ISSN : 0975-3710
EISSN : 0975-9107
MANOJ GUPTA1*, HARISH VERMA2
1Deputy Manager, National Dairy Development Board Bikaner, Rajasthan, 334003, India
2Director Extension, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana, Punjab 141012, India
* Corresponding Author : mkvet2009@gmail.com
Received : 27-08-2018 Accepted : 12-09-2018 Published : 15-09-2018
Volume : 10 Issue : 17 Pages : 7047 - 7049
Int J Agr Sci 10.17 (2018):7047-7049
Keywords : Companion animals, Health, Behaviour, Wellbeing
Academic Editor : Dr Ganeshgouda I Patil
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors are thankful to Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana, 141012, Punjab, India
Author Contribution : All author equally contributed
Humans have many reasons for owning pets including mutual relationship with person and it has been documented throughout history, across cultures and in recent research. As compared to other domestic animals the dogs have developed special relationship with humans. The attachment requires specific responses brought about by neuro endocrinological homeostatic functions as well as behavioural aspects. Companion animals provide association in a person's life, more consistent and reliable than human–human that augments and helps making relationships with other humans. Dogs are a symbol of our own “memory of the magical once-in a-lifetime bond†we shared with our mothers. People give and receive complete and total love and devotion through their pet and therefore mental calmness and relaxation that’s why dogs are idealized in modern society.
1. Savishinsky, J.S. (1983) In: Katcher, A.H., Beck, A.M. (Eds.) University of Pennsylvania Press, Philadelphia, PA, pp. 112-131.
2. Thurston Mary Elizabeth (1996) Kansas City, MO: Andrews and McMeel.
Training for US SOCOM's Best Friends". Defenseindustrydaily.com. 2011-06-13. Retrieved 2018-05-21.
3. Nobis, G. (1979) Umschau, 19, 610.
4. Lindblad-Toh K, Wade CM & Mikkelsen TS (2005) Nature. 438:803.
5. Grier, K. (2006) New York: Harvest Book, Harcourt.
6. Mark J. J. (2014) Ancient History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.ancient.eu/article/184/
7. Salmon P & Salmon I. (1983) Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Press, pp. 244–265.
8. Euromonitor International, (2015) Euromonitor International.
9. Hindustan Times (2016) Here is why urban India is bringing pets home faster than ever before. Hindustan times, Jan, 12 edition.
10. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/49854526.cmsutm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign.
11. Staats S., Wallace H., Anderson T., (2008) Soc. Anim. 16, 279e291.
12. Wells M. & Perrine R. (2001) J Occup Health Psychol, 6(1), 81–87.
13. https://metro.co.uk/2018/02/08/hero-dog-daisy-revolutionised-cancer-detection-dies-7296282/.
14. Kruger K.A. & Serpell J.A. (2006) Handbook on animal-assisted therapy: Theoretical foundations and guidelines for practice, 2nd edn. San Diego, CA: Academic Press, pp. 21-38.
15. Serpell, J. A. (2003) Society and Animals, 11, 83–100.
16. Altemus M., Deuster P. A., Galliven E., Carter C. S., and Gold P. W. (1995) Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, 80, 2954–2959.
17. Born J., Lange T., Kern W., McGregor G. P., Bickel U.,& Fehm H. L. (2002) Nature Neuroscience, 5, 514–516.
18. Heinrichs M, Baumgartner T, Kirschbaum C and Ehlert (2003) Biol.Psychiatry 54, 1389–1398.
19. Kosfeld M., Heinrichs M., Zak P. J., Fischbacher U., & Fehr E. (2005) Nature, 435, 673–676.
20. Hare B., & Tomasello M. (2005) Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 9, 439–444.
21. Nagasawa M, Kikusui T, Onaka T, and Ohta M (2009) Horm.Behav. 55, 434–441.
22. Albert A., and Bulcroft K. (1987) Anthrozoös, 1, 9–25.
23. Katz J. (2003) New York: Villard Books.
24. Friedmann E., & Tsai C-C. (2006) Theoretical foundations and practice guidelines (2nd ed, pp. 95–117). San Diego: Academic Press.
25. Charnetsky C.J., Riggers S., and Brennan F. (2004) Psychological Reports, 3(2), 1087–1091.
26. Kurdek L. (2008) J. of Personal and Social Relationships. 25 (2), 247–266.
27. Allen K.M., Blascovich J., and Mendes W.B. (2002) Psychosomatic Medicine, 64(5), 727–739.
28. Friedmann E., and Thomas S. (1995) American Journal of Cardiology, 76, 1213–1217.
29. Johnson R., Meadows R., Haubner J., and Sevedge K. (2005) American Behavioral Scientist, 47(1), 55–69.
30. Siegel J.M., Angulo F.J., Detels R., Wesch J., and Mullen A. (1999) AIDS Care, 11(2), 157–170.
31. Zasloff RL, and Kidd A H., (1994) Psychol Rep 75:747–752.
32. Turner DC, Rieger G, Lorenz G (2003) Anthrozoo¨s 16:213–228.
33. Friedmann E. (2000) Theoretical foundations and guidelines for practice (pp. 41-58). San Diego, CA: Academic Press.
34. Beck A.M. & Katcher A. H. (1996) West Lafayette, Purdue University Press.
35. Sable P. (1995) Soc. Work. 40, 334-341.
36. Kruger K.A., Trachtenberg S.W., and Serpell J.A., (2004) Center for the Interaction of Animals and Society (CIAS) and University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, Philadelphia, PA.
37. Beck A.M., and Katcher A.H., (2003) Animal Behaviour Science 47, 79-93.
38. Gunter B. (1999) Whurr Publishers Ltd., London, UK.
39. Beck A.M., Melson G.F., da Costa P.L. and Liu T. (2001) Anthrozoos, 14(1), 19-28.
40. Kaminsky M., Pellino T., and Wish J. (2002) Children’s Health Care, 31(4), 321–335.
41. Kotrschal K., and Ortbauer B. (2003) Anthrozoos 16, 147–159.
42. Putney William. (2001) Always Faithful: A Memoir of the Marine Dogs of World War II, New York: Simon & Schuster Inc. ISBN 0-7432-0198-1.
43. Gardiner Harris (2011) The New York Times Company. Ret. 5 May 2011.
44. Ouida (1872) A Dog of Flanders. Chapman & Hall.
45. Edney ATB (1993) Vet Rec, 132:337-8.
46. Lim K., Wilcox A., Fisher M., and Burns-Cox C. (1992) Diabetic Med; 9(Suppl. 2):53-54.
47. Headey B (2003) Med J Aust 179:460–461.
48. Herzog H. (2010) why it’s so hard to think straight about animals. New York, NY: Harper.
49. Hart L.A. (2006) Theoretical Foundations and Guidelines for Practice. Academic Press, San Diego, CA, pp. 73-94.