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Episode 16: Service dog retirement and loss (Part 1) – Dr. Nieky van Veggel (Researcher).

Episode 16: Service dog retirement and loss (Part 1) – Dr. Nieky van Veggel (Researcher).

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Podcast Description: Life with Service Dogs is a Canadian-based, limited series podcast that highlights the everyday challenges and triumphs service dogs and their handlers face. This podcast is informed by a research project titled “Supporting Canadian Veterans working with Service Dogs” led by Dr. Linzi Williamson (PhD, Assistant Professor in Psychology & Health Studies at the University of Saskatchewan) and an Advisory Committee consisting of Canadian Veterans and service dog trainers, providers, and researchers. This research is funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA). This podcast is produced by host Dr. Linzi Williamson and Grace Rath (M.A., Service Dog Project Coordinator).Submitted Guest Bio: Dr. Nieky van Veggel is a senior research fellow and applied social scientist at Anglia Ruskin University. He leads the OneWelfare Research Group and is the Director of the Professional Doctorate in Uniformed Public Services and Research Stage Lead for the Professional Doctorate in Health and Social Care. Nieky’s work focuses on animals as facilitators of social inclusion, and on scholarship of practice by health and social care professionals. Links Submitted by Guest: Nieky's website: https://www.niekyvanveggel.com/ https://www.aru.ac.uk/ Episode Summary: In this episode, Nieky begins by sharing what led to him conducting research on service or assistance dogs and focusing on the processes and impact of their retirement, which he and his team recognize as a spectrum. He notes the difficulty with securing funding to conduct research on service dogs and their handlers, given it's considered a niche topic within the domains of disability and health studies. We then discuss the need to further examine the knowledge and practices of health professionals in the domain of service dogs, particularly since they are often relied on to provide letters of support or recommendation indicating that a person with a disability would benefit from working with a service dog. Nieky explains some of the factors that might lead to a handler and service dog no longer working together and potential repercussions of this. He notes that there are many research gaps with respect to our understanding of service dog retirement. He explains some of the factors handlers may need to consider in cases where they have retired a service dog, then begin working with a new one. He also notes some of the difficulty of researching the complexity of service dog retirement. We discuss the concept and experience of grief as it relates to the retirement or loss of a service dog. Nieky describes some potential protective factors for handlers when they experience the loss of their service dog and the ways service dog providers or organizations can support their clients. He shares his hopes and plans for future research and practice related to service dogs. We discuss the importance of having a common language related to service dog terminology and definitions across the globe. Finally, Nieky encourages folks to reach out and share their ideas and experiences related to service dogs. Related Resources Bussolari, C., Currin-McCulloch, J., Packman, W., Kogan, L. R., and Erdman, P. (2024). The loss of a service dog through death: experiences of partners. Illn. Crisis Loss 32, 80–94. doi: 10.1177/10541373221113336 Gibson, M., Chalmers, D., and Ru, R. (2022). “My lifeline is gone”: an exploration of the experiences of veterans following the loss of their psychiatric service dog(s). Hum. Anim. Interact. Bull. 11, 54-74. doi: 10.1079/hai.2022.0009 Gray, S., Emmerson, D., Thomson, Z., Veggel, N. van, & Engward, H. (2024). Preparing for Assistance Dog Retirement: What do we currently know about the retirement of assistance dogs? SocArXiv. https://doi.org/10.31219/osf.io/6v9gs Kogan, L. R., Packman, W., Currin-McCulloch, J., Bussolari, C., and Erdman, P. (2023). The loss of a service dog through death or retirement: experiences and impact on partners. Illn. Crisis Loss 31, 244–270. doi: 10.1177/10541373211054168 Salmon, A. J., Harpur, P., & Pachana, N. A. (2025). Attitudes and arrangements: owner predictions of growing older with an assistance dog. Disability & Society, 40(4), 1127–1131. https://doi.org/10.1080/09687599.2024.2373762 Salmon AJ, Pachana NA. Cultivating the Acceptance of Assistance Dogs in Aged Care through Deliberative Democracy. Animals (Basel). 2023 Aug 20;13(16):2680. doi: 10.3390/ani13162680. van Veggel, N., Emmerson, D., Gray, S., Thomson, Z., & Engward, H. (2024). Preparing for Assistance Dog Retirement - Final project summary (p. 16). Chelmsford: Anglia Ruskin University. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.27002770.v1 Linzi's Research Lab Website: https://pawsitiveconnectionslab.com/ (The views expressed in this podcast are solely of the guests and/or host.)Music by Evan MacDonald All interviews featured on the ...
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