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The Role of Animal Behavior in Shelters

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The Role of Animal

Behavior in Shelters

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Pamela Reid, PhD,

Certified Applied

Animal Behaviorist

ASPCA Anti-Cruelty

Behavior Team

and

ASPCA Behavioral

Rehabilitation Center

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10/10/2013 4

Deployments

Evaluation

Enrichment,

Socialization,

Rehabilitation

Supporting

Evidence for

Prosecution

Placement,

Adoption

Responsibilities Seizure / Handling

Supporting

Evidence for

Prosecution

Placement,

Adoption

Enrichment,

Socialization,

Rehabilitation

Seizure / Handling

Evaluations

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Why Evaluate?

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♦ Identify aggressive

dogs

♦ Assess quality of life

♦ Profile personality

♦ Identify

rehabilitation needs

♦ Match for adoption

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♦Sociability

♦New environment

♦Handling

♦Playfulness

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♦Resource

guarding

♦Toddler doll

♦Dog sociability

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♦Fear tests

♦Training & problem solving

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What makes a good behavior

evaluation?

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♦ Inter-tester

♦ Intra-tester

♦Test-retest

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♦Content Validity

♦Predictive Validity

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Valsecchi et al.

(JVB, 2011)

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♦ 163 dogs evaluated

♦ Evaluated 20+ days post-admission

♦ Tested 40 days later

♦ Tested in home 4 mo post-adoption

♦ Revealed four personality factors:

♦ Human sociability

♦ Dog sociability

♦ Playfulness

♦ Docility on leash

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♦Practicality

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♦ Sternberg’s Assess-a-Pet

♦ARL Boston Match-Up II

♦ASPCA SAFER

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Evaluator

Training

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Puppy Evaluations

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Play session with

littermate

Play session with

unfamiliar puppy

Play session with

puppy model

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0 10 20 30 40

Biting

Holding

Shaking

Littermate Playmate Fake

Targets of Predatory Motor Patterns

No. of Puppies

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Evaluating

Fear

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Cat Behavior

Evaluations

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Feline-ality

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