Dog iBox Presents (fee applies): Recent interest in basic and applied research on negative reinforcement creates an opportunity to confirm the understanding of why animals need trainers who support the least intrusive principle in selecting behavior-change procedures.

The AAWA Presents: This case study explores the journey of the Animal Rescue League of Boston’s Wellness Waggin’ program, from its conception to implementation, including steps like determining a target area, building community relationships, securing funding, and launching a pilot program. The Wellness Waggin’ is now a successful mobile veterinary unit that has completed over 14,000 wellness care appointments since 2018.

CalAnimals Presents: Cyber security pros will discuss current topics and stories about cyber security including examples and tactics that leaders can employ to enhance awareness and implement practices for organizational security. Lastly they will share a few resources for ongoing training and awareness.

Life of Riley at Spring Point Presents: Using real-life examples, presenters will explore ways in which individuals, communities, and groups have made transformative contributions (often unknowingly) to the success of animal advocacy through the framework of social justice.  This webinar is intended to bring awareness and appreciation to the many forms of hidden contributions that contribute to victories in animal advocacy.

PPG Presents (fee applies): This webinar will discuss when and why dogs living together in a home might fight. Once management is in place, then what? How can we teach dogs to move away from conflict rather than into it? We will look beyond the basics to what skills and games can help dogs learn to move away.

The AAWA Presents: Is your DEI work burning you out? Come explore strategies for building an endurance mindset to DEI and try out tools to develop the stamina to continue progressing—even when you feel like you’ve hit the wall.

Dog iBox Presents: This webinar will tease out some of the subtle nuances of these emotions and, even more importantly, expand on how we can use that information to guide our management and behavior modification (and medication!) interventions to improve their specificity and effectiveness. 

NACA/Justice Clearinghouse Presents: Given the expansiveness of tribal law and the uniqueness of each tribal nation, this webinar will highlight some common themes different tribal cultures share that are specific to animals; the struggles that occur in advocating for tribal nations’ needs and the needs of animals who live on reservations; and the challenges that exist with the imposition of mainstream culture onto tribal cultures.

VETGirl Presents: In this complimentary, 1-hour VETgirl–Elanco webinar, Dr. Brian DiGangi, MS, DABVP (Canine & Feline Practice, Shelter Medicine Practice) will explore current recommendations and new tools for managing canine parvovirus in shelter environments.

The AAWA Presents: This session will reduce the fear of the unknown and instill confidence in testifying by explaining what is expected of an expert witness and outline things one should and should not do on the stand.  Veterinarians often are especially reluctant to become involved with cruelty cases because of the fear of testifying in what they consider a potential adversarial situation and may feel they must make the entire case or speak in absolutes.

Best Friends Presents: Join your peers from shelters and rescues, along with Best Friends staff, in a live Q&A discussion on open adoptions and fostering. This webinar will equip you with tangible advice for breaking down barriers in your adoption and foster processes to include your entire community.

Maddie’s Fund Presents: A major welfare concern in animal shelters is excessive barking from kenneled dogs. This contributes to noise pollution, can cause hearing damage, and has a negative impact on all animals within earshot. This study demonstrated that by implementing a simple classical counterconditioning exercise, consisting of instructing all ward passers-through to toss treats to each dog regardless of behavior exhibited, could change the emotional state of dogs from negative to more positive, thus reducing fear and frustration that often leads to excessive barking.

FDSA Presents (fee applies): If you have a dog with a behavior issue, getting a handle on how management and training are different — both in their goals and their execution — is crucial to your success! In this webinar Dr. Cook will go over how management is crucial to reducing unwanted behaviors, movement and stationary skills, and more.

Community Cats Podcast Presents: Spay/neuter volume alone is rarely enough by itself to keep consistently reducing a community’s free-roaming cat population over time. Discover what targeting is, why it’s so important and how you can do it no matter how large or small your program currently is.

PPG Presents (fee applies): We will discuss some of the challenges for parents raising dogs and kids together. We will focus on decompression, safety, and management for new adopters.

CalAnimals Presents: In this 75-minute webinar, attendees will learn the factual and legal basics of community cats, how to support those programs with local ordinances, and also how to sign up your shelter for free legal support to set up or shore up the CCP in your own community.

HASS Presents: Join panelists Dr. Jyothi V. Robertson, Founder of JVR Strategies & Journey You Own along with José Ocaño, Founder & CEO of Hatching, to discuss the importance of mindfulness in animal welfare and best practices the industry can implement today to support the people who save pets.

PPG Presents (fee applies): Our role as animal advocates and client advisors requires us to excel at communication too. This webinar focuses on communication strategies for obtaining a case history, the practical use of empathy and compassion, and providing constructive, personalised coaching and reinforcing feedback.