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Giving shelter dogs a home-like environment helps them find homes.

by Kelly Gorman, CPDT

Many animal lovers in this country are aware of an epidemic that’s affecting our companion dogs and cats. There’s no easy cure; at best we can apply palliative measures. The epidemic? Rampant homelessness.

The San Francisco SPCA has its own guidelines for promoting its charges’ mental health. The dogs’ “kennels” actually resemble rooms in a home, complete with furniture, to teach dogs how to behave in that environment.

According to the Humane Society of the United States, 6 to 8 million dogs and cats enter shelters each year – and fully half of them are euthanized because they run out of time or are not considered adoptable. …

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