Search Search Search Topic Animal Health Animal Care Cleaning & Sanitation Disease Prevention & Treatment Intake Protocols Toxicology & Poison Control Enrichment & Behavior Behavior Canine Enrichment Feline Enrichment Equine Welfare Equine Adoption Equine Cruelty & Disasters Keeping Horses Safe Cruelty & Disasters Disaster Preparedness & Response Animal Cruelty Investigations Animal Fighting Adoption & Placement Relocation & Transport Reaching & Supporting Adopters Community Cats Foster Care Promotions & Events Spay/Neuter Surgery Patient Care Clinic Flow Starting a Program Outreach & Promotion Clinic Administration Keeping Pets in Homes Return to Owner Safety Net Programs & Operations Board & Leadership Fundraising Managing People Resources Managed Admission Volunteers Grants Clear All Human Body Language and Dog Behavior Identify ways to interact with and handle dogs (including shy and aggressive ones) to help ensure a positive experience for everyone. 7 Tips on Canine Body Language These seven tips for reading canine body language are perfect for sharing with staff and volunteers. Canine Body Language Animal welfare professionals who understand canine body language may place dogs more appropriately, conduct more predictive assessments, avoid bites, and provide better quality of life for dogs in their care. Applied Behavior Research Seed Grants 2022 The ASPCA invites grant applications for our Applied Behavior Research Seed Grant program. This program seeks to support research that advances knowledge in responding to behavior problems in shelter populations. Behavioral Rehabilitation of Extremely Fearful Dogs Review research by the ASPCA Behavioral Rehabilitation Center on the effectiveness of a behavior modification protocol that could reduce euthanasia in moderately to extremely fearful dogs, especially those from cruel and neglectful backgrounds Behavior Tips for Intact Female Dogs Give foster caregivers and adopters four tips for living with an intact female dog in the rare circumstance when routine spay and neuter is not available. 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. Dakin Humane Society's Progressive Adoption Programs This shelter's open adoption plan replaces inflexible rules with congenial, collaborative communication between shelter and adopters. Animal Behavior for Shelter Veterinarians and Staff Get dog and cat behavior tips from leading experts in shelter medicine, applied animal behavior and shelter operations. ASPCA Anti-Cruelty Behavior Team The ASPCA works with both the victims of animal cruelty cases and the animal perpetrators of serious attacks against people. Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 … Next page next ›