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ICofA
- Aug 5
- 1 min
Defining Terms Used for Animals Working in Support Roles for People with Support Needs
One of our international experts Dr. Christine Olsen has been co-author of this significant paper together with the world's best experts...
ICofA
- Jan 27
- 2 min
Mutual understanding
Everyone here knows that animals and humans have a strong relationship that is beneficial for all of us. That was proven a lot of times...
ICofA
- Nov 29, 2021
- 1 min
The Impact of Dog-Related Activities on Human Hedonic Well-Being
Read a very interesting study from the Lincoln University team about the strength of the human-dog relationship. Researchers were ...
ICofA
- Nov 25, 2021
- 1 min
Robotic animals
Dr. Christine Olsen November 25, 2021 Here you can read the latest article I co-authored: Effects on sleep from group activity with a...
ICofA
- Nov 3, 2021
- 1 min
Can dogs understand us?
Magdalena Nawarecka November 3, 2021 Wow! Recently a fascinating study about dogs’ cognitive skills was published, have you seen it? For...
ICofA
- Oct 23, 2021
- 1 min
Therapy Dog Welfare Revisited: A Review of the Literature
During the past decade, the field of human–animal interaction(s) research has been characterized by a significant increase in scientific...
ICofA
- Aug 20, 2021
- 1 min
Recent paper on the “New Era of Canine Science: Reshaping Our Relationships with Dogs”
Alina Simona Rusu August 20, 2021 A recent study published in Frontiers in Veterinary Science by Evan L. MacLean, Aubrey Fine, Harold...
ICofA
- Aug 20, 2021
- 2 min
The successful therapy dog: an insight through a Delphi consultation survey among Italian experts
Alina Simona Rusu August 20, 2021 A recent study investigating the perceptions of the optimal features of therapy dogs by AAI...
ICofA
- Jul 19, 2021
- 1 min
Searching where the treasure is: on the emergence of human companion animal partnership
Adam Miklosi July 19, 2021 In my view, the discipline, often referred to as human–animal interaction (HAI), lacks a well-defined...
ICofA
- Jun 2, 2021
- 1 min
Recent study on Dog-Assisted Therapy in Neurohabilitation of Children with Severe Neurological Impai
Alina Simona Rusu June 2, 2021 A recent study on the effects of Dog-Assisted Therapy (DAT) in neurorehabilitation of children with severe...
ICofA
- Jan 15, 2021
- 1 min
“Social buffering in the horse”
The clever Claire Ricci is doing interesting research on the effect of the company of other horses on their stress levels. In this video,...
ICofA
- Sep 21, 2020
- 1 min
Do as I Do in a cat!
A new study of the Family Dog Project, is published online in Animal Cognition, showed that a cat (yes, a cat!) learned to reproduce...