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Animal Behavior Pathway Resources

If you have questions or comments about these behavior pathway resources and tools, please email shelterbehavior@aspca.org. We also hope you will let us know how these behavior pathway resources are used in your organization!

Scent Games for Canine Enrichment

Keeping dogs enriched while they are in your care is crucial to their well-being. Try out our DIY scent game made with free and inexpensive materials.

Shelter Behavior Roundtable: Embracing Behavior in Capacity for Care Planning

Tips and tools to build behavior into daily care and capacity planning.

Shelter Behavior Roundtable: Tracking Behavioral Observations in Shelter Animals

Enhance your organization’s methods for collecting and utilizing behavioral observations in shelter animals.

Shelter Behavior Roundtable: Practical Behavior Tips for Medical Care Teams

Join the ASPCA Learning Lab and colleagues in the field as they discuss topics surrounding behavior treatments, handling, and behavior medication.

Shelter Behavior Roundtable: Maintaining Essential Behavioral Care When Times Are Tough

Are animals lingering longer in your shelter’s care while intakes continue to add up? In this Shelter Behavior Roundtable webinar, we'll share valuable insights on how organizations can optimize their limited resources to ensure the behavioral well-being of shelter animals.

Shelter Behavior Roundtable: Behavior Support for Long-Stay Shelter Cats and Dogs

Join us to gain new ideas and get answers to your questions about behavioral and mental support for long-stay animals from experts across medical, operations, and behavior disciplines.

Animal Behavior Research

These studies will help you manage common dog and cat behavioral concerns. Use the research takeaways to improve animal welfare in your community.

Shelter Behavior Roundtable: Changing How We Talk About Behavior Dogs and Cats

Join our panel of experts as they dig into the issue of how we talk and think about some of our more challenging shelter animals.

Using Technology to Facilitate Behavior Treatments

Learn how to use technology to provide behavior and enrichment during a crisis, including remote treat dispensers, cameras, social media and video conferencing.