Chameleon Shelter Software Presents (for Chameleon users): Best practices, deploying updates and changes, database backups and the password change application. This session will be led by HLP’s own server and in-house IT legend Ron Saxer.
Suzanne Clothier Presents: (fee applies): Both management and training have their place in humane, effective training. Knowing the difference between the two modes of interacting with the dog is key to helping your clients set clear expectations in any training program.
NACA/Justice Clearinghouse Present: Do all opossums have rabies? How can you avoid being sprayed by a skunk? What should you do about raccoons living inside attics or chimneys? This webinar will take a deeper look into the ecology of the most common mesopredators (including foxes, raccoons, opossums, and skunks) in our urban and suburban communities. Learn through video examples about their behaviors, how they have adapted to live in urban areas, and how they flourish as our wild neighbors. This webinar will also discuss the most common conflicts (real or perceived) that these species can create, and the best methods for preventing and solving them when they do occur.
Karen Pryor Academy Presents: Join Ken Ramirez, KPCT’s Chief Training Officer, for a free hour-long virtual event live from The Ranch on Thursday, August 20 at 12:00 pm (PT). Ken will be joined by Malena DeMartini-Price and Terrie Hayward to talk about ways to help our animals overcome separation anxiety.
Million Cat Challenge/Maddie’s Fund and Royal Canine Present: A series of 4 webinars on kittens in shelters and foster care – including 8/6/20 – Kitten Intake in Animal Shelters, 8/13/20 – Support for Kittens in the Field, 8/20/20 – Foster Greatness, 8/27/20 – Kitten Care in the Shelter, 9/3/20 – Going Home. Join us with the nation’s leading experts on kittens in shelters and foster homes to learn about all things kitten in today’s world.
FDSA Presents (fee applies): What do (and don’t) we know about how genetics affects canine personality? In this webinar, Jessica Hekman will take a deep dive into her own area of research – how genetics affects personality in dogs. How much of canine personality is due to genetics and how much to environment? How do researchers track down genes related to personality? Have any such genes yet been found? Can we expect a genetic test for dog reactivity any time soon?
VIN/VSPN Present Rounds (for members): Dr. J. Scott Weese discusses – It’s been over 6 months since SARS-CoV-2 arrived in North America. This session will take a look at where we stand on the epidemic curve, highlight proven and unproven mitigation measures, update what we know about animals, and focus on how we continue to function.
FDSA Presents (fee applies): There is a lack of information available to individuals who adopt pets with traumatic pasts but we absolutely have knowledge and techniques for helping dogs that show clear signs of PTSD and trauma from their past. Sharing this information, discussing behaviors associated with canine PTSD, and helping handlers identify possible triggers and a game plan for how to best live with, love and support a dog with PTSD is is the subject of this webinar.
