The health benefits of dog walking for people and pets : evidence and case studies / [edited by] Rebecca A. Johnson, Alan M. Beck, and Sandra McCune.

"Obesity is a national epidemic in the United States. It is estimated that by 2018 the cost of treating weight-related illnesses will double to almost $350 billion a year, while a 2010 report by the US Surgeon General estimates that two-thirds of American adults and almost one in three children are now overweight or obese. This volume originated in a special 2009 symposium funded in part by a grant from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) and sponsorship from Mars WalthamA [sic] on how human-animal interaction may help fight obesity across the lifespan. The authors present scientific evidence about the benefits of dog walking for improving human and animal health, and case studies of programs that are using this powerful expression of the human-animal bond to combat obesity. The volume is especially valuable as a sourcebook of evidence-based studies for public health professionals treating overweight humans and veterinarians treating obese dogs"--Provided by publisher

"This book provides the scientific evidence about the benefits of dog walking for both humans and dogs to manage weight"--Provided by publisher

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures; Foreword; Acknowledgments; List of Contributors; Chapter 1: Dog walking as a new area of inquiry: An overview; Chapter 2: Physical activity recommendations and dog walking; Chapter 3: International perspectives on the epidemiology of dog walking; Chapter 4: Dog walking as a catalyst for strengthening the social fabric of the community; Chapter 5: Dog walking as physical activity for older adults; Chapter 6: "Walk a hound, lose a pound": A community dog walking program for families.

Chapter 7: Method development and preliminary examination of dog walking as a form of human and canine physical activity; Chapter 8: Dog obesity, dog walking, and dog health; Chapter 9: Owners and pets exercising together: The metabolic benefits of "walking the dog"; Chapter 10: Kids and K-9s for healthy choices: A pilot program for canine therapy and healthy behavior modification to increase healthy lifestyle choices in children; Chapter 11: Future directions in dog walking; Index.

English.

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