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Dog Welfare, Well-Being and Behavior: Considerations for Selection, Evaluation and Suitability for Animal-Assisted Therapy
Animals ( IF 3 ) Pub Date : 2020-11-23 , DOI: 10.3390/ani10112188
Melissa Winkle , Amy Johnson , Daniel Mills

Health care and human service providers may include dogs in formal intervention settings to positively impact human physical, cognitive and psychosocial domains. Dogs working within this context are asked to cope with a multitude of variables including settings, populations, activities, and schedules. In this article, the authors highlight how both the preparation and operation of dogs within animal-assisted therapy (AAT) differs from less structured animal-assisted activities (AAA) and more exclusive assistance animal work; the authors highlight the gaps in our knowledge in this regard, and propose an ethically sound framework for pragmatic solutions. This framework also emphasizes the need for good dog welfare to safeguard all participants. If dogs are not properly matched to a job or handler, they may be subjected to unnecessary stress, anxiety, and miscommunication that can lead to disinterest in the work, overt problematic behavioral or health outcomes, or general unsuitability. Such issues can have catastrophic outcomes for the AAT. The authors propose standards for best practices for selection, humane-based preparation and training, and ongoing evaluation to ensure the health, welfare and well-being of dogs working in AAT, which will have concomitant benefits for clients and the professionalism of the field.

中文翻译:

狗的福利,福祉和行为:选择,评估和适合动物辅助治疗的注意事项

卫生保健和人类服务提供者可将狗纳入正式干预环境中,以对人类的身体,认知和社会心理领域产生积极影响。在这种情况下工作的狗被要求应对多种变量,包括设置,种群,活动和时间表。在本文中,作者强调了在动物辅助治疗(AAT)中对狗的准备和操作与结构化程度较低的动物辅助活动(AAA)和更多专门的动物辅助工作有何不同;作者着重指出了我们在这方面的知识差距,并提出了一个务实解决方案的道德上合理的框架。该框架还强调了良好的犬只福利以保护所有参与者的必要性。如果犬与工作或处理人员的搭配不当,可能会承受不必要的压力,焦虑,沟通不畅会导致对工作失去兴趣,明显的行为或健康状况问题,或普遍不适当。这样的问题可能给AAT带来灾难性的后果。作者提出了最佳选择标准,基于人道的准备和培训以及持续评估的标准,以确保在AAT工作的狗的健康,福利和福祉,这将为客户和该领域的专业精神带来相应的好处。
更新日期:2020-11-23
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