Welcome
We want to understand how dogs enhance our wellbeing and support us through difficult times.
Your help is key to giving visibility to the positive impact that dogs have in our lives.
This study is led by the Affinity Foundation Chair for Animals and Health at the Autonomous University of Barcelona, in collaboration with the Royal Veterinary College (London).
Who can take part:
Adults (18+ years) who live or have lived with dogs.
Estimated duration:
Around 20 minutes.
What it involves:
You’ll be asked a series of questions about the ways your dog supports you. Your answers will help to create and validate a scientific questionnaire designed to measure the social support that dogs provide to people. The findings will be published in a scientific journal.
Privacy and your rights:
• Participation is anonymous; no identifying information will be collected.
• You can leave the survey at any time without giving a reason.
Ethical approval:
Approved by the Social Science Research Ethical Review Board at the Royal Veterinary College (London, UK).
Ethics approval number: URN: SR2022-0017.
Contact:
If you have any questions, please contact Jonathan Bowen — jbowen@rvc.ac.uk.
If any question is difficult or causes distress, the charity
Mind offers support resources:
https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/helplines/