Development of a Dog-Assisted Activity Program in an Elementary Classroom

Here we describe a pilot Dog-Assisted Activity program that was designed to improve wellbeing and social integration in a multi-cultural elementary classroom in which some episodes of bullying had been reported. We developed a 5-encounters protocol with the aim of introducing pet dogs into the class...

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Main Authors: Cinzia Correale, Lara Crescimbene, Marta Borgi, Francesca Cirulli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-11-01
Series:Veterinary Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2306-7381/4/4/62