Behavior of Shelter Animals

• Other Authors: McGuire, Betty (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2021
• Subjects: Research & information: general; Biology, life sciences; Animals & society; dog; food aggression; food guarding; resource guarding; shelter; behavior; adoption; return rate; attachment behavior; shelter dog; foster dog; disinhibited attachment; attachment style; scent marking; urination; urinary posture; defecation; ground scratching; animal shelter; human-animal interactions; individual differences; behavioural assays; behavioural syndromes; companion animal; Felis silvestris catus; shelter cats; human-cat relation; dog behaviour prediction; dog behaviour problems; dog behaviour assessment; canines; animal shelters; dog post-adoption behaviour; heart rate variability; stress; arousal; lavender; dog appeasing pheromone (DAP); music; behavioral evaluation; owner surrender; dog behaviour; behaviour problems; behaviour assessment; shelters; predict; home behaviour; hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal; cortisol; glucocorticoid; social buffering; enrichment; early-life stress; animal welfare; on-leash walk; canine behavioural assessment; leash tension; behaviour; verbal cue; body gesture; human-dog interaction; dogs; welfare; human-animal interaction; activity
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Summary

This book has resulted from collaborative interactions between academic institutions and animal shelters. It contains a collection of eleven papers (one review and ten research articles) on the behavior of dogs and cats in animal shelters, which can be very challenging environments. The papers focus on stress and behaviors associated with stress; the effectiveness of shelter enrichment programs in reducing stress; the usefulness of shelter behavioral evaluations in predicting behavior and assessing adoptability; and interactions between humans and companion animals. The aim of this book is to provide information that will inform shelter programs and policies, and thereby improve the welfare of shelter animals.

Physical Description

1 electronic resource (204 p.)

ISBN

books978-3-0365-0873-3
9783036508726
9783036508733

Access

Open Access