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Tips to Make Dog Adoptions Stick

Follow these tips from dog expert Patricia McConnell to help maximize the chance for a lasting dog adoption.

Dog and Cat Adopter Packets

These downloadable and customizable guides for pet owners provide handy tips for feeding, training, and troubleshooting behavior concerns in the home post-adoption.

New ASPCA Survey: Vast Majority of Dogs and Cats Acquired During Pandemic Still in Their Homes

As COVID-19 restrictions are lifted, 90% of dogs and 87% of cats are still in their homes.

Preventing & Treating Separation Anxiety in Dogs

Share these resources with dog adopters and foster families to help them recognize and treat the signs and symptoms of separation anxiety.

Doggy Day Outs, Field Trips & Short-Term Fosters: Reducing Stress in Shelter Dogs While Increasing Volunteers and Adoptions

Discover simple and effective strategies to involve your community in volunteer outings that help reduce stress for shelter dogs and increase adoptions.

Cleaning and Disinfecting Dog and Cat Transport Crates and Vehicles

Watch these how-to videos for helpful tips on sanitizing crates and vehicles used to transport shelter animals.

Dog Enrichment Resources

Shelter enrichment programs help reduce stress and decrease hyper-arousal, depression, and obsessive/compulsive behavior.

Multi-Dog Households

Discover the best ways to prepare and provide support for adopters bringing a new dog into a home with one or more resident dogs.

Meet-and-Greet Experiences that May Impact Dog and Cat Adoption

Discover dozens of research-based factors that can increase—or decrease—a shelter animal’s likelihood of getting adopted as a result of an in-person or virtual meet-and-greet.

Get ‘Em Out! How to Increase Dog Adoptions with Offsite Opportunities

Learn techniques for recruiting and training staff and volunteers to select and manage offsite adoption opportunities.

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