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A Dog’s New BFF:

A Dog’s New BFF:. A Content Analysis of Books about the Human and Canine Relationship. Jennifer D’Angelo. INTRODUCTION. Increase in dog ownership. Dog owners view their dogs: Children Companion APA(2008) Research Question. Purpose/Thesis.

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A Dog’s New BFF:

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  1. A Dog’s New BFF: A Content Analysis of Books about the Human and Canine Relationship. Jennifer D’Angelo

  2. INTRODUCTION • Increase in dog ownership. • Dog owners view their dogs: • Children • Companion • APA(2008) • Research Question

  3. Purpose/Thesis The purpose of this study is to examine the changing relationship between humans and rescued adult canine companions through a qualitative content analysis of books.

  4. Literature Review • History of Human Animal Relationships. • History World (2007) • Encyclopedia Britannica (2007) • Animal Adoption by types of Organization. • “Pounds” vs. No-kill “Shelters” • SBACA (2008) • PetsConnect! Inc. (2001) • Humane Society of the United States. (2008)

  5. Literature Review • Who is Likely to Own a Dog? • AVMA (1997,2007,2008) • Pew Research (2008) • Humane Society of America (2008) • Memoirs on Human-Pet Relationships. • Doty (2007) • Kopelman (2006)

  6. Theory of Self • Symbolic Nature of Human-Canine Relationships • Mead (1934) • Canine “Social” Identity • Irvine (2004) • Sanders (2001) • Saucier (2001) • Meaningful Human-Canine Relationships • Mead (1907) • Irvine (2004)

  7. Methodology Content Analysis. Sample Population Technique and Criteria. Total Sample Population of 23. Random Sample of 7 books.

  8. Methodology • Coding Themes • Year of book publication • Type of Adoption • Relationship (view) to the dog • Author’s Occupation • Author’s Sexual Orientation • Author’s Marital Status • Author’s Family Lifestyle • with children • Without children • Race • Location • Country of Origin • City/State • Rural/Suburban/City • Training, Obedience, and/or Socialization Methods

  9. Findings Table 1:

  10. Findings Table 2:

  11. Table 3: Findings

  12. Discussion • How do these owners describe their relationship with their dog? • Doty (2007) • Grogan (2008) • Increased Individualism • Finding Alternative ways to have a family

  13. QUESTIONS?

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