Veterinarian Interviews on Dog Handling Decisions in North America

Encompassing qualitative interview transcripts from 17 veterinarians in Canada and the United States, collected between November 2024 and February 2025. The text data explores approaches to dog handling, factors affecting decisions, veterinarian well-being, and perceptions of stress-reducing practices during routine physical examinations.

Use Cases

• Perform thematic analysis on interview transcripts to identify patterns in 'approaches to dog handling' and 'factors affecting handling approaches'.
• Analyze text segments related to 'veterinarian professional well-being' to understand its connection to described handling decisions.
• Code and compare perceptions of 'stress-reducing practices' across different veterinarian experiences and clinic contexts.
• Use qualitative coding on interview text to explore the negotiation between 'patient needs', 'safety', and 'workplace constraints' described by participants.

Strengths

• Provides first-hand qualitative data from 17 practicing veterinarians.
• Interviews were conducted recently, between November 2024 and February 2025.
• Data is structured around four major analytical categories derived from the content analysis.

Limitations

• Small sample size of 17 participants limits generalizability of findings.
• Data is qualitative text (DOCX files), not quantitative or structured for direct statistical analysis.
• Recruitment via snowball and convenience sampling may introduce selection bias.

Provenance

Source

Lindsay Nakonechny via figshare.

Collection Method

Virtual semi-structured individual interviews, analyzed with inductive content analysis.

Time Range

Interviews conducted between November 2024 and February 2025.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-20.

Geography

Canada and the United States.