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Impact of therapy dog visits on outpatient nurse welfare and job satisfaction
(Universidad de Córdoba, Departamento de Medicina y Cirugía Animal, 2018)Interaction with a therapy dog can decrease blood pressure, heart rate, and improve heart rate variability; due to these responses, it suggests that human-animal interaction can alleviate the stress response. This study ... -
Influence of dog presence on the tolerance and evaluation of aversive stimulation
(Universidad de Córdoba, Departamento de Medicina y Cirugía Animal, 2016)This study aimed to investigate the effects of the presence of a domestic dog in the evaluation and tolerance of auditory aversive stimulation. Eighteen undergraduate college students participated. We analysed the latency ... -
Influence of low stress handling during clinical visit on physiological and behavioural indicators in adult dogs: a preliminary study
(Universidad de Córdoba, Departamento de Medicina y Cirugía Animal, 2017)Low stress handling techniques or “Fear Free principles” in veterinary clinics are becoming an important research area aimed at improving small animal welfare, considering that the majority of dogs who undergo clinical ... -
Integrating animals in the classroom: The attitudes and experiences of Australian school teachers toward animal-assisted interventions for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
(Universidad de Córdoba, Departamento de Medicina y Cirugía Animal, 2016)The introduction of animals into school classrooms has been posited as a beneficial intervention for individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Whilst evidence that animal-assisted interventions or activities can ... -
Laboratory rats as pets: The potential role of neonatal handling schedule for their life in and after the lab
(Universidad de Córdoba, Departamento de Medicina y Cirugía Animal, 2020)There are organizations for re-homing animals that are also specialized in re-homing dogs and cats who have been research subjects. Why can’t we do this for more animals and especially for the rats that are used extensively ... -
Marking frequency during intraspecific socialization sessions is related to urinary cortisol levels in shelter dogs
(Universidad de Córdoba, Departamento de Medicina y Cirugía Animal, 2019)The aim of this study was to determine whether behavioural indicators such as marking frequency and whether cortisol/creatinine ratio (C/Cr) are influenced by three socialization sessions. Six adult shelter dogs were ... -
Oxytocin blocks pet dog (Canis familiaris) object choice task performance being predicted by owner-perceived intelligence and owner attachment
(Universidad de Córdoba, Departamento de Medicina y Cirugía Animal, 2016)A positive association has been found between owner-rated dog cognition and owner-perceived closeness to their dog, using the Perceptions of Dog Intelligence and Cognitive Skills (PoDIaCS) survey and the Monash Dog Owner ... -
Pet attitudes predicting preferences for pets over people
(Universidad de Córdoba, Departamento de Medicina y Cirugía Animal, 2022)The preference for animal companionship over human companionship may be predicted by attitudes about pet ownership. We hypothesized that pet attitudes could predict preferences for relationships ... -
Pet ownership and grief – Exploring how pet ownership effects owners’ mental wellbeing during times of grief, a qualitative pilot study
(Universidad de Córdoba, Departamento de Medicina y Cirugía Animal, 2023)Animal‑assisted interventions (AAIs) have exhibited encouraging outcomes in enhancing human mental health. However, research has investigated the potential benefits of untrained pets for human mental ... -
Predictors of proximity to others in colony housed shelter cats (Felis silvestris catus)
(Universidad de Córdoba, Departamento de Medicina y Cirugía Animal, 2016)Colony housing of cats allows shelters to maximize the number of cats housed in limited space. Most research on colony-housed cats examines stress in relation to group size or enclosure size. While this is important for ... -
Preliminary study comparing dogs’ responses to travel in electric cars
(Universidad de Córdoba, Departamento de Medicina y Cirugía Animal, 2024)Many pet dogs (Canis lupus familiaris) will travel in a car at some point in their life, which can be stressful and lead to a range of potentially problematic responses. Electric vehicles are noticeably quieter than ... -
Proposal of a customized animal welfare protocol for military kennels
(Universidad de Córdoba, Departamento de Medicina y Cirugía Animal, 2019)The guarantee of animal welfare has been modernly approached in both physical and emotional aspects. The objective of this work was to propose a management protocol that maximizes animal welfare for working dogs, and that ... -
Recent developments in Canine Cognitive Dysfunction Syndrome
(Universidad de Córdoba, Departamento de Medicina y Cirugía Animal, 2016)Canine Cognitive Dysfunction Syndrome (CCD) is a neurodegenerative disease affecting aging dogs. CCD is an underdiagnosed disease that involves at least 14% of geriatric dogs, but apparently less than 2% of diseased dogs ... -
Risk Perceptions about Outdoor Pet Cats in a Small City in the Interior of British Columbia
(Universidad de Córdoba, Departamento de Medicina y Cirugía Animal, 2024)This research aims to analyze and understand the perception of the risks pet cats impose on the environment and incur while outdoors in Kamloops, British Columbia. An online survey, influenced by past studies ... -
The effect of age on visuo-spatial short-term memory in family dogs
(Universidad de Córdoba, Departamento de Medicina y Cirugía Animal, 2017)Decline in the visuo-spatial memory domain may be an early marker for cognitive decline and has a relevant impact on animal welfare. Current research on visuo-spatial memory in family dogs is often limited by factors such ... -
The health and welfare of dogs belonging to homeless people
(Universidad de Córdoba, Departamento de Medicina y Cirugía Animal, 2016)A significant number of homeless people own dogs, with these animals contributing to the well-being of their owners by providing emotional support and in many cases, a reason for living as well as acting as what might be ... -
The human response to pet rescue TV commercials
(Universidad de Córdoba, Departamento de Medicina y Cirugía Animal, 2020)According to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, 6.5 million abandoned pets are housed in shelters in the United States. Of those who are sheltered 670,000 dogs are euthanized. An opportunity ... -
The human side of animal experimentation: A qualitative, exploratory study into workrelated stress and coping in animal experimenters
(Universidad de Córdoba, Departamento de Medicina y Cirugía Animal, 2020)Besides the pervasive controversy of animal experimentation in society, ethics and science, the human experimenter side of laboratory animal studies is a relatively underrepresented topic in human-animal interaction research. ... -
The oxytocin receptor gene, an integral piece of the evolution of Canis familaris from Canis lupus
(Universidad de Córdoba, Departamento de Medicina y Cirugía Animal, 2016)Previous research in canids has revealed both group (dog versus wolf) and individual differences in object choice task (OCT) performance. These differences might be explained by variation in the oxytocin receptor (OXTR) ... -
The perceptions and experiences of Australian pet owners as a result of easing COVID-19 restrictions: Insights from an online survey
(Universidad de Córdoba, Departamento de Medicina y Cirugía Animal, 2022)The majority of Australian dog and cat owners living alone during the first COVID‑19 lockdown endorsed the idea that their pet made the isolation easier, reduced feelings of loneliness, and ...