Looking for an easy way to enhance the well being of your dog and yourself this New Year? Simply resolve to play! Just as with children, play for dogs isn’t only about having fun. In fact, play is as essential for dogs’ health and well being as it is enjoyable. Now is the perfect time… Learn More

Can food time be play time for shelter dogs? Not only can it, but it’s better that way! That’s just one of the enrichment tips shared by Rebecca Lohnes, Lollypop Farm’s behavior and training manager, at the 2015 Cornell Shelter Medicine Conference. In her presentation, she demonstrated how positive reinforcement training and enrichment exercises reduce… Learn More

Are dogs and cats in shelters developing health and behavior problems because of stress? And does that make adoption more difficult and less likely for those pets? Yes, says board certified veterinary behaviorist Dr. Sheila D’Arpino. On January 14 and February 4, 2016, she’ll be presenting free webcasts on how stress is sabotaging your pet… Learn More

This tool can help you find great animal welfare events to attend, create interesting social media content, and get a jump on budgeting, kitten season, and preparing for fire, flood, mud and storm season. It’s the 2016 ASPCAPro Planning Calendar, and it’s free for you to download! How’s that for a Happy New Year tip?… Learn More

Every nonprofit needs to have a board of directors, and that includes animal shelters and rescue groups. But how do you put your board together, and what can you expect from them? At the recent Best Friends National Conference, Sandy Rees, founder of GetFullyFunded, shared a series of hands-on exercises designed to unleash the best… Learn More

Foster homes can provide a valuable safe harbor for stressed, fearful, or anxious shelter pets, as well as a place where they can learn behaviors that will maximize their chances for successful adoption into a permanent home. For that to happen, however, the foster family must also provide appropriate support for the easing of fears… Learn More

What do Popeye, Cosmo Kramer, Rocky and Yoda all have in common? Yes, they’re all famous movie and TV characters, but that’s not all. They’re also pets who left a footprint on the hearts of their fosters. In the spirit of #FalalaFoster, we’re sharing some of our favorite foster flashbacks. Kramer. Sara Radak and her… Learn More

It will be a dark and stormy night before Elizabeth Doyle forgets how she got her start in creative writing. Many years ago, after having her romantic manuscript pulled from a “slush pile” at Random House during somebody’s coffee break, prompting a phone call that she suspected at first was a prank, she soon had… Learn More