Attitudes towards assistance dogs in Japan and the UK: a comparison of college students studying animal care

Miura, Ayaka; Bradshaw, J. W. S.; Tanida, Hajime

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“…MTurk offers a more nationally representative sample than most undergraduate populations or college‐town community samples, making it an attractive source of data regarding general attitudes (Berinsky, Huber, & Lenz, ; Paolacci, Chandler, & Iperiotis, ; see Buhrmester, Kwang, & Gosling, , and Horton, Rand, & Zeckhauser, for more on the use of MTurk in social science research). Participation was restricted to individuals located within the United States to minimize the possible influence of cultural and international variation in attitudes toward companion animals (Herzog & Burghardt, ; Miura, Bradshaw, & Tanida, ). To minimize the likelihood of attracting only participants who like animals and to reduce the influence of demand characteristics, we advertised the study as a “research survey of your opinions.” Participants provided informed consent via a digital form at the beginning of the survey, which also did not specify that AAIs were the focus of the study or that we were investigating different types of treatments.…”

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Perceptions of animal‐assisted interventions: The influence of attitudes toward companion animals

Crossman

Kazdin

2017

J Clin Psychol

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Perceptions of animal‐assisted interventions: The influence of attitudes toward companion animals

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Kazdin

2017

J Clin Psychol

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“…For example, training dogs for human use, including hunting and herding, was not historically common in Japan, and Japanese had relatively negative attitudes toward dogs having utilitarian roles compared to the UK (26, 27). In addition, the Japanese cultural characteristic regarding cleanliness requires that guide dog owners give a higher consideration for dogs’ excretions and shedding hair in public (28).…”

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Assistance Dogs: Historic Patterns and Roles of Dogs Placed by ADI or IGDF Accredited Facilities and by Non-Accredited U.S. Facilities

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Dogs’ roles to support people with disabilities are increasing. Existing U.S. laws and regulations pertaining to the use of dogs for people with disabilities are only minimally enforced. Pushback legislation against some aspects of uses of assistance dogs currently is being passed or proposed in several states. Further, the U.S. Department of the Army and the Veterans’ Administration support only dogs trained by an Assistance Dogs International (ADI) or International Guide Dog Federation (IGDF) accredited facility. Lacking a mandatory national process for screening the selection, training, and placement of assistance dogs with persons who have disabilities, the U.S. offers a creative but confusing opportunity for people to train their own dogs for any disability. While no U.S. surveillance system monitors assistance dogs, other countries generally have a legislated or regulatory process for approving assistance dogs or a cultural convention for obtaining dogs from accredited facilities. We conducted an online survey investigating current demographics of assistance dogs placed in 2013 and 2014 with persons who have disabilities, by facilities worldwide that are associated with ADI or IGDF and by some non-accredited U.S. facilities. Placement data from ADI and IGDF facilities revealed that in most countries aside from the U.S., guide dogs were by far the main type of assistance dog placed. In the U.S., there were about equal numbers of mobility and guide dogs placed, including many placed by large older facilities, along with smaller numbers of other types of assistance dogs. In non-accredited U.S. facilities, psychiatric dogs accounted for most placements. Dogs for families with an autistic child were increasing in all regions around the world. Of dog breeds placed, accredited facilities usually mentioned Labrador Retrievers and Golden Retrievers, and sometimes, German Shepherd Dogs. The facilities bred their dogs in-house, or acquired them from certain breeders. Non-accredited facilities more often used dogs from shelters or assisted people in training their own dogs. Facilities in Europe and the U.S. place dogs in all roles; other parts of the world primarily focus on guide dogs. Expansion of assistance dogs in many roles is continuing, with numbers of dogs placed accelerating internationally.

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“…There is limited research about people's attitudes toward guide dogs in Australia and other developed countries, although there is a wide body of research about attitudes to people with disabilities and the therapeutic psychosocial effects of guide dogs (Coleman, 2013;Koda, Morioka, Kubo, Wada et al, 2011;Miura, Bradshaw, & Tanida, 2002;Hart, Zasloff, & Benfatto, 1996).…”

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“…The campaigns were largely based on the premise that lack of education is the driver of inappropriate public behaviour. Miura et al (2002) examined the attitudes towards service dogs by 37 British and 39 Japanese college students between the ages of 16 and 20 years. They found that students with positive attitudes toward dogs, regardless of their cultural background, still disapproved of service dogs in some environments such as public food areas (e.g., cafés).…”

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People’s attitudes to dogs in service: A pilot study of a new 15-point scale

Thomas¹

2017

International Journal of Orientation &Amp; Mobility

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Interference with and discrimination against service dogs is a significant difficulty for people with disabilities. This research was designed to test a new measure of attitudes to service dogs: The People's Attitudes to Dogs in Service Scale (PADS) to determine whether or not problematic behaviour might be related to tendencies toward dogmatism. An online survey was completed by 34 male and 50 female participants. Participants answered questions about dogmatism and their attitudes to service dogs. Results were statistically significant indicating people with less favourable attitudes towards service dogs were more dogmatic in their attitudes. This suggests that strategies other than public awareness campaigns might need to be considered to change public opinion and behaviour toward service dogs.

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Attitudes towards assistance dogs in Japan and the UK: a comparison of college students studying animal care

Cited by 9 publications

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Perceptions of animal‐assisted interventions: The influence of attitudes toward companion animals

Perceptions of animal‐assisted interventions: The influence of attitudes toward companion animals

Assistance Dogs: Historic Patterns and Roles of Dogs Placed by ADI or IGDF Accredited Facilities and by Non-Accredited U.S. Facilities

People’s attitudes to dogs in service: A pilot study of a new 15-point scale

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