List of Tables
List of Figures
Foreword
Acknowledgments
List of Contributors
Chapter 1: Dog walking as a new area of inquiry: An overview, by Alan M. Beck
Chapter 2: Physical activity recommendations and dog walking, by Jacqueline N. Epping
Chapter 3: International perspectives on the epidemiology of dog walking, by Adrian Bauman, Hayley E. Christian, Roland J. Thorpe, Jr., and Rona Macniven
Chapter 4: Dog walking as a catalyst for strengthening the social fabric of the community, by Lisa J. Wood and Hayley E. Christian
Chapter 5: Dog walking as physical activity for older adults, by Roland J. Thorpe, Jr., Hayley E. Christian, and Adrian Bauman
Chapter 6: “Walk a hound, lose a pound”: A community dog walking program for families, by Rebecca A. Johnson and Charlotte A. McKenney
Chapter 7: Method development and preliminary examination of dog walking as a form of human and canine physical activity, by Barbour S. Warren, Joseph J. Wakshlag, Mary Maley, Tracy Farrell, Martin T. Wells, Angela M. Struble, Carol M. Devine, and Grace Long
Chapter 8: Dog obesity, dog walking, and dog health, by Karyl J. Hurley, Denise A. Elliott, and Elizabeth Lund
Chapter 9: Owners and pets exercising together: The metabolic benefits of “walking
the dog”, by Mark B. Stephens, Cindy C. Wilson, Jeffrey L. Goodie, F. Ellen Netting, Cara Olsen, Christopher G. Byers, and Mary E. Yonemura
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, by Kathy K. Wright and Ashley M. Brown
Chapter 11: Future directions in dog walking, by Rebecca A. Johnson, Alan M. Beck, Sandra McCune, James A. Griffin, and
Layla Esposito
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