BASIC ID of the human dog-companion: a theoretical review in anthrozoology guided by the multimodal approach

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Marcos Díaz Videla
María Alejandra Olarte
Javier Martín Camacho

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Petkeeping seems to have reached unprecedented levels in recent decades. Despite its massiveness persists in our culture a trend to trivialize the bonds that human establish with other animals, or to question these as the result of a human deficit condition. This would have discouraged scientific research on human-animal bonds. The anthrozoology findings in human-dog interaction are discussed in relation to Lazarus multimodal approach. Human-dog bonds include potential benefits in all modals of human personality. We discuss about the legitimacy of its study, and stress the importance of its recognition in the scientific development.

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BASIC ID of the human dog-companion: a theoretical review in anthrozoology guided by the multimodal approach. (2015). Argentinean Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 7(3), 79-89. https://doi.org/10.32348/1852.4206.v7.n3.11866
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Marcos Díaz Videla, Universidad de Flores. Escuela Sistémica Argentina

Lic. en psicología (Universidad de Buenos Aires), Doctorando en psicología (Universidad de Flores). Integrante del laboratorio de investigación de la Escuela Sistémica Argentina.

María Alejandra Olarte, Universidad de Flores

Lic. en psicología, Doctorando en psicología y ayudante de cátedra (Universidad de Flores)

Javier Martín Camacho, Fundación Foro

Lic y prof. de psicología (Universidad Kennedy), Dr. en psicología (Universidad de Buenos Aires), presidente de la Fundación Foro.

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BASIC ID of the human dog-companion: a theoretical review in anthrozoology guided by the multimodal approach. (2015). Argentinean Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 7(3), 79-89. https://doi.org/10.32348/1852.4206.v7.n3.11866

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