Search Search Search Topic Enrichment & Behavior (-) Behavior Canine Enrichment Feline Enrichment Adoption & Placement Reaching & Supporting Adopters Foster Care Keeping Pets in Homes Spay/Neuter 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. Increasing the Odds of a Successful Adoption Discover the best ways to prepare and provide support for adopters bringing a new dog into their home. Food Guarding in Shelter Dogs An ASPCA study provides a compelling argument against euthanizing dogs who display food guarding. 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. SAFER® & Other Behavioral Assessment Tools Learn more about popular, tested and evolving programs used by agencies in performing canine behavior assessments. 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. 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. 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. Behavior Tips for Living with Intact Dogs and Cats Share these behavior tips with foster caregivers and adopters living with intact dogs and cats when spay/neuter surgeries are temporarily unavailable. 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. Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Next page next ›