Chapter 1 An Introduction to Men and Their Dogs: A New Understanding of “Man’s Best Friend”

Chapter 2 Gender Role Conflict Theory, Research, and Practice: Implications for Understanding the Human–Animal Bond

Chapter 3 A New Understanding of Man’s Best Friend: A Proposed Contextual Model for the Exploration of Human–Animal Interaction Among Insecurely Attached Males

Chapter 4 Street-Involved Youth and Their Animal Companions—Stigma and Survival

Chapter 5 A Boy’s Best Friend: Using Human–Animal Interaction with At-Risk Teen Boys

Chapter 6 Healing Bonds: Animal Assisted Interventions with Adjudicated Male Youth

Chapter 7 Lifetime Bonds: At-Risk Youth and At-Risk Dogs Helping One Another

Chapter 8 Exploring the Role of Playfulness with Canine Companions in Coping with Stress: How Men Are Impacted by Human–Animal Interaction Through Calling on a Memory of Play

Chapter 9 Pen Pals: An Examination of Human–Animal Interaction as an Outlet for Healthy Masculinity in Prison

Chapter 10 Animal Companions and Military Veterans: How Dogs Can Help America’s Heroes

Chapter 11 The Roles Animal Companions Play in Middle-Aged Males’ Lives: Examining the Psychometric Properties of a Measure Assessing Males’ Human–Animal Interactions

Chapter 12 Exploring How the Human–Animal Bond Affects Men in a Relational Way: Attachment, Loss, and Gender Role Conflict in Middle-Aged and Young-Men

Chapter 13 Older Adults and Pets—Physical and Psychological Benefits

Chapter 14 Older Adults, Pets, and Intergenerational Service Learning

Chapter 15 Continuing Bonds Research with Animal Companions: Implications for Men Grieving the Loss of a Dog