Getting 2 Zero Presents: In this last session, we take a deep dive into the critical aspects of how to successfully facilitate playgroups in your shelter. Attendees will be offered a robust collection of video examples and important discussions on safety, effective handling techniques, and how to take the first steps to implement or enhance their own shelter playgroup programs.
VETGirl Presents: In this complimentary, 1-hour VETgirl–Zoetis webinar, Dr. Emilio DeBess, DVM, MPVM reviews the outbreaks of Canine Influenza Virus (CIV) and leptospirosis in the United States. Tune in to get the most up-to-date information on these infectious diseases to provide you with all the data you need to know!
PPG Presents (fee applies): In this webinar, dog trainer and anthropologist Kristi Benson will provide an introduction to village dogs (including definitions and geography). She will also review welfare-compromised and positive aspects of village dogs lives before looking at some of the lessons we can learn for pet dogs: enrichment, foraging, socializing, environmental choices, and so on.
Network for Good Presents: In this session, Mallory Erickson – the creator of the Power Partners Formula™ and host of What the Fundraising – is going to break down how to infuse proven fundraising habits into our end-of-year fundraising that will allow us to elevate our leadership, fundraising, and ultimately raise more money to increase our impact. You’ll even learn how to design your own habits to make them stick – for both you AND your funders.
FDSA Presents (fee applies): Join me to learn how to maintain your dog’s attention even while YOUR focus is elsewhere. That means your dog will stay close to you and focused on you when in class, and you’re busy watching and listening to the instructor; when at the ATM machine, and you’re busy doing important banking stuff; while you’ve stopped to chat with a friend on the street; while walking through a crowd or past other dogs.
ACVB Presents (fee applies): In this webinar, Dr. Jenny Biehunko will cover how a cat’s environment affects behavioral issues such as house soiling, destructive behavior, and social conflict as well as medical problems such as skin, endocrine, and urinary disorders; designing and optimizing an enriched environment for indoor cats and choosing a layout that works for each individual, and more!
VETGirl Presents: In this complimentary, 1-hour VETgirl–Zoetis webinar, Dr. Natalie Marks, CVJ will review the concept of clinical empathy. Tune in to learn barriers to empathy, how best to communicate it AND protect oneself from compassion fatigue.
Dogs Playing for Life Presents: In Part 2, we dive into what DPFL-style Playgroups look like! During this webinar, we will view and discuss dog-to-dog communication and body language, as well as some of the operational aspects of a successful playgroup program.
VETGirl Presents: In this complimentary, 1-hour VETgirl–Elanco webinar, Dr. Kristin Zersen, DACVECC reviews the treatment options for canine parvovirus, including a review of the treatments discussed in recent literature. Tune in to learn what’s new!
Dogs Playing for Life Presents: In this last section, attendees will be offered a robust collection of video examples and important discussions on safety, effective handling techniques, and how to take the first steps to implement or enhance their own shelter playgroup programs.
VETGirl Presents: In this complimentary, 1-hour, VETgirl–Merck Animal Health webinar, Christopher Lee, DVM, MPH, DACVPM will review the science behind vaccines and vaccine protocols. Tune in to learn how you can develop vaccine SOP’s and protocols to ensure consistency. Join Dr. Lee as he discusses the basics of vaccinology and immunology, reviews recommended canine and feline vaccination protocols and vaccine efficacy so that you are better equipped to answer questions from pet owners!
Fear Free Presents: Building a Fear Free culture can feel daunting for even the most dedicated Fear Free veterinary professional. Join Julie Liu, DVM, as she discusses ways to engage and empower your team to get on board with Fear Free and provide a greater level of compassion for your patients.
VETGirl Presents: In this complimentary, 2-hour VETgirl–Royal Canin webinar, Dr. Meghan Herron, DACVB reviews how psychopharmacology in the form of medications, supplements and diet can be used to combat fear, anxiety, and stress in our feline patients. In Part 2, and Dr. Anne Marie Germain will share pearls and tips for feline urolithiasis management.
PPG Presents (fee applies): In this not to be missed presentation, we will immerse ourselves into the topic of food motivation, increasing our understanding of why some dogs are indifferent to food during their training sessions, and discuss a variety of solutions!
Maddie’s Fund Presents: In this presentation, results will be shared from a new study assessing using a standardized behavior modification program and daily gabapentin administration to treat fearful cats from hoarding environments. Further, instructions and resources for conducting behavior modification in shelters will be shared, along with a summary of a growing body of research and in-shelter experience demonstrating that many fearful cats from hoarding environments are treatable in shelters and can have positive outcomes in homes.
NACA/Justice Clearinghouse Presents: The term “community engagement” gets thrown around a lot, as if it is something that an officer can do if they have a few extra minutes. To unlock the full potential of community engagement, however, we must start thinking of it as less of a project and more of a state of mind. In this course you will learn how embracing community engagement as a mindset can, and will, increase lifesaving efforts and officer safety.
FDSA Presents (fee applies): This presentation will be an overview of the Constructional Aggression Treatment (CAT) with an emphasis on how it has been improved. I’ll go over what the Constructional Approach is, the importance of environment, and, importantly, adding the term “Alert” to our aggression vocabulary.
Shelter Behavior Hub Presents (fee applies): We want to find the best possible homes for the dogs in our care, but we also don’t want our adopters to feel like we think they’re criminals. How do we walk this fine line? Conversation-based adoptions! If you help make adoption matches for a rescue or a shelter, or just occasionally rescue animals privately, learn the modern way to make great matches happen!
PuppyWorks Presents (fee applies): This new, easy-to-follow webinar provides you with detailed and progressive training steps for making recall training fun and effective for your clients and their dog(s).
Fear Free Presents: Whether you are managing animals in a shelter environment, veterinary clinic, or laboratory setting, the welfare of animals in isolation housing is of utmost importance. Join Meghan Herron, DVM, DACVB, as she reviews signs of animal stress, how to mitigate stress, and specific tips for promoting good welfare for dogs in quarantine or isolation.
