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A large municipal shelter in the Midwest recently moved to a new building with double sided kennels. Each side of the kennel is separated by a guillotine door. In the old shelter, dogs were removed by kennel staff for cleanings and taken outside, so dogs were walked and had human contact every day at least once. In the new shelter, dogs are put on the other side of the guillotine door to clean and staff do not take them out. Only a small fraction of lucky dogs might go out per day but most do not. What are your thoughts on this?
One staff member said they researched this and it wasn't harmful for dogs' socialization and getting used to handling, but I've not been able to find any authority to support that.
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