Today I received the fourteenth response to my questionnaire. Please see below:
Q1: What is your occupation?
project manager clinical research nursing background
Q2: How do you believe current dog shelter designs affect dog behaviour - Positively / Negatively / No affect? Please state your reason for your choice.
negatively - need better sound barriers, streamline set up to move dogs to clean yet make comfortable and safe for dogs and people
Q3: Do you believe that if given the right environment to rehabilitate, more dogs would be less 'aggressive' in shelters, and have the chance of becoming more adoptable?
yes! some teaching, strong signage for volunteers and visitors might help
Q4: How would you describe an 'ideal' environment for dog rehabilitation? What key elements would it have?
quiet area to work with dogs, sound proof area with soothing sounds and lighting to help anxious dogs, safe accommodations for small dogs
Q5: What do you believe are the best methods for dog rehabilitation?
good trainers fosters, space/time for trainers
Q6: Alongside rehabilitation methods, to what extent do you believe architecture has a role in rehabilitation?
Extremely Important
Q7: There are numerous examples of calming architecture, designed to calm people dealing with emotional trauma. Elements of this include panoramic views with lots of natural light, sound absorption and the integration of nature / outdoors.Based on your experiences, could this concept of calming architecture have a similar outcome for troubled dogs?
Yes
Q8: Are you aware of any Rehabilitation Centres that allow traumatised shelter dogs to recover?
No
Q9: If selected 'Yes' on previous question, please state the name of the Rehabilitation Centre and any additional information regarding their methods. Otherwise, please state 'N/A'.
Respondent skipped this question
Q10: Do you believe there needs to be more Rehabilitation Centres of this nature?
yes... if financially doable - I believe certain volunteers wo u kd be interested in working with these animals
(SurveyMonkey, 1999-2014. SurveyMonkey [online]. Available at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/ [Accessed on 9th November 2014]. Published questionnaire available at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/7PYBVBF [Created on 9th November 2014].)