Dog-Resident Interactions in a Japanese Retirement Home.

We observed a dog visitation program in a geriatric retirement home in Japan, to obtain quantitative data on the human-dog interactions. Seven volunteer handlers and seven adult pet dogs were divided into two groups. Each group visited the home on one of two activity days each month for 18 months. T...

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Published in:	Anthrozoös Vol. 24; no. 2; pp. 155 - 166
Main Authors:	Koda, Naoko, Yanai, Junkichi
Format:	Article
Published:	Taylor & Francis Ltd Jun2011
Subjects:	Japan Retirement Social isolation Activities of daily living Dogs
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