Veterinarian Interviews on Dog Handling Decisions in North America

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

Use Cases

• Analyze interview transcripts for themes related to 'approaches to dog handling' and 'clinic-level support' using qualitative content analysis.
• Examine the relationship between 'veterinarian professional well-being' and the perceived feasibility of 'stress-reducing practices' described in the text.
• Identify 'clinic-, patient-, client-, and veterinarian-related factors' mentioned by participants that influence handling decisions.

Strengths

• Data is recent, collected between November 2024 and February 2025.
• Provides in-depth qualitative insights from 17 practicing veterinarians.
• Covers a defined scope of routine dog physical examinations in two countries.

Limitations

• Small sample size of 17 participants limits statistical generalizability.
• Qualitative text data in DOCX format requires manual or specialized NLP analysis, not ready for tabular ML.
• Recruitment via snowball and convenience sampling may introduce selection bias.

Provenance

Source

figshare, authored by Lindsay Nakonechny.

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.