confirmatory factor analysis of the Lexington attachment to pets scale

    | Contributor(s):: Tracy Leigh Zaparanick

    The purpose of this study was to investigate the extent to which the word “pet” provided valid results in the Lexington Attachment to Pets Scale (LAPS) (Johnson, Garrity, & Stallones, 1992). A multiple-groups confirmatory factor analysis, using maximum likelihood (ML) estimation, was conducted to...

17. Values, utility, and ownership: Modeling the relationships for consumer durables

    | Contributor(s):: Corfman, Kim P., Lehmann, Donald R., Narayanan, Sunder

18. Relational dimensions of dog ownership

    | Contributor(s):: Walton, John R., McConocha, Diane M.

19. The Companion Animal Bonding scale: internal consistency and factor structure when administered by telephone

    | Contributor(s):: Poresky, Robert H.

20. A theoretical model for human health and the pet connection

    | Contributor(s):: Staats, S., Pierfelice, L., Kim, C., Crandell, R.