Collaborative for Shelter Dogs

In a perfect world, each animal who comes into a shelter would be cared for, restored to full health, and

Why do people relinquish their animals? Of the many different studies conducted to answer this question, one in particular has

For most dogs, being relinquished to an animal shelter is a drastic change and a stressful experience. Even though a

What’s the most common problem behavior we see in shelter dogs? Do you want to take a guess? I’ll bet

Although it seems obvious when you see it, it can sometimes be difficult to identify harmful stress in shelter dogs.

In the 1970s and 1980s, my colleagues and I were lecturing and writing about the “dog bite epidemic”. Although I

You know the dog – he’s the one who will leap excitedly at people, jumping to their waist, their chest,

It’s 6:15 on a Wednesday night and there are 8 dogs and 10 people in the auditorium. There’s Tiger and

Many of our shelter dogs are adopted into homes with young children or expecting parents. But often times, adopting families

Our friends at the Animal Farm Foundation put together this infographic , “All dogs are individuals – why looks don’t