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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Webinar – 2/16/23 – Northern Tier Shelter Initiative Zoomies: An Introduction to Shelter Medicine  – ASPCAPro

Virtual

ASPCAPro Presents: Shelter medicine practitioners must be knowledgeable in a wide variety of areas, including population management, infectious disease, behavioral health, and much more. This webinar will provide an introduction to shelter medicine, share best practices for the standard of care in shelters, and show why a shelter veterinarian is so much more than just performing spay and neuter!

Free

Webinar – 2/16/23 – Radically Rethinking How We Handle Errors with Hélène Lawler – FDSA (fee applies)

Virtual

FDSA Presents (fee applies): In the +R world, we place considerable emphasis on reinforcing what’s right, and telling our dogs what we want them TO DO. We want to keep things happy and positive for our dogs, and we put a lot of energy into helping them be right. Where does “errorless learning” fit into this picture? Is there any room in +R training for mistakes? And why do we get so caught up in our dogs’ mistakes anyway? In this webinar, we’ll unpack all of the above!

$19.95

Webinar – 2/18/23 – Mobilizing the Community to Make TNR Happen – Community Cats Podcast

Virtual

Community Cats Podcast Presents: How do you mobilize the public to trap the cats in their own backyards and get hands-on involved, attract volunteers and gain community support?  Learn from the folks who started the community TNR program in New York City and helped other municipalities organize their programs as well.  We’ll go over training the public, providing support services, tracking success, gaining publicity and more.

Free

Online Certificate Program – Starting 2/20/23 – Animal Shelter Management Certificate Program – Animal Health and Clinic Operations – 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.

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Webinar – 2/20/23 – Predatory Behavior in Dogs with Jean Donaldson – PPG (fee applies)

Virtual

PPG Presents (fee applies): This presentation will offer an understanding of predatory behavior in dogs as well as the strategy options for training and managing it. What is our best bet for training a recall in a predatory dog without the use of aversive stimuli (R-)? And is it possible to improve a dog who is predatory towards resident cats?

$30 – $35

Webinar – 2/22/23 – Towards a More Humane Society: A One-Health Approach to Addressing Criminal Cruelty for Everyone Involved – NACA/Justice Clearinghouse

Virtual

NACA/Justice Clearinghouse Presents: Join ALDF Managing Attorney David B. Rosengard and ALDF Criminal Justice Fellow Jessica Chapman as they discuss conundrums implicated by overlapping legal and mental health approaches to addressing animal maltreatment, and how grappling with those within a One Health framework illuminates a path towards a better understanding of risk, a more complete remediation for those harmed, and ultimately more resilient individuals and communities.

Free

Online Course – Starts 2/23/23 – The Forensics of Aggression: Working With and Evaluating Canine Aggression – IAABC (fee applies)

Virtual

IAABC Presents (fee applies): Jim Crosby is widely recognized as an expert in the field of dog bites, dog aggression, and fatal dog attacks. In this four-part course, Jim is sharing his hard-won knowledge and experience about dog aggression, bites, communication, and what we can do with all of this as we go through our personal and professional journeys through the canine world.

$165 – $300

Webinar – 2/23/23 – Accelerate your learning: Don’t fight extinction – Dog iBox (fee applies)

Virtual

Dog iBox Presents (fee applies): Animal trainers often talk about first teaching a behavior and then later adding a cue for that behavior. However, while your animal is learning a behavior, your animal is also learning environmental cues, even if you are not aware of them. This presentation will explain how these cues evolve. Then, we’ll look at several case studies and explore how you can use this knowledge to speed up learning. 

$29.90 – $39.90

Webinar – 2/23/23 – Conversation-Based Adoptions – Getting 2 Zero

Virtual

Getting 2 Zero Presents: How do we ensure good matches with our shelter animals, without making people feel unwelcome? Conversation-based adoption! Come and learn how to increase adoptions, decrease length of stay, and have our adopters feel even better about your organization with Trish McMillan!

Free

Webinar – 2/24/23 – Peri-Anesthetic Myths, Mysteries & Misconceptions – Think Anesthesia

Virtual

Think Anesthesia Presents: Join Amanda Shelby and Dr. Elizabeth Martinez for Think Anesthesia’s live, interactive presentation using an evidence-based approach to assess some of the common myths or misconceptions surround the peri-anesthetic procedural period. This presentation is worth 1 hour of RACE approved CE for veterinarians and veterinary technicians.

Free

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

Webinar – 2/28/23 – Why is This Dog Vomiting? Abdominal Radiography of the Dog and Cat – VETGirl (fee applies)

Virtual

VETGirl Presents (fee applies for non-members): In this 1.5-hour, VETgirl small animal webinar, Dr. Pete Mantis, DipECVDI, FHEA, FRCV reviews abdominal radiology of the dog and cat. Tune in as Dr. Mantis goes through a practical abdominal radiographic anatomy, outlines a systematic approach to reading abdominal radiographs and discusses examples of abnormalities identified in abdominal radiographs.

Free – $50

Webinar – 2/28/23 – The Future of Separation Anxiety with Malena DeMartini – PPG (fee applies)

Virtual

PPG Presents (fee applies): Separation anxiety clients are geographically diverse, and dog-training consumers are more willing to work virtually and with technology, to deliver higher-quality personalized services. This session will review the direction in which this fascinating training issue is headed, including the effective use of technology that aids the training team for successful resolution of separation anxiety.

$20 – $28