Understanding the Psychology of Walkers with Dogs: new approaches to better management

A couple of years ago, having attended a seminar for land managers that helped those present understand why people behave the way they do in the countryside, Hampshire County Council, the Kennel Club and Countryside Agency decided to form a partnership to increase understanding of dog walkers. 

A research contract was established with the University of Portsmouth and a steering group was formed chaired by a member of the Hampshire Countryside Access Forum. 

Focus Groups for dog walkers were held and then research conducted to examine the psychological factors underlying the behaviour of people walking with dogs.  

This data was analysed and a number of psychological principles were applied in order to develop a number of management measures relevant to people walking with dogs. 

These were tested out during two subsequent focus group discussions and the end product of this research is a report entitled ‘Understanding the Psychology of Walkers with Dogs: new approaches to better management’.

Understanding the psychology of walkers with dogs

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