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 Course – 12/4/21 to 12/5/21 – Aggression in Dogs Workshop – Loose Leash Academy (fee applies)

Virtual

Loose Leash Academy Presents (fee applies): Michael Shikashio, CDBC and Trish McMillan MSc, CPDT-KA, ACCBC, CDBC will be presenting a two-day workshop on safety, defensive handling, and the behavior modification techniques used with aggressive dogs. Attendees will learn what is needed before working with aggressive dogs, gain hands-on experience in defensive handling and leash skills, and see videos of behavior change in aggression cases. 

$195

Conference – 12/2/21 to 12/5/21 – Fetch dvm360® Conference 2021 – dvm360 (fee applies)

San Diego Convention Center 111 W Harbor Drive, San Diego, CA, United States

dvm360 Presents (fee applies): Join us in December for another engaging educational experience, once again face to face. Our safety protocols mean that you can earn CE credits plus interact and network in person with peers, friends, and faculty—all in complete safety!

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Conference – 12/2/21 to 12/5/21 – Fetch dvm360® Conference 2021 – dvm360 (fee applies)

San Diego Convention Center 111 W Harbor Drive, San Diego, CA, United States

dvm360 Presents (fee applies): Join us in December for another engaging educational experience, once again face to face. Our safety protocols mean that you can earn CE credits plus interact and network in person with peers, friends, and faculty—all in complete safety!

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Online Meeting – Mondays – Shelter and Rescue Support Call – Hosted by Maddie’s Fund

Maddie's Fund Presents: Maddie’s Fund, in concert with American Pets Alive!, hosts a weekly hour-long Zoom call for animal welfare workers and volunteers. While these calls started out as a response to COVID-19, it’s grown into so much more. These calls are a safe place to discuss uncomfortable topics, all while sharing a common goal of preserving the human-animal bond.

Free

Online Conference – 12/7/21 to 12/9/21 – Looking Forward: The Future of Animal Welfare – The AAWA (fee applies)

Virtual

The AAWA Presents (fee applies): A three-day virtual conference to wrap up the year and propel us into 2022… and beyond. Topics include COVID’s Lasting Impact on Foster Care Recruitment & Retention, More Positive, Less Punitive: Finding Balance in Humane Law Enforcement, How to Serve Your Whole Community, and more.

$119 – $199

Webinar – 12/7/21 – Community Cats: How to Garner Support For and Run a Successful TNR Program – NACA/Justice Clearinghouse

Virtual

NACA/Justice Clearinghouse Present: This webinar will talk about the history of the Community Cat Program at the Animal Welfare League of Arlington (AWLA) in Arlington, Virginia including where we were, where we are now, and how we got there. We will discuss how to garner successful support and buy-in for a jurisdiction-wide program, how to resolve the most common community cat conflicts, and what supportive needs arise during a TNR program.

Free

Online Seminar – 12/1/21 and 12/7/21 – Menacing Methicillin-Resistant Staph: Getting Under the Skin, How to Manage and Prevent Bacterial Resistance – CVMA (fee applies)

Virtual

CVMA Presents (fee applies): With the increase in antibiotic resistance in both humans and animals, especially methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus, we need to be better stewards of antibiotics while still treating pyodermas. In this course, we will discuss when to perform cultures and sensitivities, appropriate antibiotic usage, and alternatives to oral antibiotics to treat resistant infections.

$25 – $120

Online Conference – 12/7/21 to 12/9/21 – Looking Forward: The Future of Animal Welfare – The AAWA (fee applies)

Virtual

The AAWA Presents (fee applies): A three-day virtual conference to wrap up the year and propel us into 2022… and beyond. Topics include COVID’s Lasting Impact on Foster Care Recruitment & Retention, More Positive, Less Punitive: Finding Balance in Humane Law Enforcement, How to Serve Your Whole Community, and more.

$119 – $199

Webinar – 12/8/21 – Leadership and Team Building for Practice Success – VETGirl (fee applies)

Virtual

VETGirl Presents (fee applies for non-members): In this VETgirl leadership webinar, Dr. Peter Weinstein, MBA reviews how to be a leader and build your veterinary team to promote veterinary practice success. In this lecture, learn the differences between leaders and managers and how to identify your personal strengths and weaknesses. Find out why a team is the key to success, and how leaders can bring that team together to ultimate success.

Free – $50

Webinar – 12/9/21 – Don’t bite the hand that feeds you: Human-Directed Resource Guarding – Dog iBox (fee applies)

Virtual

Dog iBox Presents (fee applies): This presentation will dive deep into which aspects of this human-directed aggression pattern may be considered “normal” and which may have underlying influences of medical diagnoses or emotional disorders, before taking an even closer look at management and behavior modification strategies that can be used for the prevention of this pattern as well as for intervention.

$19.90 – $29.90

Online Conference – 12/7/21 to 12/9/21 – Looking Forward: The Future of Animal Welfare – The AAWA (fee applies)

Virtual

The AAWA Presents (fee applies): A three-day virtual conference to wrap up the year and propel us into 2022… and beyond. Topics include COVID’s Lasting Impact on Foster Care Recruitment & Retention, More Positive, Less Punitive: Finding Balance in Humane Law Enforcement, How to Serve Your Whole Community, and more.

$119 – $199

Webinar – 12/9/21 – Register by 12/8/21 – Reducing Length of Stay at Your Shelter Conference Session – Best Friends

Virtual

Best Friends Presents: Register to receive access via email to this exclusive Best Friends National Conference session on December 9. In this session, we discuss how to revamp your organization's operations to safely reduce a pet's stay, whether that pet is highly adoptable, has medical or behavioral challenges, or is returned to the field.

Free