Table 2.

Modified Dog-Owner-Specific Quality of Life (DOQOL) Questionnaire responses (n = 4).

Fostering a Dog:	Mean ± SD
Provides me love and affection	7 ± 0
Provides me companionship when I want it	6.75 ± 0.5
Provides me emotional support	6.25 ± 1.5
Improves the amount of social activities I perform	6.25 ± 1.5
Improves my ability to do things for fun outside my home	6.5 ± 1
Improves my level of physical activity	7 ± 0
Interferes with my other household responsibilities	1 ± 0
Results in damage to my belongings or property	1.75 ± 1.5
Interferes with my ability to go on vacation or leave my house	1 ± 0
Increases my level of stress	1 ± 0

SD: standard deviation.