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The Open GateConcrete ways to help a shelter dog, by the effort they ask

A Season

Coach a long stay dog back to adoptable

The dog nobody notices needs a coach: weekly sessions, one behaviour at a time, until the profile tells the truth.

A scruffy mixed breed dog practicing a down stay on a rubber mat in a quiet shelter room, a volunteer kneeling with a clicker

Why some dogs wait years

One behaviour at a time

The weekly session

Rewriting the profile