Train to Adopt: Humane Guidelines and a Training Program for Dogs in Shelters

Description

Train to Adopt: Humane Guidelines and a Training Program for Dogs in Shelters

by Sue Sternberg

ISBN:  9781099031717

Publisher: Sue Sternberg

Publication Year: 2011

Format: Trade Paperback

Pages: 53

From the back:

“Counter the effects of kenneling

More dogs now end up in shelters due to behavior problems rather than overpopulation. This change in the profile of the shelter dog is occurring during what seems to be the peak of the public’s desire to adopt or rescue. Today, we have more adopters than ever, but we have fewer behaviorally adoptable animals.

Shelter dogs who have received some training are often viewed by the public as ‘special’, rather than victims of abuse and neglect. The Train to Adopt techniques help shelter dogs appear both smart and attentive and scrubs away some of the stress and behavior problems caused by kennelling to reveal the pearls they are underneath.

You will learn:

• Quality of life standards to ensure humane treatment
• How to promote successful adoptions
• Effects of long-term kenneling
• Specific training exercise to increase adoptability
• Shaping games for dogs who can’t be handled”