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  • March 2024

  • Wed 6
    Open Arms Challenge 2024
    March 6, 2024 @ 5:00 PM PST

    Grant Opportunity – 3/6/24 – Open Arms Challenge Registration Period Deadline – Maddie’s Fund

    Virtual

    Maddie’s Fund Presents: Join us for the all-inclusive 2024 Open Arms Challenge; register by March 6 at 5 pm! This grant Challenge is like no other. For the entire month of April 2024, animal shelters, foster-based organizations and public charities are encouraged to create a new program or expand an existing one focused on keeping pets and people together. Beginning in 2024, there will only be one Challenge per year.

    Free
  • Thu 7
    Ken Ramirez hugs dog on steps
    March 7, 2024 @ 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM PST

    Online Event – 3/7/24 – Live from the Ranch – Paws in Practice: Husbandry Behaviors for Dogs & Empowering Pet Guardians Online – Karen Pryor Academy

    Virtual

    Karen Pryor Academy Presents: Join us for the next episode of Live from The Ranch, where Ken Ramirez will collaborate with teacher and trainer Laura Monaco Torelli. Laura will demonstrate essential behaviors for veterinary care and coach Ken on teaching these behaviors to his dog, Marlin. Learn the importance of teaching your dog behaviors for medical care and observe how to virtually coach others!

    Free
  • Sat 9
    4th Annual Modern & Ethical Training Conference (MET)
    March 9, 2024 Online Conference – 3/9/24 and 3/10/24 – 4th Annual Modern & Ethical Training Conference (MET) – Puppyworks (fee applies)

    Online Conference – 3/9/24 and 3/10/24 – 4th Annual Modern & Ethical Training Conference (MET) – Puppyworks (fee applies)

    Virtual

    Puppyworks Presents (fee applies): Our international conference for K9 professionals brings together leading dog trainers & behaviorists from Europe and the U.S.

    $109 – $125
  • Sun 10
    4th Annual Modern & Ethical Training Conference (MET)
    March 10, 2024 Online Conference – 3/9/24 and 3/10/24 – 4th Annual Modern & Ethical Training Conference (MET) – Puppyworks (fee applies)

    Online Conference – 3/9/24 and 3/10/24 – 4th Annual Modern & Ethical Training Conference (MET) – Puppyworks (fee applies)

    Virtual

    Puppyworks Presents (fee applies): Our international conference for K9 professionals brings together leading dog trainers & behaviorists from Europe and the U.S.

    $109 – $125
  • Sun 10
    Three dogs are being walked on leash
    March 10, 2024 @ 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM PDT

    Webinar – 3/10/24 – Ectoparasites: Do We Really Want Them to Take a Bite? – VETGirl

    Virtual

    VETGirl Presents:

    Free
  • Mon 11
    University of the Pacific campus
    March 11, 2024

    Online Certificate Program – Starts 3/11/24 – Animal Shelter Management Certificate Program – Marketing & Development – Humane Network/UoP (fee applies)

    Virtual

    Humane Network/UoP Presents (fee applies): This award-winning online certificate program provides practical information and valuable networking for current sheltering professionals, those looking to advance their career, or move into the field of animal sheltering. The program’s courses include leadership, shelter operations, community program development, animal health/clinic operations, and marketing/development.

    $399
  • Mon 11
    Dog listens with one ear raised
    March 11, 2024 @ 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM PDT

    Webinar – 3/11/24 – Creating Behaviour Modification Plans in Challenging Environments (shelter) with Tom Candy – PPG (fee applies)

    Virtual

    PPG Presents (fee applies): This webinar looks at how we can create successful behaviour modification plans in challenging environments. From shelters to busy households, learn how to work around challenges.

    $25 – $30
  • Wed 13
    March 13, 2024 @ 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM PDT

    Online Training – Surrender Prevention Certification Workshop Presented by Dr. Rachel Geller – Community Cats Podcast (small fee applies)

    Virtual

    Community Cats Podcast Presents (small fee applies): Are you deeply committed to ensuring that cats remain in their cherished homes? Step into the role of a certified Surrender Prevention Specialist and become a catalyst for positive change in the lives of our feline friends.

    $10
  • Thu 14
    Dog hides face with paws
    March 14, 2024 @ 9:00 AM – 11:30 AM PDT

    Webinar – 3/14/24 – Stranger Danger! Advocating for and Advancing Your Human-Reactive Dogs – Dogs Playing for Life (fee applies)

    Virtual

    Dogs Playing for Life Presents (fee applies): At DPFL’s Stranger Danger webinar, you will learn how to work with dogs that are wary of strangers by building their confidence and helping them to develop the skills to meet new people (and potential adopters) happily and successfully! Even for the private dog trainer or dog owner, the skills taught in this webinar will help support your stranger danger dog to expand their comfort level when meeting new people at home!

    $20
  • Thu 14
    March 14, 2024 @ 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM PDT

    Webinar – 3/14/24 – Maddie’s Insights – Increasing Engagement in Kitten Fostering Programs: Lessons Learned from High Kitten Intake Zip Codes in Los Angeles County – Maddie’s Fund

    Virtual

    Maddie’s Fund Presents: Debra Olmedo and Greg Miller of the ASPCA will provide an overview of recent research aimed at identifying ways to increase awareness and engagement in kitten fostering programs among residents of areas with high intake of kittens to animal shelters. They will discuss the project methodology, what they learned about awareness, interest, and concerns related to fostering, and what opportunities this research highlighted for increasing fostering program engagement. 

    Free
  • Thu 14
    Surviving a High Profile Case: Living under Scrutiny and Not Jeopardizing the Case
    March 14, 2024 @ 12:00 PM – 1:15 PM PDT

    Webinar – 3/14/24 – Surviving a High Profile Case: Living under Scrutiny and Not Jeopardizing the Case – NACA/Justice Clearinghouse

    Virtual

    NACA/Justice Clearinghouse Presents: This webinar will offer tips on how to handle living under scrutiny and making sure your case is not jeopardized by it.  We will discuss jury voir dire, opening and closing statements, and witness preparation with these considerations in mind.

    Free
  • Thu 14
    Breaking Down Barriers - HASS webinar
    March 14, 2024 @ 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM PDT

    Webinar – 3/14/24 – Breaking Down Barriers: Insights into the HASS Competitive Pet Placement Project – HASS

    Virtual

    HASS Presents: Over the last several months, HASS collaborated with a selection of HASS pilot shelters to identify any lingering shelter operation barriers to positive adoption outcomes as part of a formal Competitive Pet Placement (CPP) project. Join Kate McHugh-Westfall, Embedded Data and Implementation Coordinator, for an overview of this impactful project, including how preliminary foot traffic data informed barrier-busting solutions.

    Free
  • Sat 16
    All Call
    March 16, 2024 @ 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM PST Online Event – 1st and 3rd Tuesdays – All Call – California for All Animals

    Online Event – 1st Tuesdays – All Call – California for All Animals

    Virtual

    California for All Animals Presents: The one-hour call is a dedicated space to share and learn from each other. Popular topics include initiatives that create a more inclusive culture for both staff and community, programs that keep pets with their people, industry trends, research studies, as well as the hard stuff, like what’s not working or what is particularly difficult during times of scarcity.

    Free
  • Mon 18
    Portrait of two shelter professionals in scrubs working with a Persian cat and a beagle dog at the examination room
    March 18, 2024

    Online Course – Starts 3/18/24 – Introduction to Shelter Medicine – VIN (fee applies)

    Virtual

    VIN/VSPN Presents (fee applies): Perhaps you’re a private practitioner seeing pets recently adopted from the local shelter. Maybe you’re interested in helping at that shelter. Or perhaps you’ve taken a new position and are new to shelter medicine. Maybe it’s time for a change and you’re considering getting involved in animal welfare. If you’re interested in learning more about the basics of shelter medicine to better support your local shelter and your clients, this course is for you!

    $41 – $110
  • Mon 18
    Weekly Community Conversations
    March 18, 2024 @ 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM PST Online Meeting – Mondays – Weekly Community Conversations #ThanksToMaddie – Maddie’s Fund

    Online Meeting – Mondays – Weekly Community Conversations #ThanksToMaddie – Maddie’s Fund

    Virtual

    Maddie’s Fund Presents: Maddie’s Fund hosts a weekly 50-minute Zoom call for animal well-being professionals. These calls are a collaborative space to share exciting new programs and research, discuss uncomfortable topics, connect with peers in the industry, and more, all while sharing a common goal of preserving the human-animal bond.

    Free
  • Tue 19
    Maximizing Your Reuniting and Re-nesting Strategies for Wildlife
    March 19, 2024 @ 12:00 PM – 1:15 PM PDT

    Webinar – 3/19/24 – Maximizing Your Reuniting and Re-nesting Strategies for Wildlife – NACA/Justice Clearinghouse

    Virtual

    NACA/Justice Clearinghouse Presents: This webinar will help you assess reuniting and renesting opportunities and achieve the best outcome for these animals. Learn how to know when intervention is necessary and focus on strategies that increase opportunities to reunite dependent young with their wild parent(s), including recognizing when community members can help and how to best facilitate that as an organization.

    Free
  • Wed 20
    Camp Maddie: Behavior Edition
    March 20, 2024 @ 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM PDT

    Online Event – 3/20/24 – Camp Maddie: Behavior Edition Day 1 – Maddie’s Fund

    Virtual

    Maddie’s Fund Presents: At Camp Maddie: Behavior Edition, we’ll talk about determining which dogs are safe to rehome, keeping dogs happy and healthy while in your care, and finding them homes. Hear from a wonderful lineup of speakers including Dr. Chris Pachel, Dr. Wailani Sung, Mike Shikashio, Bobbie Bhambree, Ferdi Yau, and more!

    Free
  • Thu 21
    Community Animal Protection webinar
    March 21, 2024 @ 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM PDT

    Webinar – 3/21/24 – Community-based Animal Protection – Life of Riley

    Virtual

    Life of Riley Presents: Join Humane Action Pittsburgh’s Natalie Ahwesh, Executive Director, and Shannon Dickerson, Director of Operations, for a discussion of community animal care. This webinar series aims to complement existing skills, resources, and knowledge by introducing new perspectives, research and advocacy tools from other social justice movements, and discussing how learnings from different sectors might inform efforts to end puppy mills and other forms of animal cruelty.

    Free
  • Thu 21
    Dog lies outside in grass next to group of people
    March 21, 2024 @ 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM PDT

    Webinar – 3/21/24 – Read The Room: Awareness and Development of Context Cues – FDSA (fee applies)

    Virtual

    FDSA Presents (fee applies): In this webinar, we’ll examine how expectations drive emotions, and how emotions drive behavior… and how crafting your dog’s expectations in specific contexts helps to build consistent appropriate emotional states and desirable behavior in similar situations in the future.

    $19.95
  • Sat 23
    Trapper Tips and Tricks webinar
    March 23, 2024 @ 11:00 AM – 1:30 PM PDT

    Webinar – 3/23/24 – Trapper’s Tips and Tricks – Community Cats Podcast and Neighborhood Cats

    Virtual

    Community Cats Podcast and Neighborhood Cats Present: Discover ingenious techniques, including using Spam as bait, implementing clear rear doors, wrapping traps with green garden netting, and even training cats to enter traps! Whether you’re a seasoned trapper or just starting, there’s something here for everyone to elevate your trapping success.

    Free
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