Today I received the twenty seventh response to my questionnaire. Please see below:
Q1: What is your occupation?
animal care attendant (shelter worker)
Q2: How do you believe current dog shelter designs affect dog behaviour - Positively / Negatively / No affect? Please state your reason for your choice.
Not enough separation of dogs, noise, overcrowding
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
Q4: How would you describe an 'ideal' environment for dog rehabilitation? What key elements would it have?
Home-like environment, not able to hear the other dogs barking
Q5: What do you believe are the best methods for dog rehabilitation?
positive reinforcement, learn to earn,
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?
Possibly
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
(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].)