PPG Presents (fee applies): This session will refresh your knowledge of basic scentwork approaches and their effects on the canine brain. Then, using a mixture of case studies and video, it will explore how scentwork can play a key role in behavior modification for a range of commonly presenting problems in dogs, including fear, frustration and more.

HSUS Presents: Join HSUS’ Amanda Arrington (Director, Pets for Life) and Kelly Peterson (Oregon state director) to learn about their experiences co-founding Beyond Fences and Fences For Fido, respectively. You’ll learn about how these organizations have worked with families and provided alternatives to tethering for thousands of dogs in North Carolina and Oregon through fencing, veterinary care, and pet supplies at zero cost to the people and families with pets that are kept outside.

NACA/Justice Clearinghouse Presents: This presentation will begin the conversation surrounding metrics we can and should be tracking in different areas of our operations, how to ensure we are getting “clean” data, and how to begin to apply it.

VETGirl Presents: In this complimentary VETgirl–Merck webinar, Dr. Julie Byron, DACVIM reviews urinary incontinence. Urinary incontinence can affect up to 20% of spayed female dogs, and appears to be more commonly recognized in males recently. Join us as we walk through the diagnostic process and discuss ways to use the current medical treatments as well as where to turn if the patient fails medications.

Getting 2 Zero Presents: Canine ehrlichiosis is a serious, tick-transmitted disease of dogs. Until 2020 Australia was free of this disease due to stringent pre-import screening of dogs coming into Australia. This presentation will provide some background to the disease and its vector tick, an update on the number of cases reported, the signs displayed by infected dogs, and the strategies needed to manage canine ehrlichiosis.