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Reframing Our Relationship With Service Dogs

There is currently a huge demand for trained service dogs. This article explores how society views service dogs and how their rights can be safeguarded. READ MORE

Animal-Assisted Therapy From A Dog’s Perspective

Therapy dogs play an important role in improving the lives of many people, yet few studies explore the welfare of the dogs. This survey of handlers explored the dimensions of [...] READ MORE

Building Bridges Between Critical Disability And Animal...

The fields of critical disability studies and critical animal studies will both benefit from recognizing how their movements interact and can build upon each other. READ MORE

Prioritizing The Welfare Of Service & Support Anim...

In this blog, we review a range of research related to service and support animals, and discuss how best to advocate for their welfare while supporting the people who need [...] READ MORE

The Increasingly Uncertain Origins Of Service Dogs

Psychiatric service dogs are growing in popularity, but they often come from unaccredited training facilities, raising concerns about their welfare. READ MORE

Dogs On The Couch: Welfare Considerations For Animal-As...

Dogs now work in a variety of therapeutic settings. However, no standards exist to protect their welfare in this context. READ MORE

Supporting Support Dogs: Mitigating Risk From Interacti...

A review of studies spanning a decade finds that the quality of life of assistance, therapy, and companion dogs must inform best practices for child-dog interactions. READ MORE

Best Practice Standards For Animal Assisted Interventio...

The Lincoln Education Assistance with Dogs (LEAD) tool provides a global standard for risk assessment of animal assisted interventions, to ensure care for both therapy recipients and dogs. We look [...] READ MORE

Therapy Dogs: Love, Laughter, And A Dark Side

Dogs can bring joy and laughter to seniors and the infirmed. But they can also transmit disease and suffer stress — or worse — from improper handling. READ MORE

Reframing Our Relationship With Service Dogs

Animal-Assisted Therapy From A Dog’s Perspective

Prioritizing The Welfare Of Service & Support Anim...

The Increasingly Uncertain Origins Of Service Dogs

Dogs On The Couch: Welfare Considerations For Animal-As...

Supporting Support Dogs: Mitigating Risk From Interacti...

Best Practice Standards For Animal Assisted Interventio...

Therapy Dogs: Love, Laughter, And A Dark Side

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Reframing Our Relationship With Service Dogs

Animal-Assisted Therapy From A Dog’s Perspective

Building Bridges Between Critical Disability And Animal...

Prioritizing The Welfare Of Service & Support Anim...

The Increasingly Uncertain Origins Of Service Dogs

Dogs On The Couch: Welfare Considerations For Animal-As...

Supporting Support Dogs: Mitigating Risk From Interacti...

Best Practice Standards For Animal Assisted Interventio...

Therapy Dogs: Love, Laughter, And A Dark Side

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