This calendar is a listing of webinars, other learning opportunities, online meetings and other upcoming national events related to animal sheltering and related areas of interest.

Only some of these events are produced by the UC Davis Koret Shelter Medicine Program. Most are being created and sponsored by other groups and agencies.  Being listed here does not mean that we have reviewed the material contained.  We are trying to provide a variety of resources to hopefully help make your life a little easier.  For additional information on any of these items before or after the event please contact the organizer directly (listed in the item description).

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Online Event – 12/1/20–12/24/20 – The International Dog Trainers Winter Summit – Empowered Dog

Virtual

Empowered Dog Presents: The International Dog Trainers Winter Summit, is a FREE virtual event designed to inspire and give back to the dog training community from all over the world. Perfect for everyone who works with or dreams of working with dogs.  Every day between December 1-24, an expert speaker will be streaming LIVE into our event page to give you training tips, present a motivational talk, or to share an inspirational story so that you can rediscover your passion for working with dogs and expand your learning.

Free

Online Event – Wednesdays – The Wednesday Summit #ThankstoMaddie – AmPa!

Virtual

AmPa! Presents: The AmPA! weekly Maddie's Instructor Summit offers shelters and rescues a chance to talk through the most current animal sheltering challenges! Topics will change each week. You'll join AmPA! and HASS Staff and industry leaders, but, more importantly, you'll be able to engage face to face (digitally!) with people like you. Because not feeling alone makes this work a lot easier.

Free

CASCAR Zoom Call for California Shelters – 12/17/20 – Holiday Party – CASCAR – UC Davis KSMP

Virtual

KSMP Presents: Join us for one whole agenda-less hour of reflection and merry-making! 2020 has been a doozy, but we've made it through with a little help from our friends. Let's take an hour to celebrate the power of community, good intentions and terrible drawing skills (just a prediction). Bad holiday sweaters and early morning imbibing is encouraged, but not required. 

Online Event – 12/1/20–12/24/20 – The International Dog Trainers Winter Summit – Empowered Dog

Virtual

Empowered Dog Presents: The International Dog Trainers Winter Summit, is a FREE virtual event designed to inspire and give back to the dog training community from all over the world. Perfect for everyone who works with or dreams of working with dogs.  Every day between December 1-24, an expert speaker will be streaming LIVE into our event page to give you training tips, present a motivational talk, or to share an inspirational story so that you can rediscover your passion for working with dogs and expand your learning.

Free

Webinar – 12/17/20 – Shelter Behavior Roundtable: Supporting Shy and Fearful Cats in the Shelter and at Home – ASPCAPro

Virtual

ASPCAPro Presents: With more shelters opening up to visitors, you're likely placing more cats in new homes, and some of these cats may need some extra help with the transition. Join the ASPCA Learning Lab and colleagues in the field for a roundtable discussion where your questions will be answered via live Q&A. During this session, you'll have the opportunity to engage with experts on methods that will help your shy and fearful feline friends feel at home wherever they are.

Free

Town Hall – 12/17/20 – 2020: When plans change. – Best Friends

Virtual

Best Friends Presents: As a year complete with an ongoing pandemic, political division and social tension around systemic racism comes to an end, now is the time for reflection. Join us as we sit down with three completely different organizations and ask them all the same thing: “What does strategic planning mean to you and why is it more important now than ever?”

Free

Online Meeting – Fridays – Animal Welfare Leadership Round Up – Hosted by Maddie’s Fund

Virtual

Maddie's Fund Presents - These calls are for executive and leadership level staff. 150 to 200 shelter professionals, national leaders and shelter veterinarians typically participate and we discuss everything from disaster and emergency relief planning, to creating more diverse, equitable and inclusive organizations, to addressing the realities of budget reductions and the need to pivot to better serve people and animals. No registration needed! Just click the meeting link to join.

Free

Online Event – 12/1/20–12/24/20 – The International Dog Trainers Winter Summit – Empowered Dog

Virtual

Empowered Dog Presents: The International Dog Trainers Winter Summit, is a FREE virtual event designed to inspire and give back to the dog training community from all over the world. Perfect for everyone who works with or dreams of working with dogs.  Every day between December 1-24, an expert speaker will be streaming LIVE into our event page to give you training tips, present a motivational talk, or to share an inspirational story so that you can rediscover your passion for working with dogs and expand your learning.

Free

Webinar Series – 12/5/20, 12/12/20, & 12/19/20 – Resource Guarding – PuppyWorks (fee applies)

Virtual

PuppyWorks Presents (fee applies): This three-part webinar on resource guarding (RG) by Sue Sternberg & Trish King will cover
Assess-A-Pet Protocols & Ethogram of subtle RG behaviors, thresholds for resource guarding, and management and behavior modification.

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Online Event – 12/1/20–12/24/20 – The International Dog Trainers Winter Summit – Empowered Dog

Virtual

Empowered Dog Presents: The International Dog Trainers Winter Summit, is a FREE virtual event designed to inspire and give back to the dog training community from all over the world. Perfect for everyone who works with or dreams of working with dogs.  Every day between December 1-24, an expert speaker will be streaming LIVE into our event page to give you training tips, present a motivational talk, or to share an inspirational story so that you can rediscover your passion for working with dogs and expand your learning.

Free

Online Event – 12/1/20–12/24/20 – The International Dog Trainers Winter Summit – Empowered Dog

Virtual

Empowered Dog Presents: The International Dog Trainers Winter Summit, is a FREE virtual event designed to inspire and give back to the dog training community from all over the world. Perfect for everyone who works with or dreams of working with dogs.  Every day between December 1-24, an expert speaker will be streaming LIVE into our event page to give you training tips, present a motivational talk, or to share an inspirational story so that you can rediscover your passion for working with dogs and expand your learning.

Free

Online Event – 12/1/20–12/24/20 – The International Dog Trainers Winter Summit – Empowered Dog

Virtual

Empowered Dog Presents: The International Dog Trainers Winter Summit, is a FREE virtual event designed to inspire and give back to the dog training community from all over the world. Perfect for everyone who works with or dreams of working with dogs.  Every day between December 1-24, an expert speaker will be streaming LIVE into our event page to give you training tips, present a motivational talk, or to share an inspirational story so that you can rediscover your passion for working with dogs and expand your learning.

Free

Online Event – 12/1/20–12/24/20 – The International Dog Trainers Winter Summit – Empowered Dog

Virtual

Empowered Dog Presents: The International Dog Trainers Winter Summit, is a FREE virtual event designed to inspire and give back to the dog training community from all over the world. Perfect for everyone who works with or dreams of working with dogs.  Every day between December 1-24, an expert speaker will be streaming LIVE into our event page to give you training tips, present a motivational talk, or to share an inspirational story so that you can rediscover your passion for working with dogs and expand your learning.

Free

Online Event – 12/1/20–12/24/20 – The International Dog Trainers Winter Summit – Empowered Dog

Virtual

Empowered Dog Presents: The International Dog Trainers Winter Summit, is a FREE virtual event designed to inspire and give back to the dog training community from all over the world. Perfect for everyone who works with or dreams of working with dogs.  Every day between December 1-24, an expert speaker will be streaming LIVE into our event page to give you training tips, present a motivational talk, or to share an inspirational story so that you can rediscover your passion for working with dogs and expand your learning.

Free

Online Event – 12/1/20–12/24/20 – The International Dog Trainers Winter Summit – Empowered Dog

Virtual

Empowered Dog Presents: The International Dog Trainers Winter Summit, is a FREE virtual event designed to inspire and give back to the dog training community from all over the world. Perfect for everyone who works with or dreams of working with dogs.  Every day between December 1-24, an expert speaker will be streaming LIVE into our event page to give you training tips, present a motivational talk, or to share an inspirational story so that you can rediscover your passion for working with dogs and expand your learning.

Free

Weekly Call – Monday Mornings – Connect With Other Animal Shelter Professionals – Maddie’s Fund

Maddie's Fund Presents: Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, animal shelter workers, volunteers and animal welfare leaders from across the country have been meeting every Monday morning - NEW TIME 8 AM PT/11 AM ET as of 9/23/20 - to discuss protocols, ideas, obstacles they’re facing and more.

Free