Essner Ann, Kjellerstedt Catarina, Hesbach Amie L, Svensson Kristina, Igelström Helena
IVC Evidensia Djurkliniken Gefle, Norra Gatan 1, SE-803 21 Gavle, Sweden.
Department of Women's and Children's Health, Uppsala University, SE-751 24 Uppsala, Sweden.
Vet Sci. 2022 May 21;9(5):242. doi: 10.3390/vetsci9050242.
Dog trials and competitions involve various sport disciplines, e.g., obedience, agility, working dog trials and rally obedience. Dog handlers navigate their dogs through physically and mentally demanding tasks. The purpose of this study was to gain a better understanding of barriers and facilitators to canine health promotion and injury prevention described by dog handlers.
Qualitative inductive content analysis was applied to systematically organize and interpret narrative data from 654 respondents' answers to open-ended questions in an anonymous online inquiry.
Two categories, with seven sub-categories, emerged from the analysis: (1) Challenges in applying the regulations in dog trials and competitions, and (2) Implementation of animal welfare and canine well-being approaches. Respondents described the challenges in applying regulations in dog trials and competitions and lack of scientific research as barriers to their intent to prevent injuries in their dogs. Implementation of animal welfare and canine well-being approaches were described as facilitators.
The findings imply that the stakeholders continuously need to work on bridging possible gaps between the canine welfare criteria and the scientific and empirical knowledge in canine sports and performance medicine.
犬类试验和比赛涉及各种运动项目，例如服从性、敏捷性、工作犬试验和拉力服从性。训犬师要带领他们的犬只完成对体能和心智要求都很高的任务。本研究的目的是更好地了解训犬师所描述的促进犬类健康和预防伤害的障碍与促进因素。
采用定性归纳内容分析法，对654名受访者在匿名在线调查中对开放式问题的回答所形成的叙述性数据进行系统整理和解读。
分析得出了两类，共七个子类别：（1）在犬类试验和比赛中应用规定的挑战，以及（2）动物福利和犬类福祉方法的实施。受访者将在犬类试验和比赛中应用规定的挑战以及缺乏科学研究描述为阻碍他们预防犬只受伤的因素。动物福利和犬类福祉方法的实施被描述为促进因素。
研究结果表明，利益相关者需要持续努力，弥合犬类福利标准与犬类运动和运动医学中的科学及实证知识之间可能存在的差距。
