Animal Welfare Professionals

I am seeking handouts and information on training behavior modifications. This will assist staff and volunteers are ways to handle behavioral issues. 

Are there specific issues you are seeking handouts about? 

I am specifically looking for barrier frustration, anxiety & fear, and hyperarousal. 

Here are some links I have bookmarked about barrier frustration that may be of use to you! They also may have some components of the other items you are looking for as well. 

• http://www.maddiesfund.org/behavior-problems-and-long-term-housing.htm
• https://clickertraining.com/node/407
• http://www.cthumane.org/atf/cf/%7BBBB5AD00-2DEB-4C88-BE2B-D7C5E360B0F2%7D/Barrier%20Aggression%20Article.pdf
• https://www.greenacreskennel.com/blog/2015/11/01/canine-behavior-understanding-identifying-and-coping-with-canine-stress/
• http://www.maddiesfund.org/stress-reduction-for-shelter-dogs.htm

I would be happy to share some protocols and resources! Feel free to send me a message. 

Do you have specific behaviors you are looking for handouts for? In general, the ASPCA Pro website has some excellent, readily available handouts for both staff and adopters. 

For dogs and/or cats?

For Dogs specifically, I am looking for barrier frustration, anxiety & fear, and hyperarousal. However, I am open for cats information. 

The Center for Shelter dogs has so good ones also.

Thanks for mentioning us, Linda!  

Here's the link to the main web site:  https://centerforshelterdogs.tufts.edu/

Here's the link to the behavior pages directly:  https://centerforshelterdogs.tufts.edu/dog-behavior/

And here's a link to handouts used with adopters:  https://centerforshelterdogs.tufts.edu/dog-behavior/special-adoptions/

https://www.elevatedogtraining.com/serious-behavioral

I posted links below but here is the Center for Shelter Dogs' web site:  https://centerforshelterdogs.tufts.edu/ . There are lots of handouts there, esp on the Resource Library page: https://centerforshelterdogs.tufts.edu/resource-library/

Other resources I find useful, tho not all have ready for download handouts:

https://www.maddiesfund.org/behavior-problems-and-long-term-housing.htm

ASPCAPro has some good info but I find it hard to locate so offer that as a general resource for searching when you can.

Lots of specific resources for barrier aggression & hyperarousal, fear & anxiety is pretty broad so you'd have to search to find what works for your situation.  But here are some places to start.

https://www.bestfriends.org/resources/dog-barrier-frustration-and-aggression

https://www.clickertraining.com/node/407

https://www.dogpossibleaustin.com/emotional-lives-shelter-dogs-part-one/

https://www.dogpossibleaustin.com/emotional-lives-shelter-dogs-part-two/

http://www.dogsoutloud.org/behavior-resources/shelter-programming/