The SBI Blog:
Helpful Tricks, Tips, and Advice for Animal Shelters and Adopters
Laurie’s Top Picks for Playgroup Safety Kits
Discover Laurie’s top picks for dog playgroup safety kits. From versatile rescue leashes to durable handling gloves, break sticks, and conflict-management tools, this guide helps shelters and trainers create safer, more efficient playgroups.
Building a Behavior Team: Best Practices for Hiring, Training, & Retention
Learn best practices for hiring, training, and retaining a strong animal shelter behavior team to improve animal welfare and adoption outcomes.
How Playgroups Benefit Shelter Dogs
Playgroups improve shelter dog outcomes, boost staff morale, and boost adoptions. Learn how playgroups can improve outcomes in your animal shelter.
Are You Limiting Adoptions with Labels?
While using labels can simplify communication between people, it can also lead to confusion and misinterpretations when implementing behavior plans.

