Do Service Dogs for Veterans with PTSD Mount a Cortisol Response in Response to Training?

Only a few studies have investigated the welfare of animals participating in animal-assisted interventions (AAIs). Most of these studies focus on dogs in therapeutic settings. There are, however, also dogs—service dogs—that are employed to continuously support a single human. Because the welfare of...

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Main Authors: Emmy A. E. van Houtert, Nienke Endenburg, T. Bas Rodenburg, Eric Vermetten
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-03-01
Series:Animals
Subjects:
AAI
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/11/3/650