How Shelter Living Affects a Dog's Well-Being

Analysis by Dr. Karen Shaw Becker

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  • A team of researchers in the Netherlands recently published study results indicating that dogs who enter shelters show a significant increase in cortisol levels after six weeks (cortisol is known as the “fight or flight hormone”)

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