Search Search Search Topic Enrichment & Behavior Behavior Canine Enrichment Adoption & Placement Relocation & Transport (-) Reaching & Supporting Adopters Foster Care Promotions & Events Cruelty & Disasters Disaster Preparedness & Response Keeping Pets in Homes Safety Net Programs & Operations Active FiltersReaching & Supporting Adopters Group 9 Clear All 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. Moving Forward and Preparing for the Future: How Shelters Responded to COVID-19 Join our roundtable discussion about how 3 organizations managed the pandemic and what insights they will carry into the future. They Did It: Surprise Kitten Visit Forget fruit baskets—give the gift of kittens instead! This Illinois shelter showed up at local supporting businesses with kitty thank-yous in tow. Tips to Make Dog Adoptions Stick Follow these tips from dog expert Patricia McConnell to help maximize the chance for a lasting dog adoption. 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. Adoption Ambassadors Foster Program Adoption Ambassadors is foster care taken to the next level: You supply simple training and a few tools, and foster parents take it from there. 5 Tips for Marketing Adult Cats Effectively It’s easy for potential adopters to overlook adult cats for cute kittens. Use these five tips to help your adult cats stay in the spotlight. 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. Technology Resources for Virtual Meet-and-Greets and Adoption Processing When conducting virtual adoptions, consider this overview of technological needs, including shelter software, electronic document signing, and web conferencing. New ASPCA Survey: Vast Majority of Dogs and Cats Acquired During Pandemic Still in Their Homes As COVID-19 restrictions are lifted, 90% of dogs and 87% of cats are still in their homes. Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Next page next ›