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"Genetics and the Social Behavior of the Dog" Revisited: Searching for Genes Relating to Personality in Dogs.
Contributor(s):: Enikõ Kubinyi, Mária Sasvári-Székely, Adám Miklósi
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"Take me under your wing" - love in animal-assisted psychotherapy: a clinical perspective on the unique therapeutic bond between animals and humans [Practice]
Contributor(s):: Lev-Bendov, S., Barel, I., Parish-Plass, N.
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"What does the turtle have inside its house?" Animal-assisted psychotherapy with foster children [Practice]
Contributor(s):: Hellmann, S., Parish-Plass, N.
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Animal behavior forensics: evaluation of dangerous dogs and cruelty victims
Contributor(s):: Reid, P. J., Miller, L., Zawistowski, S.
Shelters are frequently faced with caring for animal who are embroiled in legal cases. This chapter outlines the history of forensic behavior evaluations and mades recommendations for appropriate assessment tools.
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Animal Welfare and Humane Slaughter
Contributor(s):: Temple Grandin, Gary C. Smith
Manteca (1998) says concern for animal welfare is a major consideration in meat production and is based upon the belief that animals can suffer. Welfare may be considered (Manteca, 1998) in terms of the subjective experiences of animals (measured using preference testing) or in terms of...
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Animal-assisted group psychotherapy for children [Practice]
Contributor(s):: Harel, O., Parish-Plass, N.
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Animal-assisted psychotherapy from an attachment perspective [Theory]
Contributor(s):: Zilcha-Mano, S., Parish-Plass, N.
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Around cats
Contributor(s):: Goldstein, E. J. C., Greene, C. E., Schlossberg, D.
This chapter focuses on diseases transmitted from cats to humans. The diseases transmitted by inhalation (bordetellosis, plague and Q fever), vectors (ehrlichiosis, anaplasmosis, cat scratch disease, bacillary angiomatosis, flea-borne spotted fever, murine typhus and leishmaniasis), faecal-oral...
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Between bodies: an artist's account of the oral connection between human and dog
Contributor(s):: Angela Bartram
The research in the chapter ‘Between Bodies: an artist’s account of the oral connection between human and dog’ in the book Intimacy Across Visceral and Digital Performance (Palgrave McMillan: 2012) analyses the effect of working in close proximity with domestic dogs in the...
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Blue Juice: Euthanasia in Veterinary Medicine: Introduction
Contributor(s):: Patricia Morris
This is the introduction to "Blue Juice: Euthanasia in Veterinary Medicine."Offering a candid behind-the-scenes look at small-animal veterinary practices, "Blue Juice" explores the emotional and ethical conflicts involved in providing a "good death" for companion animals. Patricia Morris presents...
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Canine development and socialization
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Comment diviniser son dauphin. Modèles de relation, régimes d'interactivité et savoirs anthropo-zoologiques.
Contributor(s):: Véronique Servais
L'article propose de distinguer trois régimes d'interactivité selon le type d'engagement affectif de l'être humain dans sa relation avec un animal : savant, ordinaire et non-ordinaire. Les modalités de la communication inter-espèces qui...
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Companion animal health and longevity: interplay with human-animal interactions
Contributor(s):: Bonnett, B. N.
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Conclusions
Contributor(s):: Carr, N.
This chapter brings together some of the main ideas raised in the book and suggests a future for research on dogs in the leisure experience. It returns to the recognition that all dogs and their leisure experiences are culturally constructed and prone to change across space and time which reflect...
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Creature Contraband
Contributor(s):: Kelsey Rindfleisch, Amber Klootwyk, Julie Doyle
For some college students, one of the hardest parts of being away from home is being separated from their pets. Coming home after a long day of classes just isn’t the same without your best furry, scaly or feathered friend there to greet you at the door. According to the Department of...
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Cruelty and legislation
Contributor(s):: Harrison, R.
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Deer and identity in medieval Ireland
Contributor(s):: Fiona Beglane
The concept that identity is inextricably linked with places, landscapes and objects has become familiar in archaeology (Thomas 1998, 80, 90; Bradley 2000, 155-61; O'Keeffe 2001). It is only recently however that this idea has been extended to animals and their interaction with human society...
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Dilemmas, questions, and issues concerning the integration of animals into the psychotherapy setting [Issues]
Contributor(s):: Parish-Plass, N., Oren, D.
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Dog cuisine
Contributor(s):: Carr, N.
This book chapter focuses on the consumption of cuisine by dogs. An introduction describes the differences in dog food and dog cuisine. It examines the cuisine that is provided to pander to the taste buds of dogs, or those their owners perceive them to have, and the ethical concerns of their...
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Dogs for herding and guarding livestock
Contributor(s):: Coppinger, L., Coppinger, R., Grandin, T.
Dogs that perform best for guarding and herding livestock have different behavioural profiles, as stated by the authors: 'herding dogs are selected to show hunting behaviours, such as eye, stalk, grip or heel. Guarding dogs are selected to show more of the wild ancestor's puppy-like or juvenile...
