Today I received the twenty first response to my questionnaire. Please see below:
Q1: What is your occupation?
Deputy Manage Dog Welfare/Dog Behaviourist
Q2: How do you believe current dog shelter designs affect dog behaviour - Positively / Negatively / No affect? Please state your reason for your choice.
I don't believe any animal shelter can positively affect dog behaviour as social isolation in a unusual enviornment will always cause stress
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?
Possibly. It can prevent it becoming worse but regardless of enviornment in a shelter dog's need more time with human interaction
Q4: How would you describe an 'ideal' environment for dog rehabilitation? What key elements would it have?
In a home
Q5: What do you believe are the best methods for dog rehabilitation?
Prevent stress
Q6: Alongside rehabilitation methods, to what extent do you believe architecture has a role in rehabilitation?
Quite 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?
Respondent skipped this question
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'.
N/A
Q10: Do you believe there needs to be more Rehabilitation Centres of this nature?
I would imagine that a rehabiltiation centre is no different from a good animal 'shelter'. There needs to be less poor 'shelters' is the answer.
(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].)