Add to ORKGThe long stay of dogs in the shelters is often a welfare problem for the animals, a cost to society and an ethical problem. It is therefore important to prevent the abandonment and increase the success rate of adoptions. The aim of this study was to identify, through the application of a protocol for behavioural assessment, an adoption indicator easily definable for dogs coming into the shelters, that allows to estimate the ease with which the animal will be adopted. 593 sheltered dogs (age 2 months to 18 years) were involved in this study over a period of three years starting from March 2010. The data were divided into three groups, A, B and C. The physical (breed, age, sex, size and physical pathologies) and behavioural data of each dog w...
Behavioral problems, especially stereotypies, in shelter dogs may be an indication of poor managemen...
Each year in the United States, approximately 3.1 million dogs enter shelters, and nearly 400,000 ar...
Each year in the United States, approximately 3.1 million dogs enter shelters, and nearly 400,000 ar...
The long stay of dogs in the shelters is often a welfare problem for the animals, a cost to society ...
The long stay of dogs in the shelters is often a welfare problem for the animals, a cost to society ...
In Italy, a specific law (281/1991) establishes that shelter dogs cannot be euthanized unless danger...
In Italy, a specific law (281/1991) establishes that shelter dogs cannot be euthanized unless danger...
Dog ownership remains popular in Australia and the Western world, where most dogs fulfil their moder...
The phenomenon of dogs’ relinquishment in Italy has become a social evil, although many laws exist t...
Dog ownership remains popular in Australia and the Western world, where most dogs fulfil their moder...
In Italy the law forbids euthanizing shelter dogs unless they are severely ill or dangerous. This ha...
Behavioral assessment of dogs is performed at shelters worldwide, often in an attempt to identify do...
AbstractUse of behavior evaluations for shelter dogs has progressed despite their lack of scientific...
Thousands of dogs are relinquished to Australian animal shelters each year. Prior to being made avai...
dogs assessed length of ownership, proportion of male and female dogs adopted, and owners ’ characte...
Behavioral problems, especially stereotypies, in shelter dogs may be an indication of poor managemen...
Each year in the United States, approximately 3.1 million dogs enter shelters, and nearly 400,000 ar...
Each year in the United States, approximately 3.1 million dogs enter shelters, and nearly 400,000 ar...
The long stay of dogs in the shelters is often a welfare problem for the animals, a cost to society ...
The long stay of dogs in the shelters is often a welfare problem for the animals, a cost to society ...
In Italy, a specific law (281/1991) establishes that shelter dogs cannot be euthanized unless danger...
In Italy, a specific law (281/1991) establishes that shelter dogs cannot be euthanized unless danger...
Dog ownership remains popular in Australia and the Western world, where most dogs fulfil their moder...
The phenomenon of dogs’ relinquishment in Italy has become a social evil, although many laws exist t...
Dog ownership remains popular in Australia and the Western world, where most dogs fulfil their moder...
In Italy the law forbids euthanizing shelter dogs unless they are severely ill or dangerous. This ha...
Behavioral assessment of dogs is performed at shelters worldwide, often in an attempt to identify do...
AbstractUse of behavior evaluations for shelter dogs has progressed despite their lack of scientific...
Thousands of dogs are relinquished to Australian animal shelters each year. Prior to being made avai...
dogs assessed length of ownership, proportion of male and female dogs adopted, and owners ’ characte...
Behavioral problems, especially stereotypies, in shelter dogs may be an indication of poor managemen...
Each year in the United States, approximately 3.1 million dogs enter shelters, and nearly 400,000 ar...
Each year in the United States, approximately 3.1 million dogs enter shelters, and nearly 400,000 ar...