HART is a nonprofit organization that connects animal shelter and rescue organizations to qualified professional animal trainers who use humane, positive reinforcement-based training methods. Most of the trainers on our referral list work with dogs, but many also work with cats, birds, and other animals.
How It Works
Please note: A shelter or rescue in need of behavior support must first apply to become a partner/participating organization.
Once your application is received, a member of our team will reach out to schedule a call where we can tell you more about us and determine if we are a good fit based on our mission, vision, and community guidelines.
After the call, our team member will send notes from your call to the rest of the team for approval.
If your organization is approved, we will send along a waiver. Once signed, your organization can start submitting behavior support requests to HART, and we can start matching you to our referral list of trainers and behavior consultants!
Ready to take the next step?
More About Behavior Support
Trainers on our referral list agree to provide up to four training sessions at no cost for a given individual animal who is a part of a partnered/participating rescue or shelter.
Please note: All training sessions are virtual.
How HART may help a rescue or shelter organization:
- Training and behavior consulting to help animals become more adoptable and improve their welfare
- Post-adoption support to help newly adopted animals transition in their first few weeks at home
- Transition support for animals who were adopted within the past 6 months and need behavioral support beyond what the shelter or rescue organization can provide
If you are an individual who adopted a shelter or rescue animal and need behavior support, please begin by reaching out to the organization where you adopted your animal from. If additional support is needed, please have the organization submit a case request to HART on your behalf. At this time, we are not able to accept case requests directly from adopters.
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