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6 Tips for Following Up with Adopters

Following up with adopters is a key part of keeping people and pets together. Check out these tips to help your organization design an effective follow-up process.

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.

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.

How to Improve Equine Adoption Profiles to Increase Adoptions

Help horses put their best hooves forward by improving adoption profiles. With a few enhancements, you’ll increase successful adoptions.

8 Tips for Brushing Up Your Canine Communication Skills

Learn more about dog body language in order to conduct more predictive assessments, avoid bites and provide better quality of life for the canines in your care.

Empower Owners, Engage Your Community to Boost RTO

Looking for ways to increase the number of lost pets returning to their owners? Read about a winning model that empowers pet owners and the wider community.

Pet Adoption Certificate from Foster Family to Adopter

Dog foster families can share this adoption certificate, which serves as a commemoration of the pup’s gotcha day and a contact information sheet.

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.

6 Steps to Create an Adoption Academy and Increase Horse Adoptions

Learn six steps to create an equine adoption academy and grow your own horse adopters.

How to Start or Elevate an Adoption Ambassadors Program

Exciting things can happen when shelters and rescues empower foster parents to market and directly adopt out their own foster dogs! Learn Adoption Ambassadors step-by-step.

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