Search Search Search Topic Enrichment & Behavior (-) Behavior Canine Enrichment Feline Enrichment Adoption & Placement Reaching & Supporting Adopters Foster Care Keeping Pets in Homes Spay/Neuter Shelter Medicine Active FiltersBehavior Group 9 Clear All 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. 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. Managing and Training Leash-Reactive Dogs Help your dog adopters and foster caregivers manage and train leash-reactive dogs by downloading and sharing this PDF. SAFER® & Other Behavioral Assessment Tools Learn more about popular, tested and evolving programs used by agencies in performing canine behavior assessments. Upcycle Enrichment Ideas Using Donated Items Learn easy (and free) ways to build enrichment for shelter animals to reduce stress, provide mental stimulation, and improve behavior. Food Guarding in Shelter Dogs An ASPCA study provides a compelling argument against euthanizing dogs who display food guarding. Read And Relax: Animal Enrichment Program At the Animal Refuge League of Greater Portland, volunteers read to dogs to provide enrichment and reduce stress. 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. Do Underweight Dogs Resource Guard More? Discover the research results from an ASPCA study on food aggression in dogs who have experienced food scarcity. Pagination Previous page ‹ previous Page 1 Page 2 Current page 3