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Maddie’s® Insights is our ongoing webcast series with practical tips based on current research to help pets and people. Join us on April 16 at 12PMPT/3PM ET for Fur-ever starts now. Supporting dogs and adopters’ post-adoption. This is a program that looks at common health and behavior concerns in dogs after their adoption in the United Kingdom. Our speakers are Drs. Eleanor Jordan and Lauren Samet, both of Dogs Trust, a British animal well-being charity and humane society which specializes in the well-being of dogs. It is the largest dog welfare charity in the UK, caring for over 15,000 animals each year.

Each year, thousands of dogs are relinquished to rehoming organizations and adopted into new homes. Like many dog owners, adopters often encounter early health and behavior concerns-but for adopted dogs, these challenges can sometimes lead to returns.

In 2018, Dogs Trust, launched a post-adoption support program. Adopters from any UK Dogs Trust Rehoming Centre receive follow-up calls about their dog’s health and behavior at 2 days, 2 weeks and 4 months after adoption.

This presentation reviews the program’s methodology and participant cohort, highlights the most common adopter-reported concerns, examines use of behavior support (and reasons it’s declined), and explores return-to-kennel rates, including when and why dogs are returned.

By the end of the webcast you will be able to:
• Understand common health and behavior concerns in dogs post-adoption in the UK
• Learn where adopters in the UK may seek advice from after adopting a dog
• Explore how embedding post-adoption support into the adoption process in the UK impacts engagements with the service.

Earn continuing education credit from The Association for Animal Welfare Advancement towards 1.0 CAWA CEs. This webcast has also been pre-approved for 1.0 continuing education credits by the National Animal Care & Control Association (NACA). It has also been approved for 1 hour of continuing education credit in jurisdictions which recognize RACE approval for on-demand viewers.

Maddie’s® Insights is our ongoing webcast series with practical tips based on current research to help pets and people. Register now and join the discussion on Maddie’s® Pet Forum.

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