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I do, however, I'm at a loss as to what that would look like. We are developing a wing addition plan, and it will have 'bedrooms' for two dogs, no bars, no cages, with indoor outdoor area. Will be better, but still not a home environment, obviously.
 

yes
 

yes


definietly although the key problem is obviously their owners and life before their time in a shelter. The negative impact causes a dogs instinct to set in and it wont know any better

The word "aggressive" is used incorrectly in this question. This question is insinuating that shelter dogs are aggressive and/or a majority of shelter dogs show aggression. This is not the case at all. Some dogs will show what we call "barrier aggression" in shelter environments. However, this is not true aggression (as in aggressive towards people or dogs) and is frequently misread and misstated just as it is here. Dogs are like people; their behavior can change depending on the environment you place them in. Put a social dog in a doggy day care and they are happy as a clam. Put a fearful or independent dog in a doggy daycare and you will see a major shift in behavior.
 

Yes

Absolutely, when animals are fostered they show improvement in the first 24 hours of being in a home as apposed to a kennel.
 

Yes, we do have volenteers which foster our dogs if they need some training/help before being adopted but we do the majority of training here, which i agree is not ideal, dogs are not always in the right state of mind to learn if not relaxed. If a dog is truelly aggressive then we would not rehome in, handing the problem onto someone else if we cannot deal with the issue ourselves is not responsible in any way.

Yes

Definitely
 

I believe the stress levels would be significantly lower which would lead to a decrease in many unwanted behaviours and reduce resulting reactive behaviour.

Yes
 

Possibly. It can prevent it becoming worse but regardless of environment in a shelter dog's need more time with human interaction

Yes

Yes


Too frequently, dogs are misdiagnosed as aggressive almost exclusively due to the environment in which they are evaluated. Dogs that may be marginally aggressive, (issues which could be solved or managed with professional assistance,) will deteriorate in a shelter environment. This makes them appear to adopters as aggressive or 'unadoptable.'
 

Yes

Absolutely

Absolutely. Dogs need to roam, need a buddy if possible and enough exercise which is currently not the case in many shelters.
 

I wouldn't say "aggressive" I would say less reactive to their surroundings which in turn makes them healthier (mind body and soul).
 

yes! some teaching, strong signage for volunteers and visitors might help

Yes

Yes

Absolutely
 

The environment is important, and even more so is that there be a science based treatment plan
 

Yes

Yes

Yes

It entirely depends on the shelter. Many have rehabilitation programmes to work with dogs that need extra help. They are not necessarily aggressive dogs and shelters do not usually cause aggression in a dog that hasn't already got some degree of this behaviour


Absolutely!