Accepted Manuscript A description of the characteristics of dogs in, and policies of four shelters in different countries Zita Talamonti, Noga Zusman, Simona Cannas, Michela Minero, Silvia Mazzola, Clara Palestrini PII: S1558-7878(18)30157-6 DOI: 10.1016/j.jveb.2018.06.045 Reference: JVEB 1158 To appear in: Journal of Veterinary Behavior Received Date: 23 June 2016 Revised Date: 9 January 2018 Accepted Date: 20 June 2018 Please cite this article as: Talamonti, Z., Zusman, N., Cannas, S., Minero, M., Mazzola, S., Palestrini, C., A description of the characteristics of dogs in, and policies of four shelters in different countries, Journal of Veterinary Behavior (2018), doi: 10.1016/j.jveb.2018.06.045. This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain.