Barriers and motivators for owners walking their dog: results from qualitative research

Cutt, Hayley E.; Knuiman, Matthew; Burke, Valerie

doi:10.1071/he08118

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“…50,51 Companion animals may strengthen engagement in a weight loss program by providing encouragement and motivation and reducing perceived barriers (ie, concerns about neighborhood safety) that hinder exercise. 52,53 Accordingly, numerous studies have examined whether pet ownership is associated with a lower incidence of obesity and whether pet ownership enhances weight loss programs among obese people.…”

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Pet Ownership and Cardiovascular Risk

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Section: Pet Ownership and Obesitymentioning

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Pet Ownership and Cardiovascular Risk

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“…Walking with a dog can increase feelings of safety (Cutt et al, 2008). Dogs may provide motivation for physical activity similar to having a walking partner (Feng et al, 2014).…”

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Factors Influencing Off-leash Dog Walking in Public Places

Sediva¹,

Holcova²,

Pillerova³

et al. 2017

Acta Univ. Agric. Silvic. Mendelianae Brun.

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Little is known about factors that influence owners' decisions walking their dogs on or off a leash in public places. We examined the effect of the type of public place, dog's age, sex and size, and human gender on off-leash dog walking. Observations of 1850 dogs and their owners were made in streets and parks in Brno (Czech Republic). Multiple logistic regression analysis showed no significant effect of human gender on the frequency of unleashed dogs in streets and parks. Off-leash dog walking was 2.8 times more likely in parks than in streets. Adult dogs were unleashed 1.9 times more likely than puppies in streets and parks. Larger dogs were unleashed 3.4 times less likely than smaller dogs in streets and 2.8 times more likely in parks. Male dogs were unleashed 1.7 times less likely than female dogs in streets. The dog's sex had no effect on off-leash dog walking in parks. The age and sex of dogs walked by men and women in public places were not significantly different. Larger dogs were walked by men 1.9 times more likely than by women. Results indicate that off-leash dog walking is affected by the type of public place and dog's age, sex and size.

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“…According to the PPS model, spatial accessibility is generally premised on the proximity, location and size of the parks, and a successful public park needs to be easily accessed, commuted through and visible (PPS, 2011;Zhang et al, 2014). According to some scholars, distance or walking time to parks are important preconditions for access and use of public parks and the parks should not be more than a few minutes' obstruction free walk or short bicycle distance from most residences, public buildings or shops (Atiqul Haq, 2011;Cutt et al, 2008;Herzele and Wiedeman, 2003;Lee and Kim, 2015;Neuvonen et al, 2007). Access to public transportation was also identified as an enabler for public park access and parks on regularly walked routes are observed to be accessed and used more often than those located elsewhere (Atiqul Haq, 2011;Day, 2008: p. 306;Etzioni, 1998;Ferré et al, 2006;McCormack et al, 2010).…”

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Appraisal of public park accessibility in South African cities

Das

Honiball

2019

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Municipal E

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Underutilisation of public parks in the residential areas of South African cities is a challenge. Although accessibility, environmental and social factors are argued to be some of the challenges for the utilisation of parks, the challenges of accessibility -particularly in the residential areas of cities are least explored. This study examined the most important accessibility factors that influence the use of public parks and how the utilisation of public parks can be improved in the residential areas of South African cities. For this purpose, a case study was performed by using Bloemfontein city of South Africa. Findings suggest that the ratio of road network to pedestrian facilities network, the number of access streets to the parks, size (in area) of parks and the level of illumination in the parks during evening periods are the major variables, which to a varied extent influence the utilisation of parks. An optimal level of number of access streets to the parks, proportionate pedestrian facilities on the roads providing access to parks and appreciable illumination will enable significant improvement in the utilisation of parks in the residential areas of South African cities.

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Barriers and motivators for owners walking their dog: results from qualitative research

Abstract: Results from this qualitative study were used to develop the Dogs and Physical Activity (DAPA) tool which is now being used to measure the walking behaviour of dog owners.

Cited by 89 publications

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Pet Ownership and Cardiovascular Risk

Pet Ownership and Cardiovascular Risk

Factors Influencing Off-leash Dog Walking in Public Places

Appraisal of public park accessibility in South African cities

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