Professional paper

Fostering child development with therapeutic dog: Case study

Sanja Kobešćak ; DV “Markuševec”, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Tea Selaković ; Centar za rehabilitaciju “Zagreb”, Hrvatska
Lucija Katalenić ; Hrvatska udruga za školovanje pasa vodiča i mobilitet, Zagreb, Hrvatska

Abstract

During the last 20 years research and implementation of programs with service dogs in education, therapies and other process experienced intensive development. Croatian Guide Dog and Mobility Association is implementing a program of including therapy dogs in families of children with disability. In children with cerebral palsy additional diffi culties are often present, such as problems with sense, perception, cognition, communication and behaviour, epilepsy, and secondary muscular skeletal problems. In this work we describe the impact of the inclusion of therapy dog on the development of various aspects of the development of the boys - twins with cerebral palsy, through longitudinal tracking of development since 2008 – 2011, ie. from the period of pre-school to primary school.

Keywords

service dogs; therapy dogs; cerebral palsy; motor development; quality of life

Hrčak ID:

112824

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/112824

Publication date:

15.1.2014.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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