Texas Unites Presents (fee applies): We’ll talk about what feline enrichment is and how it enhances cat welfare and adoptability. You will also learn to evaluate how well your organization is doing at meeting the behavioral needs of the cats in your care and to create an enrichment program that is easy to implement and impactful, even with limited time and financial resources.
FDSA Presents (fee applies): Some dogs just don’t appear to be enthusiastic about training. In this webinar we discuss common reasons why these behaviors may occur and, most importantly, we also discuss simple strategies to put the enthusiasm back into the training process, for both the dog and the human!
PuppyWorks Presents (fee applies): In this new webinar series from Suzanne Clothier, participants will gain a deeper understanding of how temperament affects whether training is or is not successful, depending on the individual dog, handler & task; a dog’s intrinsic/extrinsic motivation, how it affects what it wants to do, can do, struggles to do & how this effects training and homing; and structure for thinking about what to want, need & expect from a dog and how to identify a best match-home for a dog.
Community Cats Podcast Presents (small fee applies): Are you ready to be part of the solution for feral and stray cats in your neighborhood? Learn what TNR is, why it works, and how to get started. Our expert instructors will teach you the best practices for Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) and colony management.
VETGirl Presents: Join us for a complimentary VETgirl–Hill’s Pet Nutrition webinar, where Dr. Nicole Smee, MS, DACVIM reviews a case-based approach to nutrition using the AAHA nutritional assessment guidelines. This webinar will bring to light some of the more recent issues concerning nutrition and disease in our companion animal.
Massachusetts Animal Coalition Presents: In this webinar with Kristen Hassen, learn about the different components of HASS, how these components work to break down barriers making adoption, fostering, vet care, etc. accessible to all communities and how you can easily implement them in your organization, and more.
EveryCat Health Foundation Presents: This presentation will focus on newer shelter medicine approaches to URI – prevention strategies that have succeeded to the point that many shelters no longer have a “URI problem”; when to isolate affected cats and when that’s not needed; when diagnostic tests are needed and which ones are useful; when to treat and with what; and how to manage a newly adopted cat that is sneezing.
Texas Unites Presents (fee applies): When trying to save animals’ lives, it’s important to do more in less time. If building a time machine isn’t an option for you, why not take advantage of the greatest apps and tools out there? With so many to choose from, finding the ones that work in animal welfare can be a daunting task. In this session, you’ll get to see the best options available that are extremely low cost or free.
Texas Unites Presents (fee applies): Whether you’re a small rescue group or a huge municipal shelter, this session will provide you with tangible strategies to improve your social media and animal promotional efforts in a time when virtual communications could not be more important. Speakers have experience in non-profit and municipal shelters with intakes ranging from 2,000 to 40,000 pets a year, in addition to serving on the boards of non-shelter animal welfare organizations.
Texas Unites Presents (fee applies): In this session we will discuss the aspects of data collection, management and analysis. We will explore making sense of the data available to us, how we put information in context and the value of keeping things simple. We will also discuss the potential for, and benefit of, automating data collection and analysis.
PuppyWorks Presents (fee applies): In this new webinar series from Suzanne Clothier, participants will gain a deeper understanding of how temperament affects whether training is or is not successful, depending on the individual dog, handler & task; a dog’s intrinsic/extrinsic motivation, how it affects what it wants to do, can do, struggles to do & how this effects training and homing; and structure for thinking about what to want, need & expect from a dog and how to identify a best match-home for a dog.
PPG Presents (fee applies): Find out why your dog whines, barks or lunges at other animals or people and learn ways to help him or her become less reactive. Is your dog really aggressive or scared? This webinar discusses the underlying issues that cause our dogs to act out and how we can identify them.
Fear Free Presents: In this webinar, Kenneth M. Martin, DVM, DACVB and Debbie Martin, CPDT-KA, KPA CTP, LVT, VTS (Behavior), will provide you with 5 tips to give new pet owners so they can start the relationship off on the right paw, facilitate a strong bond, and keep pets in the home and coming back to your veterinary clinic.
The AAWA Presents: We’ll discuss how to calculate a goal and fit a solution to your shelter’s needs. Learn about the 3 types of medical care that communities can start providing to families now in an effort to decrease shelter surrender and increase reclaim of pets with inaccessible medical needs.
HSVMA Presents: While there has been a little more education and information provided to veterinary professionals on how to support animal owners through their grief, very little attention is paid to the grief veterinary professionals experience themselves. This program covers grief reactions related to the primary and secondary losses veterinary professionals experience every day.
Texas Unites Presents (fee applies): In this workshop, learn the secrets to achieving customer service excellence, from what to say and how to say it to body language techniques that can help you build quick rapport with the people you serve every day. This is a fun and engaging workshop that shows staff the many ways to engage people in positive ways.
Texas Unites Presents (fee applies): If you know the basics of customer service and want more advanced techniques and strategies to handle difficult people, this workshop is for you. During this session, you’ll learn more about body language, word choice and tone; language techniques, like agreement frames and reframing, that can help people see things more positively; and special strategies on how to manage and deal with difficult people, whether they be clients or co-workers.
ASPCAPro Presents: Quickly recognizing, diagnosing, and treating toxic exposures in dogs and cats is an essential part of clinic operations, but what can be done when a toxin is unknown? In this presentation we’ll discuss which questions to ask pet owners in a possible unknown toxin exposure. We’ll also cover the available diagnostics for identifying potential toxins, decontamination of a poisoned patient, and treatment options.
CalAnimals Presents: With pet license compliance below 20% across California, we know we can do better. Let’s make pet licensing easy, make the rules clear and consistent, and find common ways to communicate the importance and value of registration. All of this with the goal of attracting and engaging more pet owners, and making pet licensing a common, sharable experience for all Californians.
Texas Unites Presents (fee applies): In this session, we will get into all of the data that we have been collecting for the past several years, share specific insights into the adopter experience and explain trends we are seeing with online pet searching. We will also share insights into the gaps between perception and reality and how your organization can boost or break your reputation with potential adopters.
