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The Preparation and the Use of Guide and Assistance Dogs
REŠLOVÁ, Dominika
The thesis deals with the preparation and the use of guide and assitence dogs. The first part characterises basic terms based on therapy with animals, three types of auxiliary dogs, the history and the right choice of these dogs, their training, final exam and transport to their clients. In the pratical part, we can find the type of research, the choice of methodology, the process of data pooling, participants of the research a the methods of the research´s structure. In the second part of the bachelor thesis, we canfind the interviews with people who train the guide and assitance dogs and also with people who use help of these dogs. In this bachelor thesis I chose the qualitative research and I used a method called interview.
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Hearing dogs - Assistive devices for the Deaf?
Záhorská, Kateřina ; Hudáková, Andrea (advisor) ; Richterová, Klára (referee)
This bachelor thesis deals with dogs employed in the socio-medical field, especially with assistance and hearing dogs. The thesis is divided into two parts, theoretical and practical. In the theoretical part the reader is introduced to the categories of dogs employed in this field, their special training (including interested organizations) is described and last but not least appropriate legislative measures are described. Attention is also paid to the situation abroad (in the USA, Great Britain and Slovakia). Information in the theoretical part served as resource for the practical part, which is divided into two units: passportization of dogs which are employed in the socio-medical field in Czech Republic; questionnaire survey among people with hearing loss, who are owners of dogs without special assistance/hearing training. In the conclusion the author uses the previously collected data to search for an answer to a question, whether a dog (even without a special training) can be an assistive device for people with hearing loss. Keywords: Hearing dog, assistance dog, assistive device, deaf, communication
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Legislation of dog keeping and breeding
Kozderková, Alžběta ; Stejskal, Vojtěch (advisor) ; Damohorský, Milan (referee)
This diploma thesis deals with the legal regulation of breeding and keeping dogs, which is incorporated into the context of animal welfare and the relevant legal regulations. The thesis consists of three parts, each of which is dedicated to a specific thematic area. The first part deals with the legal status of dogs and their protection. It is divided into six chapters. The first chapter introduces the issue of granting legal subjectivity to animals. This forms the basis for understanding the further development of legislation on the status and protection of animals. Other chapters of this section introduce the reader to the relevant international, European and national legislation. Emphasis is placed on the status of the animal - the dog and onto provisions related, in particular, to civil law and criminal law. The second and third part represents the core part of the diploma thesis. The second part is devoted to dog breeding and related activities. It is divided into four chapters. The first chapter deals with the field of dog breeding, together with the analysis of the current issues of puppy mills. The second chapter focuses on the area of dog transportation. It provides an analysis of the general conditions of animal transportation and further focuses on the domestic transportation of dogs by...
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Hearing dogs - Assistive devices for the Deaf?
Záhorská, Kateřina ; Hudáková, Andrea (advisor) ; Richterová, Klára (referee)
The bachelor thesis deals with hearing dogs. The reader is introduced to the categories of dogs employed in the socio-medical field, is described in detail special training of hearing dogs, attention is also focused on financing and related legislation. For comparison, it is briefly mentioned situation abroad (in the USA, in the Great Britain and in Slovakia). Special attention is paid to communicate with a dog, especially for hand signals and an explanation of the difference between them and isolated signs from Czech sign language. The practical part contains chapters focused on passportization of dogs which are employed in the socio-medical field in the Czech Republic, a survey among persons with hearing loss who own a dog without special assistance/hearing training and a case study about one hearing dog used by person with hearing loss. Keywords: Hearing dog, assistance dog, assistive device, deaf, communication
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Hearing dogs - Assistive devices for the Deaf?
Záhorská, Kateřina ; Hudáková, Andrea (advisor) ; Richterová, Klára (referee)
This bachelor thesis deals with dogs employed in the socio-medical field, especially with assistance and hearing dogs. The thesis is divided into two parts, theoretical and practical. In the theoretical part the reader is introduced to the categories of dogs employed in this field, their special training (including interested organizations) is described and last but not least appropriate legislative measures are described. Attention is also paid to the situation abroad (in the USA, Great Britain and Slovakia). Information in the theoretical part served as resource for the practical part, which is divided into two units: passportization of dogs which are employed in the socio-medical field in Czech Republic; questionnaire survey among people with hearing loss, who are owners of dogs without special assistance/hearing training. In the conclusion the author uses the previously collected data to search for an answer to a question, whether a dog (even without a special training) can be an assistive device for people with hearing loss. Keywords: Hearing dog, assistance dog, assistive device, deaf, communication
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The Dog as a Supporting Part in Caring for Different Target Groups of Clients
Pecharová, Marie ; Vodáčková, Daniela (advisor) ; Havránková, Olga (referee)
The theoretical part describes the history and theory in the zoo-rehabilitation and canis- rehabilitation, its use as a therapy to improve physical and mental health on specific examples in each of the health and social area. In the area of assistance dogs and introduces the history of the field, with the methodology of selecting an appropriate dog and its training for the disabled. For signal dogs describes the history, function as a guard dog health deterioration of the patient when a dog detects, for example. upcoming epileptic seizure, diabetic coma, etc. Deaf dog for his master's notes on the sounds, for which it is trained. In the use of the dog - the mediator shows the use of a different method of communication when the dog is a mediator between the client and the therapist. It is used in situations where they are unable to make contact with the client. In the research section analysed the answers of helping dogs to questions posed in the questionnaire, and evaluated their experience with them. The questionnaire was, together with an accompanying letter handed over to organizations carrying out training to assist dogs. These organizations also have sent my cover letter with the questionnaire to its clients, and the clients themselves have filled in questionnaires and returned...
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Admission options of student with physical impairment with assistance dog at elemetary schools in Pilsen district
SMOLOVÁ, Magdalena
This thesis examines options of student with physical impairment to have itegrated education in Pilsen district if he needs an assistance dog. Theoretical part is summary of disabilities, inclusive education, history of approach to impairment students in Czech Republic and legal approach to integration and inclusion. Further more the thesis characterize importance of assistance dog for impairment student and his family and there are explained in detail how are assistance dogs trained and passed to impairment student. Empirical part contains questionnaires from elementary schools in Pilsen district. Samplecontains answers from directors of schools, because they are deciding about access of disabled student with assistance dog to the school. Possitive approach about assistant dog presence have directors who were informed enough about these issue from lectures and publicpresentations about these dogs. The decesion-making are influenced by social-psychological factors too.
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Not all dogs are alike: a cost-benefit analysis of guide and assistance dogs in the Czech Republic
Vašíčková, Pavla ; Hudík, Marek (advisor) ; Schwarz, Jiří (referee)
In the Czech Republic the guide dogs for the blind are recognized as a compensation tool and may be reimbursed up to 100% of the cost; on the other hand, assistance dogs for people in a wheelchair, the deaf, deafblind, or other people with disabilities are not. This thesis explains the concepts of blind person and disabled person, and distinguishes among various types of service dogs. The costs and benefits of guide dogs on one hand, and of assistance dogs for people using a wheelchair on the other, are calculated and the results are compared; it is also examined, whether "favoring" guide dogs by means of providing government support on their acquisition is legitimate, and what it may be caused by. Further, the thesis calculates the maximum possible burden for the state budget if a support for assistance dogs is introduced. It also explores the possible effects of the impact of the introduction of this support on the markets for guide and assistance dogs, respectively.
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Importance of a dog as an assistance - case study
EMMEROVÁ, Hana
Bachelor thesis is processed for the purpose of public information about use and importance of assistance dogs for children clients. It is divided into two parts, in the theoretic part are some terms related to assistance dog, rehabilitation and disabled man defined. The practical part is trying to find importance of assistance dogs for the development and treatment of children with disabilities in the form of case study.
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Problems confrontation of assistance dogs in Czech republic and Austria
KOCAROVÁ, Lucie
This master thesis focuses on comparison of methodical, economical and legislative aspects of the issue of assistance dogs in the Czech Republic and Austria. The work consists of a theoretical and practical part. The theoretical part focuses on assistance dogs, their classification and use. Further, breeds suitable to be used as assistance dogs are presented as well as the methods of their training. Organizations specializing in this kind of training in the Czech Republic and in Austria are listed. The practical part presents the individual organizations, including their detailed description and semi-structured interviews with their members. Based on these interviews organized into data tables, the individual questions are presented and discussed separately to facilitate orientation in the topic. Further, owing to the material provided by the responding subjects, this part brings complex views of the individual organizations. The results of the research have revealed that the legislative aspects of the issue of assistance dogs do not substantially differ in the two countries but Austria has an extra asset in the mentality of its people. The financial aspects of this issue are more promising in Austria than in the Czech Republic. Further, the research has shown that the methods of training are similar in Austria and the Czech Republic and that in both countries the training is based on positive methods.
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