image: One of the pairs of shelter dogs from the study. These dogs chose to cuddle, even though they were offered separate beds.
Credit: Erica Feuerbacher, CC-BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Housing compatible shelter dogs together could reduce stress and might help them find homes sooner
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Article URL: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0301137
Article Title: Effects of single- or pair-housing on the welfare of shelter dogs: Behavioral and physiological indicators
Author Countries: USA
Funding: The current research was funded by a grant to ENF from the Waltham Foundation (grant number) www.waltham.com. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.
Journal
PLoS ONE
Article Title
Effects of single- or pair-housing on the welfare of shelter dogs: Behavioral and physiological indicators
Article Publication Date
12-Jun-2024
COI Statement
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.