Comparación de dos métodos de entrenamiento en caninos para la Intervención Asistida con Animales en la ciudad de Guayaquil.

Abstract

In order to determine the most favorable method in terms of performance and animal well-being, in the present study the application of two canine training methods for Animal Assisted Intervention in the city of Guayaquil was evaluated, analyzed and compared: the Method Pellitero and the Conventional Method with Trophic Reinforcement. For this, six canines from three breeds were selected, under specific criteria, subjecting them to two different training regimes. The analysis focused on the effectiveness of the training, the response of the different breeds to commands under normal conditions of obedience and disobedience due to distraction, excitability, and aggression towards strangers. The findings revealed significant differences in the effectiveness of training methods, offering valuable insight into optimal practices for animal-assisted therapy. Within these findings and with the statistical application, the value of the test statistic (TS) = 37.733 was obtained, which demonstrated that the breed of the canine and obedience to commands by each method are related. In the same way, it was calculated for all cases of disobedience due to distraction (TS = 17.436), excitability (TS = 3.152) and aggressiveness due to aggression (TS = 0.204), which demonstrated that in conditions of disobedience there is no relationship between canine breed and obedience to commands. The conclusions and recommendations derived from this study have the potential to influence future practices, suggesting directions for additional research and improvements in training methodologies.