Dogs in the leisure experience /

• Main Author: Carr, Neil, 1972- (Author)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2014.
• Subjects: Dogs > Social aspects.; Dogs.; Working dogs.; Dog owners.; Human-animal relationships.; Leisure.; Pets and Companion Animals.; Sport Animals, (New March 2000); Animal Nutrition (General); Animal Welfare.; Meat Produce.; Social Psychology and Social Anthropology, (New March 2000); Sport and Recreational Activities, (New March 2000); Animal sports.; Animal welfare.; Cultural values.; Dog feeding.; Meat.; Pets.; Social values.; Working animals.
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This book explores the social and cultural constructions and debates of what are dogs and what is leisure. It looks at how working dogs play a significant role in leisure experiences, and considers the differing roles and changing acceptance of dogs' involvement in sport. Within the setting of...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Working dogs
• Sport dogs
• Leisured dogs as leisure objects
• Providing for the leisured dog and dog as leisure object
• The boarding kennel and dog day-care centre : dog holidays
• Dog as cuisine
• Dog cuisine
• Conclusions.