El vínculo humano-perro : un estudio correlacional entre el papel de las mascotas y las características sociodemográficas en la ciudad de Guayaquil.

Abstract

The importance of this research is to analyze the benefits offered in the human-animal bond, in addition the anthropomorphic tendencies that have the citizens of Guayaquil and how the owner adapts to the pet trends. In psychology it’s very common to use animals to treat children and adults with disabilities or behavioral problems, due to the facility of dealing with animals, in this case dogs and the benefits from working with them. Just having a dog as a pet benefits the caregiver in aspects such as: therapeutic, physiological, psychological and social skills. The results expected in this work is to know how convenient it is to have dog as a pet, how people adapt by having a dog and how high is the anthropomorphism in the city of Guayaquil- Ecuador.