Powdrill-Wells, N., Taylor, S., and Melfi, V. Reducing Dog Relinquishment to Rescue Centres Due to Behaviour Problems: Identifying Cases to Target with an Advice Intervention at the Point of Relinquishment Request. Problem Behavior Intervention Continue Reading Reducing Dog Relinquishment to Rescue Centres Due to Behaviour Problems: Identifying Cases to Target with an Advice Intervention at the Point of Relinquishment Request
AnimalHumaneSociety. (2018, July 6). Pet dish TV – a new way of Housing Shelter Dogs. YouTube. Retrieved December 14, 2022, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CW-nC-ouzu4 Continue Reading Pet Dish TV – A New Way of Housing Shelter Dogs
Hennessy, M., Morris, A., and Linden, F. (2006). Evaluation of the effects of a socialization program in a prison on behavior and pituitary-adrenal hormone levels of shelter dogs. Applied Animal Behavior Science, 99, 157-171. doi: 10.1016/j.applanim.2005.09.011 Continue Reading Evaluation Of The Effects Of A Socialization Program In A Prison On Behavior And Pituitary-Adrenal Hormone Levels Of Shelter Dogs
Herron, M.E., Kirby-Madden, T.M. & Lord, L.K. Effects of environmental enrichment on the behaviour of shelter dogs. To determine the effect of food-toy enrichment combined with cage-behavior training on desirable behaviors in shelter dogs and adoption rates. Design—Randomized controlled clinical trial. Animals—107 dogs. Procedures—Dogs placed up for adoption in a municipal shelter were randomly assigned to either an experimental group (n = 48) or control group (59). Experimental group subjects were exposed to an environmental enrichment and training protocol consisting of twice-daily cage-behavior training and daily provision of a food-filled toy. Continue Reading Effects of Environmental Enrichment on the Behavior of Shelter Dogs
Gácsi, M., Topál, J., Miklósi, Á., Dóka, A., and Csányi, V. (2001). Attachment Behavior of Adult Dogs (Canis familiaris) Living at Rescue Centers: Forming New Bonds. Journal of Comparative Psychology, 115(4), 423-431. DOI: 10.1037/0735-7036.115.4.423 Continue Reading Attachment Behavior Of Adult Dogs (Canis Familiaris) Living At Rescue Centers: Forming New Bonds
Protopopova, A., Gilmour, A. J., Weiss, R. H., Shen, J. Y., & Wynne, C. D. L. (2012). The effects of social training and other factors on adoption success of shelter dogs. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 142(1), 61-68. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applanim.2012.09.009 Continue Reading The Effects Of Social Training And Other Factors On Adoption Success Of Shelter Dogs