Dogs are considered humans’ best friend, but this relationship is not all puppies and sunshine. Zoonoses, biting incidents, hereditary problems, and other welfare issues can threaten the relationship, especially when humans are not aware of them. Public opinion on dogs in the densely populated Netherlands …

Since the return of the grey wolf (Canis lupus) in the Netherlands in 2015, much research has been done on the ecology and distribution of the species. This has led to a dietary study using hair- and DNA-sampling of wolf scats, and preliminary analyses of DNA in wolf scats showed that DNA from non-prey, …

Zoonoses, biting incidents, hereditary problems, and other issues can threaten the welfare of both humans and dogs. The Dutch government and animal welfare organizations seem to have little effect in their campaigns to influence the behavior of (potential) dog keepers, who can experience dissonance when …

As part of an 8-week intervention study in Dutch nursing homes, we used video-analysis to observe the interaction of psychogeriatric participants with either the handler, the stimulus (dog or robot) or other clients during weekly dog, robot (RAI, robot assisted interventions) and control (human facilitator …

CHI PLAY '20,  November 2–4, 2020, Virtual Event, Canada We have built and implemented a set of metaphors for breathing games by involving children and experts. These games are made to facilitate prevention of asthma exacerbation via regular monitoring of children with asthma through spirometry at …

Dogs have for long been humans’ best friend, but the human–dog relationship can be problematic. A mismatch between dogs and their keepers can lead to welfare problems for both; for example: breeding for a specific look can result in health and welfare problems and importing dogs from other countries …

Recente incidenten met ransomware tonen aan dot veel organisaties hun informatie­beveiliging nog niet op orde hebben. Informatiebeveiliging op orde brengen vraagt naast technische middelen ook om beleid en informatiebeveiligingsbewustzijn bij medewerkers. Deze combinatie betekent dot het een illusie …

Onderzoek uitgevoerd in samenwerking met Het Twickelerveld European Detection Dog Service. Door middel van filmopnamen worden het effect van de trainingsomgeving en het effect van de dagbesteding op het vertonen van stresssignalen tijdens het trainen bij detectieherdershonden onderzocht.

Onderzoek naar het inzetten van dog influencers om het aankoopgedrag van hondeneigenaren in hond gerelateerde producten positief te beïnvloeden.

The raccoon dog was introduced in Russia and has been moving west ever since. Currently there are populations in: Finland, Poland, Germany and the Baltic countries. There are sightings in Norway, Denmark and Sweden. There is a high possibility that the raccoon dog will settle in the Netherlands. Raccoon …