NACA/Justice Clearinghouse Presents: This webinar will provide an overview on the biology and ecology of bears and cougars, how to make yards and neighborhoods less attractive to them, how to reduce conflicts with people and pets, which situations necessitate a response, and how to handle problems if they arise.
PPG Presents (fee applies): Personality is all about individual differences in dogs and can help explain why some dogs react to life so differently than others. How is personality measured? What personality traits have been found in dogs? How consistent is personality over time? And how does all of this help you when working with dogs? We’ll explore all of these questions and more in this one-hour webinar.
FDSA Presents (fee applies): This is Part One of a two-part webinar on working with “atypical” dogs. Both webinars are stand-alone webinars covering a different aspect of this topic, but they combine to cover the topic more broadly. In Part One, we will discuss the underlying factors that contribute to the development of an atypical dog, including genetic traits and the impact of prior learning, and more.
FDSA Presents (fee applies): This is Part Two of a two-part webinar on working with “atypical” dogs. Both webinars are stand-alone webinars covering a different aspect of this topic, but they combine to cover the topic more broadly. In this “Part Two” webinar we look at a wide range of specific examples from a variety of different sports.
VDOS Presents (fee applies): Is your dental x-ray machine unused because nobody knows what to do with it? Let us show you the profitability of dental radiography by demystifying the many shades of gray! See what is going on below the gum line!
VETGirl Presents (fee applies for non-members): In this VETgirl webinar, Dr. Michael Jaffe, MS, CCRP, DACVS will review how to complete a full orthopedic exam in dogs and cats. Tune in to learn proper techniques for assessment of cruciate ligament injuries, hip dysplasia, elbow dysplasia, patellar luxations, and muscle/tendon injuries. Get your ortho on!
Network for Good Presents: We know being unable to retain a development staff is one of the main reasons organizations struggle to raise money and create effective cultures of philanthropy. Join Alyssa to get tips, tricks, and insight to keep your awesome staff!
PPG Presents (fee applies): Shaping is the sharpest tool in the animal trainer’s box…theoretically. Practically, it can be hard to execute, and many trainers get stuck. Hopefully, this lecture will provide you with some ideas of how to get unstuck.
Best Friends Presents: This webinar will provide real world, tangible content to assist shelter staff and volunteers in their day-to-day interactions with canines in the shelter. This is geared toward beginners and touches on basic dog body language and tips and tricks to implement that will come in handy when working with common challenging dog behaviors in our sheltering system.
Kitten Lady Presents: Kitten Lady, Hannah Shaw, will join Mt. Pleasant Animal Shelter for a virtual presentation and Q&A on all things kittens! Hannah will cover various kitten-related topics, including what to do when you find a kitten outside, how to socialize them, and more!
VETGirl Presents: In this complimentary VETgirl–Zoetis webinar, Dr. Stephan Carey, DVM, PhD, DACVIM will review the complex relationship between primary respiratory pathogens and the respiratory immune system, highlight tools to effectively treat and prevent CIRD, and discuss immunologic and non-immunologic management strategies for active CIRD outbreaks.
CVMA Presents (fee applies): Employers with five or more employees must provide sexual harassment and abusive conduct prevention training for all employees by January 1, 2021, and every two years thereafter. We understand the strain this training requirement might put on staffing, so we offering the webinar on two different dates and times for your convenience.
ASPCAPro Presents: Proactive planning for long-stay animals who need medical or behavioral treatment, are a part of pending court cases, or have special adoption needs, can prevent behavioral and mental deterioration. Gain new ideas and get answers to your questions about behavioral and mental support for long-stay animals from experts across medical, operations, and behavior disciplines.
The AAWA Presents: This webinar will give you specific end-of-year fundraising ideas. Implementing even a couple of the ideas will help you raise more money this year. We will also give you the tools you need to feel confident about your fundraising going into this holiday season.
HASS Presents: The laws surrounding community cats are ending their lives. Legal language and obstacles around community cats creates barriers to keep kitties alive and thriving. In this interactive webinar, Monica Frenden-Tarant, Maddie’s® Director of Feline Lifesaving at American Pets Alive! and Richard Angelo, Jr., Esq., Legislative Attorney for Best Friends Animal Society, will work through the legal barriers to community cat programming.
FDSA Presents (fee applies): Let’s talk about the care and feeding of behavior chains, how to maintain them reliably and how to repair them efficiently when something goes wrong. We’ll even discuss when we might want to break them, and of course how to build strong chains when we want to keep them.
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: In this complimentary VETgirl–Merck Animal Health webinar, Ellen Carozza, LVT, Guidelines Task Force Member, reviews the 2020 AAHA/AAFP Feline Vaccination Guidelines. Tune in to learn what the changes to the Guidelines are, the latest recommendations on core/non-core vaccines in cats, lifestyle vaccines based on the patient population, and the tools offered to help practices implement the Guidelines and make them stick.
PPG Presents (fee applies): Through a case series, this session will explore how the partnership between veterinary behaviorist, dog training professional and pet parent improves the lives of the dogs they collectively treat.
VDOS Presents (fee applies): Feeling uncomfortable about sticking a needle through oral mucosa near a neurovascular bundle? Don’t worry, here you learn everything you need to know about nerve blocks for your dental and oral surgical patients! This VDOS webinar will review local and regional anesthesia/analgesia for dental and oral surgical procedures in dogs and cats.
