As a Training and Behaviour Advisor who has spent several years at the UK's largest dog welfare organisation, Steve Goward has a lot to share about caring for animals in shelters. This is his presentation. For more information see www.icawc.org

1. Animals in captivity (1. Imprisoned or confined. 2 having no freedom to choose an alternative) Ref Oxford English dictionary

2. Leon Festinger

3. Cognitive Dissonance A conflict of beliefs

9. What & how do dogs eat?

10. The canine vacuum

11. Given the choice what would you choose?

12. Without any choices

13. Sleep

14. Vigilance Its hard to sleep when you’re alone.

15. What should a dog do with something on its face?

17. Freedom!

18. Reduce the freedom and there is a cost

19. A social species

20. A social species

21. So should it be a surprise to us that some dogs struggle when home alone?

23. Leaving home

24. Leaving home

26. Caught in a trap!

28. Do dogs like water?

29. Some more than others

30. So why isn't this fun?

31. Temperature regulation

32. Temperature regulation

34. Fear response …

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36. Or…

37. Or even …

40. Thank you