Table 1. Description of the 12 different activities used in visit type DA.

Activity		Description
1	Brushing dog	Hold the brush and brush the dog
2	Hide treats in cup (cups)	Choose one out of five cups and hide a treat in it. Place the cups upside down on the floor for the dog to choose.
3	Treats in a bottle	Hold the plastic bottle and put treats in it. Place the bottle on the floor and watch the dog try to get the treats out.
4	Hiding treats in the room	Hide three treats in the resident’s room for the dog to find. (The residents choose where and maybe help to hide treats). Start the stopwatch and time how fast the dog finds the treats.
5	Playing dice about training tasks	Play dice to decide which commands to give to the dog (1: sit, 2: give paw, 3: stand, 4: lie down, 5: bark, 6: high five).
6	Compare the dog’s coat with fur/pelt from another animal	Touch and compare the dog’s coat and pelts from other animals.
7	Hiding treats in a ball	Hold the rubber ball and put treats in it. Place the ball on the floor and watch the dog try to get the treats out.
8	Pretending that the dog is reading	The resident shows the dog signs with written commands. We signal the commands to the dog (hand signals), so that it seems that the dog is reading the signs. After some repetitions, we reveal that we are helping the dog, and optionally the resident can try the hand signals
9	Training the dog	Deciding what the dog should do, and give the commands
10	Dog game 1 (commercial dog game)	Hide treats and time how fast the dog finds all the treats.
11	Dog game 2 (commercial dog game)	Hide treats and time how fast the dog finds all the treats.
12	Brush dog and compare the dog’s coat with pictures of different dog breeds	Brush the dog and identify similarities and differences between the visiting and the dogs in the pictures.

DA: visits with a dog and an activity.