"More Attention than Usual": A Thematic Analysis of Dog Ownership Experiences in the UK during the First COVID-19 Lockdown.
"More Attention than Usual": A Thematic Analysis of Dog Ownership Experiences in the UK during the First COVID-19 Lockdown.
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10.3390/ani11010240
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2021-01-19
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Upjohn MM
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Holland KE;Owczarczak-Garstecka SC;Anderson KL;Casey RA;Christley RM;Harris L;McMillan KM;Mead R;Murray JK;Samet L;Upjohn MM
2020 年 3 月 23 日，英国政府在全国范围内实施封锁，作为减少 COVID-19 影响的一部分。封锁控制措施导致许多狗主人改变了他们的日常生活。这项研究旨在探讨封锁期间英国养狗体验受到的影响。这项研究的数据来自关于 COVID-19 对养狗影响的开放式调查问题和电子日记条目。数据中出现了三个关键主题：与狗一起呆在家里的时间、步行练习以及行为和训练。主人喜欢比平时花更多的时间陪伴他们的狗，但他们也明白，花更多的时间陪伴他们可能会导致狗在未来独自一人时陷入困境。然而，在封锁期间，很少有主人给他们的狗“独处的时间”。主人认为遛狗的机会是他们允许的日常锻炼的一部分，但一些人认为，对运动的封锁限制不允许他们为狗提供足够的锻炼。他们还担心封锁指南限制了狗与其他狗互动的机会。此外，一些主人注意到他们的狗出现了新的问题行为。利用这些发现，我们就狗福利组织如何帮助最好地支持狗福利提出建议。其中包括支持狗主人教导他们的狗如何应对独处，即使主人不需要让他们的狗独自一人。 2020 年 3 月 23 日，英国政府在全国范围内实施封锁，作为减轻 COVID-19 影响的一部分。这项研究旨在探讨封锁期间英国养狗经历受到的影响。这项研究的数据来自开放式调查问题和由公众和参与“小狗一代”（一项正在进行的狗纵向队列研究）参与者完成的电子日记。总共分析了 10,510 个自由文本条目。出现了三个主要主题：与狗一起呆在家里、散步练习以及行为和训练。主人重视比平常有更多的时间陪伴他们的狗，但也认识到，花额外的时间陪伴他们的狗可能会对狗未来独处时的应对能力产生负面影响。然而，在封锁期间，很少有主人为他们的狗提供独处时间。作为允许的日常锻炼的一部分，遛狗的机会被认为是积极的，但在封锁指导方针下散步并不总是被认为足以提供足够的锻炼和与其他狗互动的机会。主人报告说，在封锁期间观察到他们的狗出现了新的不良行为，包括吠叫、狗在短暂独处时“粘人”或发出声音。根据这些发现，我们建议采取干预策略来最好地支持狗的福利，包括帮助狗主人教导狗如何应对独处，即使主人不需要让他们的狗独自一人。
On 23 March 2020, the UK Government introduced a nationwide lockdown as part of efforts to reduce the impact of COVID-19. Lockdown control measures led many dog owners to make changes to their daily routines. This study aimed to explore how the experience of dog ownership in the United Kingdom (UK) was impacted during this lockdown. Data for this research came from open-ended survey questions on the impact of COVID-19 on dog ownership, and electronic diary entries. Three key themes emerged from the data: spending time at home with dog(s), walking practices, and behaviour and training. Owners enjoyed spending more time than usual with their dog(s) but understood that spending increased time with them may lead to the dog(s) struggling in the future when left alone. However, very few owners gave their dog(s) “alone time” during the lockdown. Owners valued the opportunity to walk their dog(s) as part of their permitted daily exercise, but some felt that lockdown restrictions on exercise did not allow them to provide their dog(s) with sufficient exercise. They also worried that lockdown guidelines restricted opportunities for dogs to interact with other dogs. Additionally, some owners noticed new problematic behaviours in their dog(s). Using these findings, we make suggestions on how dog welfare organisations might help to best support dog welfare. These include supporting dog owners in teaching their dogs to cope with being alone, even if owners do not need to leave their dogs alone. On 23 March 2020, the UK Government imposed a nationwide lockdown as part of efforts to mitigate the impact of COVID-19. This study aimed to explore how the experience of dog ownership in the UK was impacted during this lockdown. Data for this research came from open-ended survey questions and an electronic diary completed by members of the general public and participants involved in “Generation Pup”, an ongoing longitudinal cohort study of dogs. A total of 10,510 free-text entries were analysed. Three major themes emerged: spending time at home with dog(s), walking practices, and behaviour and training. Owners valued having more time than usual with their dog(s) but also recognised that spending extra time with their dog(s) may negatively impact on the dog’s future ability to cope when left alone. However, very few owners provided alone time for their dog(s) during the lockdown. The opportunity to walk their dog(s) as part of their permitted daily exercise was regarded positively, but walks under the lockdown guidelines were not always felt to be adequate with respect to providing sufficient exercise and opportunities for interaction with other dogs. Owners reported observing new undesirable behaviours in their dog(s) during the lockdown, including barking and dogs being “clingy” or vocalising when briefly left alone. Based on these findings, we suggest intervention strategies to best support dog welfare that include helping dog owners to teach dogs to cope with being alone, even if owners do not need to leave their dogs alone.
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