Want some doggie time, but can't take care of one full-time? Animal shelters around the country will let you take one out for the afternoon, kind of like borrowing a library book. In New Jersey, the St. Hubert's Animal Welfare Center plans to send 1,000 dogs on day trips this year; they're about halfway there so far.
Dennis Meyer, left, smiles as Finlee gives a kiss to Diane Meyer, right, at a park in Madison, N.J., Tuesday, July 23, 2024. Their visit was part of a program from the St. Hubert’s Animal Welfare Center that lets volunteers take dogs out on day trips for a few hours to give them a break from the stress of being in a shelter. Finlee, a shelter dog, waits for Diane Meyer, left, and Dennis Meyer, right, in a park in Madison, N.J., Tuesday, July 23, 2024.
She said dogs that leave the shelter even for two or three days show noticeable reductions in stress as measured by their cortisol levels. Nationwide, she said, dogs that go on field trips can be five times more likely to be adopted than those that don’t.The field trip program is particularly popular with people who love dogs but live in places where pets are not allowed.
It started a day trip program called “Wandering Rover” on July 17, and placed four dogs with adoptive families in the first four days it operated. In addition to perking the dogs up, it’s an ingenious way to interest people in potentially adopting the animals as well. The shelter facilitates 2,300 adoptions a year, and at least half of those animals had at least one day trip with a volunteer, Sangree said.
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