“More Attention than Usual”: A Thematic Analysis of Dog Ownership Experiences in the UK during the First COVID-19 Lockdown
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On 23 March 2020, the UK Government imposed a nationwide lockdown as part of efforts to mitigate the impact of COVID-19. This study aimed to explore how the experience of dog ownership in the UK was impacted during this lockdown. Data for this research came from open-ended survey questions and an electronic diary completed by members of the general public and participants involved in “Generation Pup”, an ongoing longitudinal cohort study of dogs. A total of 10,510 free-text entries were analysed. Three major themes emerged: spending time at home with dog(s), walking practices, and behaviour and training. Owners valued having more time than usual with their dog(s) but also recognised that spending extra time with their dog(s) may negatively impact on the dog’s future ability to cope when left alone. However, very few owners provided alone time for their dog(s) during the lockdown. The opportunity to walk their dog(s) as part of their permitted daily exercise was regarded positively, but walks under the lockdown guidelines were not always felt to be adequate with respect to providing sufficient exercise and opportunities for interaction with other dogs. Owners reported observing new undesirable behaviours in their dog(s) during the lockdown, including barking and dogs being “clingy” or vocalising when briefly left alone. Based on these findings, we suggest intervention strategies to best support dog welfare that include helping dog owners to teach dogs to cope with being alone, even if owners do not need to leave their dogs alone.
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Frontline workers face increased workloads and time pressures, leaving less time available to care for pets.
“Similarly, frontline workers face increased workloads and time pressures, leaving less time available to care for pets (5, 6).”
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- Authors
- Holland, K. E., Owczarczak-Garstecka, S. C., Anderson, K. L., Casey, R. A., Christley, R. M., Harris, L., McMillan, K. M., Mead, R., Murray, J. K., Samet, L., & Upjohn, M. M.
- Affiliations
- Dogs Trust (GB)
- Dogs Trust, London EC1V 7RQ, UK
- Corresponding author
- Holland, Katrina E.
- ORCID
- Venue
- Animals
- Publisher
- MDPI AG
- Published
- 2021-01-19
- Volume
- 11
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 240
- ISSN
- 2076-2615 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC7833365
- OpenAlex
- W3125848410
- Cited by
- 84
- References
- 65
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 15 · 2023: 20 · 2022: 26 · 2021: 18
- FWCI
- 11.17
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- Animals (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
- Funders
- Dogs Trust (CWG012)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Human-Animal Interaction Studies
- Health Sciences › Veterinary › Small Animals › Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Keywords
- dog ownership, COVID-19 lockdown, dog welfare, human-dog interaction, dog walking, dog behavior, dog training, physical activity
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