Dogs in the Leisure Experience. Neil Carr

and access

       Not All Dogs are Equal: Socially Acceptable and Socially Unacceptable Dogs

       The position of the assistance dog

       Controlling Leisured Dogs and Their Owners

       6 The Boarding Kennel and Dog Day-care Centre: Dog Holidays

       Introduction: Defining the Dog Holiday

       The History, Nature and Scale of Boarding Kennels

       Pet Sitters

       The Dog Day-care Centre

       Who is the Customer?

       7 Dogs as Cuisine

       Introduction: Food, Cuisine and Leisure

       The History and Geography of Dogs as Cuisine

       Dogs as Cuisine: Why and Why Not

       The Dog as Marketing Icon in Human Cuisine

       8 Dog Cuisine

       Introduction: Differentiating Dog Food From Dog Cuisine

       The Growth and Nature of Dog Cuisine

       The Reasons Behind the Growth in Dog Cuisine

       9 Conclusions

       Introduction

       The Rights, Welfare and Dignity of Dogs

       Future Trends in Dogs in Leisure, Tourism and Hospitality

       Future Research on Dogs in Leisure

       Listening to Dogs

       Appendix 1 Breweries and beers utilizing dogs in marketing and branding

       Appendix 2 Dog cuisine books available via Amazon UK in October 2013

       References

       Index

       List of Tables

3.1.	Dog sports.
5.1.	Airline policy regarding the transportation of dogs.
7.1.	Types of dogs depicted in British pub names.
7.2.	Other animals linked with dogs in British pub names.
8.1.	Manufacturers of beer for dogs and location of brewery.

       List of Figures

Fig. 1.1.	Number of dogs in the UK.
Fig. 1.2.	Gromit at Bristol Zoo, UK (2013).
Fig. 2.1.	Shepherds Walks tourism promotional imagery (2008).
Fig. 2.2.	Puppy petting as part of a sled dog tour.
Fig. 3.1.	Number of dogs entered at Crufts.
Fig. 3.2.	Horse baiting.
Fig. 3.3.	Otter hunting depicted in Keswick tourism brochure (circa 1910s), UK.
Fig. 4.1.	The basketball-playing dog or the dog at play.
Fig. 4.2.	Dogs in Hyde Park, London, UK.
Fig. 4.3.	Passive leisure of dogs.
Fig. 4.4.	Centrality of the pet dog in the leisure experience.
Fig. 4.5.	Bum the Dog in Princes Street Gardens, Edinburgh, UK.
Fig. 4.6.	Artistic representations of dogs (clockwise from top left: statue in Hohenwerfen, Austria; statue in Waitati, New Zealand; painting of Manhatten Transfer by Eleanor Wilson).
Fig. 4.7.	Stuffed toy dogs.
Fig. 5.1.	Dogs and owners exploring café culture in Seefeld, Austria.
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