Animal Welfare Professionals Community

cbullock@harleys-hopefoundation.org - thanks. ------------------------------ Cynthia Bullock Executive Director/Founder Harley's Hope ------------------------------

Hello! A group of us who run Safety Net orgs have been discussing creating a monthly Zoom call to discuss the unique challenges we face. If you'd like to be added feel free to post your email and we can include you! ------------------------------ Kristina Pulsipher Executive Director Ruff Haven Crisis Sheltering Salt Lake City UT 8012516765 ------------------------------

Hello all- I have a situation with a dog that has developed aggression towards cats roughly 1-2 months ago. The dog was raised around cats but has always seemed excessively interested in them but never violent until now. I tried reintroduction, segregation and am now at a loss of what to do next. He is a very sweet dog with humans and other dogs. I have searched the library and mostly just see articles about cat aggression against dogs but I may not have searched far back enough. Any helpful suggestions read more

Hello! I have attached some resources that I had on hand! Our biggest challenge was managing both new child and new dog meet-and-greets simultaneously. The Onsite Introductions document covers the steps we put in place for those introductions. Note: This resource relied on additional, comprehensive training for counselors not indicated in the handout. The handout served as a reference sheet after counselors had completed many different trainings on canine body language, behavior, training read more

Hi everyone, Our next Behavior Job-Alike is Thursday May 26 at 9 am PT. I'll be leading our discussion about behavior assessments. During this meeting, we'll be talking about how we responded to this survey (it's not too late to respond if you haven't) and options for paths forward in assessing dog behavior. Please be ready to chat as tomorrow's meeting is a discussion and not a formal presentation. I encourage you to review the results in advance, so you have time to think about things before read more