Cortisol Levels of Shelter Dogs in Animal Assisted Interventions in a Prison: An Exploratory Study
Abstract
:Simple Summary
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Participants
2.2. Procedures
- (1)
- How and when to pet the dog,
- (2)
- Luring technique (to capture the dogs’ attention),
- (3)
- Turn to the inmate’s right or left,
- (4)
- The command “sit”,
- (5)
- Nose-working activity,
- (6)
- The command “stay”,
- (7)
- Management of the leash,
- (8)
- Recall,
- (9)
- The command “give the paw”.
2.3. Sample Collection and Cortisol Measurement in Dogs
2.4. Data Analysis
3. Results
Dog Salivary Cortisol Levels
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Subjects | Sex | Age (Years) | Size | Time Spent in the Kennel (Months) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Gigio | Male | 3 | Small | 20 |
Ketty | Female | 2 | Medium | 16 |
Sara | Female | 2 | Large | 18 |
Lupetto | Male | 2 | Medium | 16 |
Lean | Female | 3 | Large | 24 |
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d’Angelo, D.; d’Ingeo, S.; Ciani, F.; Visone, M.; Sacchettino, L.; Avallone, L.; Quaranta, A. Cortisol Levels of Shelter Dogs in Animal Assisted Interventions in a Prison: An Exploratory Study. Animals 2021, 11, 345. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11020345
d’Angelo D, d’Ingeo S, Ciani F, Visone M, Sacchettino L, Avallone L, Quaranta A. Cortisol Levels of Shelter Dogs in Animal Assisted Interventions in a Prison: An Exploratory Study. Animals. 2021; 11(2):345. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11020345
Chicago/Turabian Styled’Angelo, Danila, Serenella d’Ingeo, Francesca Ciani, Michele Visone, Luigi Sacchettino, Luigi Avallone, and Angelo Quaranta. 2021. "Cortisol Levels of Shelter Dogs in Animal Assisted Interventions in a Prison: An Exploratory Study" Animals 11, no. 2: 345. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11020345
APA Styled’Angelo, D., d’Ingeo, S., Ciani, F., Visone, M., Sacchettino, L., Avallone, L., & Quaranta, A. (2021). Cortisol Levels of Shelter Dogs in Animal Assisted Interventions in a Prison: An Exploratory Study. Animals, 11(2), 345. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11020345