Behavior Problems And Long-term Housing Of Shelter Dogs

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Behavior Problems And Long-term Housing Of Shelter Dogs - Quiz

In this article author, dog behaviorist and trainer, Jean Donaldson, discusses behavioral problems that may accompany long shelters of dogs and their affect on relinquishment or adoption. She outlines information on specific behaviors, including separation anxiety, barrier-related barking and aggression, housetraining regression and social hyper-arousal.

Date: 2000

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2. Which of the following is a behavior problem often correlated with relinquishment to animal shelters?

House-soiling

Destructiveness

Noisiness

Escaping

All of the above

3. Shelters can both minimize the incidence of separation anxiety and resolve many cases by implementing which of the following:

Environmental enrichment.

Effective intervention when separation anxiety develops.

Adoption counseling.

Dog behavior education.

All of the above.

4. Barrier frustration behaviors can include barking, lunging and aggressively displaying at dogs or people from behind bars, a fence or glass.

True

False

5. Problems caused by the kennel environment can include:

Barrier-related barking.

Barrier-related aggression.

Housetraining regression.

Social hyper-arousal.

All of the above.

6. Which of the following are cited as example "adoption buster" behavior problems?

Aggression towards people, aggression towards dogs, friendliness, kennel or barrier displaying, and jumpiness or mouthiness in the initial meeting

Aggression towards people, sociability with other dogs, shyness, kennel or barrier displaying, and jumpiness or mouthiness in the initial meeting

Aggression towards people, aggression towards dogs, shyness, kennel or barrier displaying, and tail wagging in the initial meeting

Aggression towards people, aggression towards dogs, shyness, kennel or barrier displaying, and jumpiness or mouthiness in the initial meeting

None of the above