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Jun 255 min read
PADA Camp 2024
PADA is a personality assessment developed by Dyrebar Omsorg and ICofA, in collaboration with researchers in Hungary, including Ádám...
ICofA Community
Mar 217 min read
The therapy dog Alma helped young Nora through debilitating illness
The therapy dog Alma helped young Nora through debilitating illness Irén Sagvolden and therapy dog Alma helped Nora through a difficult...
ICofA Community
Jan 224 min read
Personality in dogs and suitability assessment
Dogs, like us, are born with genes that provide the foundation for how they interact with the world around them. How they react to loud...
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Dec 11, 20232 min read
Do As I Do is an important tool used with therapy dogs
Why use Do As I Do when working with school dogs and therapy dogs? Do As I Do (DAID) is a method for teaching dogs various behaviors,...
ICofA Community
Dec 4, 20232 min read
Social learning with a puppy
We humans use social learning all the time. When we learn something new, we often learn by observing others do something and then try...
ICofA Community
Sep 25, 20232 min read
Therapy dogs can reduce students stress during exams
We often think of stress as something negative and 'stressful,' but stress can also be positive and provide us with increased motivation...
Dyrebar Omsorg
Jan 20, 20231 min read
Integrative Canine "Fear" Toolbox
By Leonard Cecil, April 11, 2016, Lupsingen, Switzerland
Dyrebar Omsorg
Jan 20, 20231 min read
OUR CANINE CONNECTION: THE HISTORY, BENEFITS AND FUTURE OF HUMAN-DOG INTERACTIONS
As part of the Wallis Annenberg PetSpace Leadership Institute initiative, funding for this publication was provided by Wallis Annenberg...
Dyrebar Omsorg
Jan 3, 20231 min read
Is your dog ready to become Santa's helper?
Learn how your dog can: * Ring the bell when the food is ready * Dancing around the Christmas tree * Bow to the food * Distribute...
Dyrebar Omsorg
Jan 3, 20232 min read
The mental test dogs have to pass to be approved as therapy dogs
Humans are learning more and more these days about the health benefits of dogs. As a result, public interest in therapy dogs has been...
Dyrebar Omsorg
Jan 3, 20232 min read
Nerd holiday with meaning!
Several certified teams from different countries have been invited to participate in one of the summer's biggest events in...
Dyrebar Omsorg
Jan 3, 20232 min read
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...
Dyrebar Omsorg
Jan 3, 20231 min read
Entering the facility
Entering the facility is part of AAI work. All teams need to enter the main entrance before starting AAI session. Sometimes the journey ...
Dyrebar Omsorg
Jan 3, 20232 min read
Dog home alone?
What does your dog do while you are away? Now we have a scientific-based answer! Researchers from Family Dog Project analyzed videos from...
Dyrebar Omsorg
Jan 3, 20231 min read
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 ...
Dyrebar Omsorg
Jan 3, 20231 min read
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...
Dyrebar Omsorg
Jan 3, 20231 min read
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...
Dyrebar Omsorg
Jan 3, 20231 min read
Retriving in AAI
Magdalena Nawarecka October 8, 2021 Retrieving is one of the most powerful exercises that you can use in AAI! It opens so many...
Dyrebar Omsorg
Jan 3, 20231 min read
Dog assisted intervention at psychiatric ward
Magdalena Nawarecka September 27, 2021 Dog-assisted intervention on a psychiatric ward is a very needed and efficient method. In Poland,...
Dyrebar Omsorg
Jan 3, 20231 min read
Greeting a patient: practical video
Magdalena Nawarecka September 13, 2021 Watch the video with a very nice and experienced therapy dog – Enzo – greeting his new group of...
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