Shelter Learniverse and Industry-Wide Calendar

HASS Presents: Reimagine staffing in the future with us by tuning into this webinar with Dr. Ellen Jefferson, President and CEO of Austin Pets Alive! And American Pets Alive!; Matt Pepper, President and CEO of Michigan Humane; Lisa LaFontaine, CEO of Humane Rescue Alliance; and Diaz Dixon, System Vice President of CommonSpirit Health Foundation; to learn more about recruitment, hiring, and training in this new world of COVID-19 and supporting both people and their pets.

GoodPup Presents: The GoodPup Webinar Series focuses on dog behavior topics designed to help anyone who works at rescues and shelters. The first webinar is on Dog Body Language. Anyone working with animals benefits from being able to identify and understand dog body language. This ensures proper communication and avoids stressful situations for all involved.

VETGirl Presents: In this 1-hour, complimentary, VETgirl–Blue Buffalo webinar, Julie Morgenstern, reviews how to make time for yourself and initiate good self-care. Based on Julie’s book, Time to Parent, Julie will share a unique framework for making time for S.E.L.F. care, when every priority seems stacked against you.

CalAnimals Presents: Please join us for an opportunity to learn about GoodPup, an online and app-based training program over video chat that aims to make positive reinforcement training more accessible and increase the training completion rates for dogs coming out of rescues and shelters.

VETGirl Presents (fee applies for non-members): In this VETgirl practice management webinar, Dr. Heather Douglas, MBA, CVA reviews how to empower your veterinary team by helping your staff members reach their own personal career potential. Avoid the trap of squelching your team potential and recognize the true value to your practice.

PPG Presents (fee applies): This session will present an understanding the influence of thyroid disease on canine emotional disorders. Enjoy an evidenced-based journey through the research on thyroid disease and its effect on canine behavior.

VETGirl Presents: Join us for a complimentary VETgirl–Elanco webinar, where Dr. Andrew Jackson, DACVS reviews how we can use multimodal pain therapy during surgical procedures. This webinar will review surgical pain control, discuss how to implement local anesthesia in your veterinary practice, and what the expected effects and cost management of medications are.

HSVMA Presents: During this behavior webinar we will explore the process of diagnosing common behavior problems in dogs and cats and outline the steps needed when creating and implementing a behavior plan. We will discuss the difference between a primary behavioral problem and a training issue and which cases we should handle and which we should refer to a behaviorist.