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Shelters who want to implement the Meet Your Match® Adoption Programs can order the appropriate training guide(s) from the ASPCA Store. The materials included in each guide are described below:
Canine-ality/Puppy-ality Adoption Guide
This illustrated training manual provides detailed information that enables you to:
- Gather the equipment you’ll need (mostly everyday items, such as leashes, toys, and treats)
- Successfully evaluate dogs and puppies using the Canine-ality and Puppy-ality Assessments
- Step-by-step instructions, with photos
- Typical errors in technique to watch out for
- Instructions for tallying the points and scoring the assessments, placing dogs into one of three color-coded categories
- Descriptions of the three motivation types (internal, external, social) and where during the assessment to look to determine the dog’s motivation type (which then determines, which of the Canine-ality or Puppy-ality cage cards to give the animal)
- Supervisor Alerts that caution you about responses to assessment items that indicate the dog or puppy needs behavior modification or socialization
- Behavior modification protocols and enrichment tools to address specific issues identified in assessments
- General enrichment and behavior modification protocols that help address issues that commonly occur with shelter dogs and puppies
- Score the Dog Adopter Survey
- Use adult learning principles and communication skills to help adopters make educated decisions about adoption
The manual also walks through a Meet Your Match adoption with a specific dog and adopter, using the assessment and the adopter survey to focus the conversation on the compatibilities and challenges unique to this particular match.
Canine-ality/Puppy-ality Forms and Templates
The Canine-ality/Puppy-ality Training Guide also includes the following reproducible forms and templates:
- Canine-ality Assessment
- Canine-ality cage cards
- Puppy-ality Assessment
- Puppy-ality cage cards
- Dog Adopter Survey
- Guest passes
Order the Canine-ality/Puppy-ality Adoption Guide from the ASPCA Store. An instructional video (on VHS tape or on DVD), is also available from the online store.
Spanish-language versions of the cage cards and adopter survey can be downloaded for free.
Feline-ality Adoption Guide
This illustrated training manual provides detailed information that enables you to:
- Assemble the equipment you’ll need (mostly everyday items, such as toys and a watch or clock with a second hand)
- Successfully evaluate cats using the Feline-ality Assessment
- Step-by-step instructions, with photos
- Typical errors in technique to watch out for
- Instructions for scoring assessments and selecting the appropriate Feline-ality for each cat
- Helpful illustrations of cat postures and their significance, along with a glossary
- Score the Cat Adopter Survey
- Use adult learning principles and communication skills to help adopters make educated decisions about adoption
The manual also includes a Feline-ality in Action chapter that walks through one potential adopter’s experience meeting two very different cats.
Feline-ality Forms and Templates
The Feline-ality Training Guide also includes the following reproducible forms and templates:
- Feline-ality Assessment
- Feline-ality data collection cards
- Feline-ality cage cards
- Cat Adopter Survey
- Guest passes
Order the Feline-ality Adoption Guide from the ASPCA Store.
Spanish-language versions of the cage cards and adopter survey can be downloaded for free.
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