2^nd Annual Human Animal Bond Conference
Cuddle a Critter, Call me in the Morning
October 4 –5, 2002
Lafayette Square

Keynotes
Below are documents related to the keynotes from the 2002 Human-Animal Bond Initiative Conference.

• Stress, Welfare, and Emotional Regulation
• Reading to Please: the Child-Canine Connection in Literature
• Animals as Social Support Providers: Understanding the Value of Human-Companion Animal Relationships
• Good Dogs and Bad: How to Evaluate the Quality of Canine Companionship

Abstracts
Below are all abstracts for short talks submitted to the 2002 Human-Animal Bond Initiative Conference.  Please note that all documents are in Microsoft Word format to preserve the formatting of the original document.

• Do's and Dont's of Therapy Dog Programs: Implications for Research
• A guide to using canine body language in behavior screenings
• The implementation of a PetSafe program at the Ontario Veterinary College
• Talking to dogs during play: Contrasts and comparisons with talk to infants
• You bite? Animals as interactional partners in human social life
• An animal-assisted therapy training and curriculum program for youth who have emotional and behavioral disabilities

Proceedings
Below are various documents related to the proceedings of the Conference.  Again, all files are in Microsoft Word format.

• Front Page
• Conference Agenda
• Initiative Description
• Poster Abstracts

Pictures
For a page of pictures from the 2002 conference, click here .