ABSTRACT
Research in the field of human-animal studies is an area of growing interest as we seek to learn more about other species and how we are inextricably entangled together in the world. This is a world where humans must be de-centred in our shared empathic collective endeavour to challenge the Anthropocene and climate change. The benefits to children from having a dog as part of their learning community, particularly ‘reading to dogs’ schemes, are continuing to grow in evidence-based, particularly with regard to well-being, inclusivity and engagement of vulnerable children. The call for research methods which are ‘robust’ and form a more comprehensive evidence base in school settings by Gee, Griffin, and McCardle is an exciting proposition and challenge in the field of anthrozoology. Children and animals share a unique liminal, betwixt position and are culturally entangled in social practices shaped by power relations.
