Particularly good HARs can be regarded as Human– Animal Bonds (HABs) if they are reciprocal and promote wellbeing in both parties. Although there is extensive evidence of the effects of HARs in agricultural animals and HABs in companion animals, there has been less investigation of these ...
The connection between humans and animals is powerful. The human-animal bond can be made even more powerful with the help of veterinarians. Veterinarians know the importance of the human-animal bond, especially when it comes to companion animals. Owners who have the strongest bonds with their p...
(2010). Human-animal bonds between zoo professionals and the animals in their care: Human-animal bonds in zoos. Zoo Biology, 31(1), 13-26.Hosey, G., & Melfi, V. (2012). Human-animal bonds between zoo professionals and the animals in their care. Zoo Biology, 31, 13...
Human-animal interaction(HAI) is the term used to encompass thehuman-animal bondsdeveloping from pet ownership, uses of animals for recreation (such as horseback riding), animal husbandry, and therapeutic settings. Perhaps the firsttherapeutic useof animals was FlorenceNightingale'sintroduction of birds...
A total of 13 dogs and 14 goats were selected for the study, all of which had limited prior socialization with humans. Each animal was placed in a testing room with unfamiliar humans for 15 min. Three experimenters aimed to establish a comfortable environment, encouraging social interaction by ...
Actually, free-living dogs in urban areas are mainly solitary or in pairs, which seems to be caused by lower motivation to contact with conspecifics due to greater bonds with owners and other humans compared to dogs in rural areas32. For numerical competence in dogs that is the premise of ...
conversations with others in the community, also pets in nursing homes increase social and verbal interactions among the elderly (Podberscek, Paul, & Serpell, 2000) Social cohesion - Pets help people connect and allow them to form closer bonds that underpin ...
We only tested pet dogs. All owners had given their consent prior to testing. Research was non-invasive and dogs were deprived of neither food nor water. The study was ethically approved by the Animal Welfare Body of the University of Göttingen (consultation no. E6-19). All methods were...
One of the most interesting and peculiar aspects of the dog–human relationship is dogs’ predisposition to form lasting affectional bonds with their human caretakers, which have been equated to the attachment relationship that human infants form towards their mothers (Palestrini et al.2005; Palmer ...
Her current work focuses on the development of cross-species interactions and bonds in both wild and domesticated animals, and the impact that these bonds have on the behavior and success of both species. This includes research on human-animal attachment, the influence of social enrichment and tra...