The first-time guide dog-person partnership: an interpretative phenomenological analysis
The participants' perspectives reflect that working/walking with a guide dog is neither a generic phenomenon nor an overnight achievement. Rather, the partnership entails continuous and somewhat personalized adjustment by individual participants as they navigate the unique challenges and conflicts associated with the working partnership.
Authors
- David E. Kent (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5760-955X)
- Jonathan Ashley Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3135-3111)
- John Fellenor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1396-8550)
- Tin Su Liang
Institutions
- Guide Dogs (GB)
- Birkbeck, University of London (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Disability and Rehabilitation
- Published
- 2025-04-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2025.2492308
- Primary Topic
- Human-Animal Interaction Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00