VETGirl Presents: In this complimentary, 1-hour VETgirl–Merck Animal Health webinar, Dr. Sara Gonzalez, MS, DABVP (Canine and Feline Practice) reviews the antigenic components of DAPPv x L4 vaccination and dives deeper to decode the “alphabet soup.” Tune in for a review of these diseases and the updated recommendations from the 2022 AAHA Canine Vaccination Guidelines.

VETGirl Presents (fee applies for non-members): In this 1-hour, VETgirl veterinary technician webinar, Tiffany Gendron, CVT, VTS(ECC) will review the veterinary technician’s role in assessing and providing treatment for the cardiac patient. What are commonly encountered cardiovascular emergencies, and how do you recognize them? Tune in to learn the importance of your role in management and treatment, as well as monitoring considerations you need to know!

PPG Presents (fee applies): In this webinar, you’ll discover how the mindset of fantasy and adventure games can help you navigate the epic journey that is real life with a dog as your player two. You’ll learn how the mechanics and core elements of role playing games (RPGs) relate to living and learning with dogs, with a focus on helping environmentally sensitive and worried dogs. We apply the RPG approach to dogs in the real world based on the Control Unleashed framework created by Leslie McDevitt.

Community Cats Podcast Presents (small fee applies): Are you ready to be part of the solution for feral and stray cats in your neighborhood? Our expert instructors will teach you best practices for Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) and colony management. Learn what TNR is and why it works.

Dogs Playing for Life Presents: In this first of three webinars, we will present powerful examples of how playgroups can not only enhance the quality of life for your shelter dogs, but how focusing on their quality of life through enrichment can lead to game-changing benefits to your shelter’s everyday operations.

PPG Presents (fee applies): Presenter Melissa McCue-McGrath will walk attendees through what makes living in a city harder on our dogs, how to look for city-smart pups who will cope better in these busy environments, and you’ll never look at sidewalks the same way again. This presentation is for those who are presently working in cities or will likely take on clients in densely populated areas; for rescuers and breeders looking for ways to help place dogs appropriately, and for those curious as to how the environment impacts our dogs in a very real way.

HASS Presents: Mara Hartsell, Shelter Support Advisor for American Pets Alive!, is sharing how shelters can (and are!) using a case management approach to move more pets through the sheltering system. Mara will cover four action categories that can speed up the outcomes process and reduce length of stay for the animals in your care. Join live to hear about real life examples and leave with practical strategies you can apply in your organization. 

VETGirl Presents (fee applies for non-members): In this 1-hour, VETgirl-veterinary technician webinar, Chantelle Hanna, CVT, VTS (Dermatology) reviews the basics of flea biology, flea allergy dermatitis (FAD), and hypersensitivity in FAD. She will review the cornerstones of diagnosing FAD, the treatment arsenal for flea control, and how to empower owners through client education. Tune in to get a tech-centric take on all thing’s flea and FAD!

The AAWA Presents: Moving from being a bystander to an upstander can be challenging. Sometimes we feel compelled to take action but freeze up when we sense real or perceived danger. How do you know when to act? What are the different ways to respond? This session will explore bystander and upstander behaviors and help leaders identify strategies to reduce harmful behaviors when they occur.

CalAnimals Presents: This session will inspire attendees to really evaluate the training given to all staff/volunteers that interact with others (that would be everyone). Often we presume customer service is something our parents should have taught us, but that is not always the case. This session will be unique in that we will walk through conversations that we have routinely, but often fall short in doing so. This session is intended to provoke conversation, thoughts and action

Fear Free Presents: Psychological safety is the most important aspect of successful teams. We can assess psychological safety in a team using different tools. If psychological safety is lacking, we can help foster it using specific interventions, including civility and growth mindset work.

PPG Presents (fee applies): Are you interested in understanding separation-related behaviors further? Then, this webinar is for you. This webinar will dive into a discussion defining separation anxiety and its associated behaviors, in addition to reviewing the somewhat elusive aspects of why we are seeing such a high incidence of the issue.

Community Cats Podcast Presents (small fee applies): Are you ready to be part of the solution for feral and stray cats in your neighborhood? Our expert instructors will teach you best practices for Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) and colony management. Learn what TNR is and why it works.

VETGirl Presents: En este webinar, de 1 hora de VETgirl Español, el Dr. Manuel Martin-Flores, DACVAA estará discutiendo las complicaciones relacionadas al manejo de las vías aéreas y las diferentes técnicas de tratamiento. Sintonice, el proveerá un discussion basada en casos que le ayudará en el tratamiento y opciones de manejo de las complicaciones asociadas con las vías aéreas.

Vancouver Humane Society Presents: Join the Vancouver Humane Society and three expert panelists on Wednesday, June 14th at 9:00 am PDT for an enlightening 60-minute webinar on the field of veterinary social work and its transformative impact. Don’t miss this chance to discover how veterinary social work could change animal services, and to explore the possibilities for collaboration between human services and the animal services industry.

Network for Good Presents: During this interactive webinar, you will discover the power of storytelling on social media, three types of stories to share on social to build trust and engagement online, and how to leverage video to create compelling content that reenergizes existing and attracts new constituents online.

HSVMA Presents: Veterinary medicine is afflicted with burnout, massive veterinary shortages, toxic workplace culture, and a lack of diversity. It is imperative that leaders recognize their role in embracing strategies that will promote healthy workplace cultures and foster belonging for our teams and communities. This presentation will outline the values and strategies for leaders to cultivate workplaces that promote diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging (DEIB) in practice.

Dogs Playing for Life Presents: In this session, we will focus on the HUMAN handling that contributes to unwanted behavior, even “aggression”. Get ready to rethink your approach as we reveal the common and widely accepted and taught handling errors that set dogs up for failure. Through extensive video examples, we will demonstrate alternative handling techniques that help dogs to trust and thrive!

PPG Presents (fee applies): We can’t force a dog to change but if we change our behavior, the dog’s behavior can change! This Webinar is for everyone; pet professional or pet parents. Come and learn about a selection of other tools such as non violent communication, filling in the emotional gap and more . In this webinar Shannon will explore a variety of topics leaving plenty of time for questions and answers.

CalAnimals Presents: We are pleased to welcome leadership coach, Eleanor Smith, for this session to help you achieve balance, boundaries, and sustainability in your career. You are important and your work matters! Join us to learn what burnout is, why it matters, what causes it and how you can reverse it to prevent its most devastating consequences.

FDSA Presents (fee applies): Do you have dogs that fight over resources in your home? Do you struggle with determining why the dogs are having conflicts? Are you constantly stressed about when the next dog fight might happen? Join aggression specialist Michael Shikashio, CDBC, in part one of this two-part series.

The Bridge Club Presents: Don’t miss your chance to join The Bridge Club and Michael Wilson of the American Veterinary Medical Association on June 15 for an insider look at AVMA Conference! With some of the hottest keynote speakers, continuing education programs, and networking events – it’s where everyone wants to be.

FDSA Presents (fee applies): This webinar will build on the information from “Intra-Household Dog-Dog Aggression Part One” and will detail case studies and their successful resolution. It is highly recommended to watch part one in this series as the fundamentals of the behavior change strategies are explained and discussed.

PPG Presents (fee applies): Have you ever wanted to better understand the myths about separation anxiety? This webinar will dissect many myths about causation and treatment for a clearer understanding of this disorder. Many of the myths reviewed will be genuinely eye-opening, allowing for a more efficient and effective means of resolution.

Best Friends Presents: Like many industries, animal sheltering was significantly impacted by COVID, and the last three years of data reflect that. Join us from 3 to 4 p.m. EST Tuesday, June 20, for a panel discussion on national animal sheltering data from 2020 through 2022.Panelists will include Steve Zeidman, Brent Toellner, Dr. Julie Levy, and Kristen Hassen.

The AAWA Presents: To solve the complex challenges that face your organization, an essential leadership tool is knowing how to ask questions that will lead to practical results. This webinar will explore how to bring an inquiring approach to decision-making as a leader.

Not One More Vet Presents: According to Dr. Gabor Mate, “Trauma is not what happens to you, it’s what happens inside you as a result of what happened to you”. Considering this explanation and the pervasive nature of trauma in veterinary medicine, this session will explore how we as veterinary professionals, teams and practices can adopt trauma-informed principles to create more psychologically healthy and safe workplaces.

GoodPup Presents: During our spring webinar series, we will break down how to provide preventive management and simple solutions for addressing a variety of common behavioral challenges experienced with the welcoming of new family members. This month’s topic is: Reactivity to Unfamiliar People.

NACA/Justice Clearinghouse Presents: When veterinarians, law enforcement, animal control officers, and animal care entities put significant resources into an investigation, it can be disheartening and frustrating when a prosecutor declines to charge on that case. Instead of looking for fault at the prosecutorial level, this presentation will hold up a mirror to the entities working these cases and reflect on primary areas that can be most improved in order to present a case more viable for prosecution.

Petfinder and Shelters United Presents: Unleash the power of adopter search insights to improve your pet listings! Learn how to harness adopter search trends to attract more potential adopters and get pets adopted faster.

FDSA (fee applies): Grief, along with guilt, shame and blame, get in the way of good training. Why? What can we do about these feelings? Learn specific actionable techniques to cope better with navigating your own emotions and other people’s comments, judgements and reactions to deal with grief, shame, blame and guilt.

FDSA Presents (fee applies): Ultimately, “When to Click: Creating that Perfect Shot” is designed to provide every photographer with the knowledge and tools they need to elevate their craft to the next level. Whether you’re an aspiring professional or simply passionate about photography as a hobby, this webinar promises to be an informative and inspiring experience.

Think Anesthesia Presents: Current dogma undoubtedly has influence over decisions veterinary professionals make surrounding the peri-anesthetic period. Often these incontrovertibly true beliefs originate from a misconception, ounce of truth, diluted or embellished by word of mouth and/or articles of opinion or limited weighted experiences eventually being commonly understood or accepted. This presentation is complementary to the previous presentation and investigates using an evidence-based approach to assess some of the common myths or misconceptions surround the peri-anesthetic period.

Community Cats Podcast Presents: Trying to catch the last cat in your colony who isn’t fixed? Got a wily feral who just won’t go into a box trap, no matter how much you spend on roasted chicken? How about catching a litter of kittens all at once—with their mom? All these tough trapping situations and more can be solved if you know how to use a drop trap! Join Neighborhood Cats, co-designers of the first commercially available drop trap, as they discuss how to use this invaluable tool. Plus tips and tricks for advanced drop trappers, too.

PPG Presents (fee applies: Unfortunately, while the research on this disorder is significant, concrete evidence surrounding effective treatment remains limited. Separation anxiety training is a complex topic that deserves in-depth discussion. In this webinar, we will review the various aspects of what truly makes systematic desensitization the gold standard for resolving separation-related behavior problems.

ASPCAPro Presents: Returning animals back to homes they already have is vital to ending overcrowding and euthanasia in shelters. In this webinar, you will hear from three agencies: Circle of Friends, ND; City of Havre, MT; and Heart of the Valley, MT about how and why they have been successfully reuniting pets with their families in their communities. 

PPG Presents (fee applies): Living with a dog who relentlessly scavenges food can be exhausting. Instead of enjoying relaxed walks with their dogs, dog owners are constantly scanning the environment for discarded food and feel frustrated as they have to fish something disgusting out of their dog’s mouth, yet again. However, there is a structured food-avoidance training program that can help manage a dog’s scavenging behaviour in a kind, effective way – achieving long-term results without aversive training techniques.

CalAnimals Presents: As many shelters face overcrowding and slow adoptions, this webinar is intended to help you get the animals home. This is a check in on best practices, what is working, and what isn’t with respect to returning pets to their families or placing them with new families. If your adoption or RTO programs need a boost, you won’t want to miss this!

VETGirl (fee applies for non-members): In this 1-hour VETgirl wellness webinar, Dr. Sonja Olson, DVM will guide a conversation that examines boundary creation, articulation, and value. Boundaries are essential when it comes to healthy individuals, teams, and culture. So why are they so hard? Tune in and learn some of the places and reasons why healthy boundaries for yourself and for the team can be challenging and then how to be more skillful in navigating these important conversations!