Human & dog in urban environment: Could basic IMS standards help to improve human & dog mutual understanding?

• Main Author: Andreeva Elena E.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Savez inženjera i tehničara Srbije 2016-01-01
• Series: Tehnika
• Subjects: dog; city; urban environment; dog owner; IMS
• Online Access: http://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/0040-2176/2016/0040-21761605769A.pdf

Modern life, particularly urban one, is well regulated. Standards are developed for almost every sphere of human activities including proper treatment of nature and different working processes. IMS standards, particularly ISO 14001 and ISO 9001, are widely spread. In this human made environment we indicated some space and rules for pets, dogs in particular, how to behave, eat, walk, then for us the advices how to become their pack leaders… Also we could apply some widely used requirements and rules from IMS (Integrated Management Systems) standards for dogs' owners, trainers and breeders. But we'd better always keep in mind that dogs are animals, a part of nature. Why not to see our attitude to dogs through these standards we invented to preserve nature and improve working processes? It will help to put aside the anthropocentric position and to look at dogs as a specific world that exists side by side with ours and that we only learn how to respect and communicate with.