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Simplifying Shelter Behaviour

Simplifying Shelter Behaviour

Shelter and Rescue can be difficult environments for workers and the animals in their care. This podcast, hosted by Tom Candy BSc (Hons) MSC CCAB, CSBS, CDBC. Brings together some of the leaders in the field of animal behaviour to discuss practical tips and tricks that can be utilised by shelter workers, volunteers or anyone with an interest in animal sheltering or rescue. The podcast aims to bring high quality education, to improve behaviour and welfare of animal using up to date thinking and

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Ep.31 Prognosis Setting for behavioural health in...

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2025/02/03

Ep. 31 Prognosis Setting for Behaviour and Welfare in Shelters with Dr. Wailani SungIn this episode join me and Dr.Sung as we discuss how we can set prognosis for our behaviour and welfare cases to support decision making and planning in shelter and rescue animals. Dr Sung did an amazing job of navigating this difficult conversation, providing several tips and suggestions around identifying prognosis, tracking progress, and working together to achieve best outcomes for each individual in our care

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Ep 30. Holistic Approach to Reactivity with Dante...

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2025/01/15

Ep 30. Holistic Approach to Reactivity with Dante Camacho About this episode Dante joins me on the podcast to discuss his holistic program for dogs who show reactivity type behaviours, including lundging barking and growling. When we consider the difficulties in working with dogs who show reactive behaviours, particularly in the difficult shelter or rescue environment, we know it can be a big challenge. In this episode we discuss how we can set our dogs and care givers up for success, where we use

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Ep. 29 Functional Enrichment, More Than Just a...

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2025/01/01

Ep. 29 Functional Enrichment, how to do More Than Just Stuff a Kong with Emily Lewis.In this episode I am joined by Emily Lewis to talk about functional enrichment. We cover how we can use enrichment to support our behaviour modification plans and how we can craft specific enrichment programs for the dogs in our care that support behaviour as well as welfare. About Emily • 22 years of professional experience as a dog trainer, shelter behaviour consultant and veterinary technician • Certified Dog

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Ep. 28-Free support groups for compassion fatigue and...

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2024/12/18

Episode 28 Free support groups for compassion fatigue and empathetic strain Join us this week as we talk about compassion fatigue and empathetic strain with Dr Melissa Trevathan-Minnis. Mellisa and her colleagues are running a study looking at the success of support groups for supporting empathetic strain, whilst this is a study it also provides Free support sessions for animal welfare professional so please check out the information below and book onto these sessions to support yourself and others

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Ep. 27 Grief and loss for Shelter Folk with Dr. Tara...

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2024/12/04

*New Episode- Greif and Loss with Dr. Tara Quinn*In this episode we cover another difficult reality of working in shelter and rescue. Join myself and Dr. Tara as we discuss all aspects of grief and loss, including bereavement and more. this episode discusses some difficult ground so feel free to take your time, skip past it or do whatever you need for yourself (a key theme of the conversation). Sadly, it can certainly feel like shelter is a difficult place to work currently and I am personally

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Ep. 26 Shelter Assessments The Good, The Bad and The...

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2024/11/20

Ep. 26 Shelter Assessments the Good the Bad and the Ugly with Dot BaislyAbout this Episode In this podcast episode, I’m Joined by Dot Baisly, Executive Director of the IAABC and all-round shelter expert, to discuss the critical topic of dog behaviour assessments. Dot and I explore the importance of accurately evaluating dogs to ensure their suitability for adoption and to enhance their chances of finding forever homes. The conversation delves into various assessment methods, highlighting both

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Ep. 25 Bark! The science of Helping your Anxious,...

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2024/11/05

Bark! The Science of Helping your Anxious, Fearful and Reactive dog with Zazie Todd In this episode we are joined by Zazie Todd author of Wag, Purr and now Bark! These books do a great job of combining stories, science and tips and tricks for owners and care givers. In this episode we talk about Bark! The what’s, whys and how’s. Exploring the book, Zazie’s reasonings behind it and how she hopes it will help explain the things they need to know. To make living with an Anxious, fearful, or reactive

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Ep.24 Supporting Cats with Entering New Homes with...

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2024/10/23

SummaryIn this episode we look at different ways we can support the transition from the shelter/resuce to the home, specifically for our feline friends. We know that cats can often be sensitive to changes in their environments so as a shelter, and adopter we want to take supportive steps to assist our cats be successful in their new homes. About Katenna Jones Animal Behavior is not a new field for Katenna nor a hobby turned into a career - it's all she's ever done. While earning a bachelor’s

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Ep.23 Resilience Framework for Shelter and Rescues...

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2024/10/10

Resilience Framework for Shelter Dogs In this episode we are joined by Bobbie Bhambree (CDBC, CPDT-KA) and Ferdie Yau (MA, CPDT-KA) to discuss resilience in shelter dogs and more specifically how we can use the resilience framework to support rescue dogs. The Resilience framework is an amazing creation from Bobbie and Dr Kathy Murphy, that can be used to take a holistic approach to supporting mental and physical wellbeing. Resilience is the ability to bounce back from stressful events and supports

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Ep 22. Applied Behaviour Analysis in the Shelter with...

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2024/09/25

ABA in shelter dogs with Dr. Susan Friedman About this Episode In this episode we discuss Applied Behaviour Analysis, what it is and how we can use it to support dogs in our shelters. Join myself and Dr. Friedman as we discuss general ABA principles and how ABA can aid us in behaviour modification. Including problem solving reactivity and a case study of a cocker spaniel who’s worried about his harness. About Dr. Susan Friedman Dr. Susan G. Friedman, Ph.D. is a professor emeritus in the

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Ep.21 WALK is a four letter word with Andrea Dinan...

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2024/09/11

Intro In this episode we talk about ways we can physically enrich our dogs outside of the normal walk structure, I’m joined by Andrea and Kyla from City dogs in Canada to talk about alternatives to walking for our shelter dogs and dogs in homes and how this effects our dog’s day to day lives. Key themes Enrichment, Arousal management, Opening up the world About Andrea and Kyla Andrea’s specialties lie in helping dogs and their guardians navigate the canine-human relationship to assure success

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Ep.20 Rex in the City- Considerations for the rescue...

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2024/08/28

*Rex in the City! Considerations for the Rescue dog with Melissa McCue-McGrath*In this episode were joined by Melissa McCue-McGrath, author of Considerations for the City dog, to discuss the overlap with rescues/shelter and city and urban environments for our dogs. We know that the dream home in the country are few and far between for our rescue dogs so understanding what considerations we should be making, as well as how we can look to support our dogs who go to live in the city! About Melissa

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Ep.19 Supporting Painful Dogs in the shelter...

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2024/07/31

Supporting pain management in rescue dogs with Dr. Hannah Capon This week we are talking about pain management and shelter dogs, we look at how we can identify pain in dogs in our care, make changes to support painful dogs and working along side veterinary professionals to best help dogs who maybe in pain or discomfort. Pain has a large negative effect on welfare and dog behaviour, so we are really grateful to Dr. capon for joining us and all the work Dr, C and her team do with canine arthritis

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Ep. 18 Making difficult decisions in shelter and...

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2024/07/17

*New podcast alert- making difficult decisions in shelters and rescue with Amanda kowalski* In this episode we discuss a very difficult but important topic around difficult decision making, including euthanasia. This is not an easy conversation to have but we know is a reality of rescue and shelter life. Recognizing and respecting the difficulties these cases and decision making is key for us to bring a supportive shelter network. Join myself and Amanda Kowalski as we discuss approaching

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Ep. 17 improving photos of shelter animals with...

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2024/07/03

Improving photos to promote shelter animals This week we are joined by Jessica McGovern to talk about how we can improve the quality of our photos in order to improve rehoming and reach of our shelter animals. Not strictly a behaviour topic but still super important when rehoming trickier or longer stay animals. We discuss top tips for pictures and videos, and how to get others involved in taking great pictures! About Jess Jessica McGovern FBIPP FSWPP is a Creative working at the highest level

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Ep. 16 Separation Related Behaviours in Shelter Dogs

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2024/06/18

*New Episode! Separation related behaviours in shelter dogs- with Malena DeMartini*This week we discussed separation related problems with one of the leading experts, Malena De Martini. Separation related problems are one of the most difficult problem behaviours we face, and this is even truer when we consider the shelter and rescue environment In this episode we discuss what are separation related behaviour, how we can assess them in shelter and what plans we can come up with to support and

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Ep. 15 Control Unleashed for Shelter Cats

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2024/06/05

Control unleashed for Cats This episode builds on the previous episode but focuses more on our feline friends! Beth shares her experience of using CU pattern games with shelter cats helping them throughout their rescue journey. This week we are talking about one of my favourite toolbox hacks to use with Shelter dogs that is. The controlled unleashed pattern games! In this episode we delve into how pattern games can be used to support several situations and behaviours we often see in shelters! So

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Ep. 14 Control Unleashed Pattern Games with Leslie...

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2024/05/22

This week we are talking about one of my favourite toolbox hacks to use with Shelter dogs that is. The controlled unleashed pattern games! In this episode we delve into how pattern games can be used to support several situations and behaviours we often see in shelters! So whether you are new to pattern games or have experience with them your bound to find this conversation interesting and useful! In the next episode we will be diving more into CU for shelter Cats with Beth Brown! So remember to

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Ep. 13 Intervention Tracking and Objectvie Language...

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2024/05/08

In this episode we are joined by Marissa Martino (paws and reward) to discuss how we can track our behaviour programs to make sure they are having the correct impact to help animals move through the rehoming and sheltering system. Marissa has a wealth of knowledge and experience in this area, and is the host of the paws and reward podcast! A great resource for dog lovers, shelter folk and trainer and behaviour staffhttps://pawsandreward.com/meet-marissa/

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Ep. 12 Emotional Wellbeing for Animal Welfare...

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2024/04/24

Emotional Wellbeing for Animal Welfare Professionals with Tamsin Durston In this episode we cover the difficult but important topic of Wellbeing for animal welfare professionals. Often as caregivers we do a bad job of looking after ourselves, we know there is a growing evidence base for poor mental health in the shelter world, particularly when the live release rate is lower. We discuss what are signs that we may not be meeting our own wellbeing needs and how we can work to improve how we are

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