| This
booklet is sponsored by Premier Pet Products, Doskocil (Vari
Kennel) and The Kong Company and published for the Open Paw
program
www.openpaw.org. Tawzer Dog
Videos highly recommends this book for all shelters.
Authors: Kelly Gorman & Colleen Boyle
Four Level Training Program covers the
following basic information
What Open Paw is; Educating prospective Pet Owners;
Minimum Mental Health Requirements for Shelter Animals;
Practical Education in Animal Training and behavior
Counseling;
This book's main feature is the
Open Paw's Four-Level Training Program
- Open Paw 101: Foundations in
Training
- Open Paw 201: Hyperactivity
Management
- Open Paw 301: Basic Manners and
Handling
- Open Paw 401: Dog Walking
Techniques
Open Paw is a great source for
Educating Prospective Pet Owners. The only way to stem
the surrender and abandonment of unwanted animals is to
educate per owners before they get their pets. Open Paw
offers practical training for prospective pet owners.
Many shelters are mere "holding
grounds" for animals until they are either adopted or
euthanized. Open Paw is redesigning animal shelter,
sanctuary, and rescue facilities as Open Paw Universities to
offer practical, hands-on training for volunteers and
prospective pet owners. Having an adequate opportunity to
"test drive" (handle and train) a wide variety of cats and
dogs is the best way to provide prospective owners with the
relevant education skills to teach their eventual pet.
In-House Training For Shelter
Animals. Incarcerating animals often causes additional
behavior and temperament problems. Formerly house trained
dogs are forced to soil their living quarters. also they
learn to bark excessively, become hyperactive and stressed
and rapidly de-socialized. Open Paw has drafted a set of
Minimal Mental Health Requirements for caged animals,
emphasizing comfort, companionship, communication and
education. Regular in-house training by staff, volunteers
and prospective pet owners makes unwanted shelter animals
more adoptable.
Animal care facilities should be
institutions of higher learning (Cat and Dog Universities)
where unwanted animals may acquire appropriate and
acceptable domestic behaviors, which will help them find new
homes. |
