Search Search Search You must have JavaScript enabled to use this form. Topic Keeping Pets in Homes Spay/Neuter Clinic Flow Shelter Medicine Intake & Preventive Care Vaccination Parasite Control Infectious Disease Understanding Disease Spread Sanitation Cleaners & Disinfectants Facility Use & Design Foster Animal Health Care Overall Guidelines Enrichment & Behavior (-) Behavior Canine Enrichment Feline Enrichment Adoption & Placement Reaching & Supporting Adopters Active FiltersBehavior Group 9 Clear All Assessing Canine Behavior in the Shelter: Input from Multiple Sources Recent research supports the view that gathering information from a variety of sources results in a more accurate picture of the individual dog. Using Model Dogs to Assess Aggression in Fight-Bred Dogs Review research by the ASPCA on using a life-sized, plush model dog to screen for dog-directed aggression in canines used in illegal dogfighting. Shelter Behavior Roundtable: Behavioral Support for Fosters Join the ASPCA Learning Lab for a roundtable discussion where your questions will be answered during a live Q&A session. Northern Tier Shelter Initiative Zoomies: Behavior Pathway Resources - Tools of the Trade Discover a group of behavior pathway resources developed to guide pathway planning and outcome decisions with your shelter’s behavioral capacity for care in mind. 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! Balancing Medical and Behavioral Needs in Foster Homes Learn helpful tips for fosters to ensure pets’ behavioral and medical well-being. Feline Spectrum Assessment Feline Spectrum Assessment (FSA) is a standardized and simple four-step process for assessing incoming cats that grew out of the ASPCA’s “Is This Cat Feral?” research. They Did It: Reinvented How They Talk About Behavior in Shelter Animals Two experts provide examples and tools for messaging behavior in shelter animals that can be easily implemented into daily operations. 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. How Shelter Pets Benefit from “Real-Life” Rooms Three animal welfare organizations with real-life rooms--where adoptable pets can relax and decompress--share the benefits, challenges, and recommendations for such spaces. Pagination Previous page ‹ previous Page 1 Page 2 Current page 3 Page 4 Next page next ›