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Behavior Tips for Intact Male Dogs

Give foster caregivers and adopters six tips for living with an intact male dog in the rare circumstance when routine spay and neuter is not available.

Turn your Foster Caregivers into Expert Marketers

Use these resources to move more animals directly from foster homes to adoptive homes by training your foster caregivers to be expert marketers.

They Did It: Doggy Day Out

Read about one agency's Doggy Day Out program that lets volunteers take dogs on trips of their choosing like hikes, beach trips, dinners and even sleepovers.

Make A Doggie Enrichment Box

This Pittsburgh shelter came up with a super-portable enrichment idea that’s simple and quick to put together for instant canine fun.

How to Host A Virtual Adoption Event

Learn how to use social media to host fun virtual adoption events for animals who are in foster homes or don’t show well at the shelter.

Four Paths to Adoption Success

Patricia McConnell offers simple tips in four key areas that can help smooth the transition period for your adopters and their new pets.

4 Tips for Prepping Animals Before a Big Adoption Event

Preparing your animals for a large-scale event is a big undertaking. Use these four tried-and-true tips from your colleagues in the field.

Barn Cat Programs that Work

Learn how two agencies provided alternative living arrangements for hundreds of cats in barns, warehouses and factories

Foster Care Contact Sheet

Animal Rescue League of Boston uses this form to help ensure their fosters can reach them 24/7. You can download a copy right here.

Dakin Humane Society's Progressive Adoption Programs

This shelter's open adoption plan replaces inflexible rules with congenial, collaborative communication between shelter and adopters.

Join The Rescue Effect