@article{ref1,
title="'It was not just a walking experience': reflections on the role of care in dog-walking",
journal="Health promotion international",
year="2013",
author="Degeling, Chris and Rock, Melanie",
volume="28",
number="3",
pages="397-406",
abstract="Research into physical activity and human health has recently begun to attend to dog-walking. This study extends the literature on dog-walking as a health behaviour by conceptualizing dog-walking as a caring practice. It centres on qualitative interviews with 11 Canadian dog-owners. All participants resided in urban neighbourhoods identified through previous quantitative research as conducive to dog-walking. Canine characteristics, including breed and age, were found to influence people's physical activity. The health of the dog and its position in the life-course influenced patterns of dog-walking. Frequency, duration and spatial patterns of dog-walking all depended on relationships and people's capacity to tap into resources. In foregrounding networks of care, inclusive of pets and public spaces, a relational conceptualization of dog-walking as a practice of caring helps to make sense of heterogeneity in patterns of physical activity among dog-owners.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0957-4824",
doi="10.1093/heapro/das024",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/heapro/das024"
}