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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VIN/VSPN Presents (free for VIN members): J. Scott Weese, DVM, DVSc, DACVIM (LAIM), presents this week's Tuesday Topic, "Antibiotics 101: Basic Principles of Antibiotic Use, Selection, and Susceptibility Testing."
My Dog Is My Home Presents (fee applies): Join us March 1 -3, 2022 for My Dog Is My Home’s second annual Co-Sheltering Conference, a unique conference focused on how co-sheltering people and animals together fits into the wider struggle for a more just society.
IAABC Presents (fee applies): This course will teach you about canine communication, play, greetings, conflict resolution behaviors, and puppy social development. Dig into the science of canine social behavior, with an emphasis on dog-to-dog social interactions.
My Dog Is My Home Presents (fee applies): Join us March 1 -3, 2022 for My Dog Is My Home’s second annual Co-Sheltering Conference, a unique conference focused on how co-sheltering people and animals together fits into the wider struggle for a more just society.
Network for Good Presents: Nonprofits know that social media can have the power to engage communities and build support for their missions. But it’s so time-consuming to stay on top of the trends and the ever-shifting sands of social media. Nonprofit digital marketing expert Julia Campbell will show you exactly how in this training. If you feel like social media is taking over your entire day and taking away from your other responsibilities, this session is for you!
VETGirl Presents: In this complimentary, 30-minute, VETgirl–Merck Animal Health YouTube LIVE, Dr. Craig Prior, BVSC, CVJ discusses the risk of leptospirosis in humans and animals. Tune in to learn about all things lepto, from how worried you really have to be, to recognizing clinical signs, to treating and preventing it in your patients and staff!
My Dog Is My Home Presents (fee applies): Join us March 1 -3, 2022 for My Dog Is My Home’s second annual Co-Sheltering Conference, a unique conference focused on how co-sheltering people and animals together fits into the wider struggle for a more just society.
CalAnimals Presents: Attendees will leave this session prepared to have conversations with the public about when and why it is best to leave kittens with mom, assessing kittens to determine if they have been abandoned, when one should step up to help kittens and what that help should look like, and lastly how to properly age young kittens.
PPG Presents (fee applies): As someone who loves animals or who works in the animal field you may commonly experience compassion fatigue. Compassion Fatigue is a real problem in the animal welfare field and we need to be aware of it.
This 4 session VIRTUAL workshop designed for all levels of shelter staff will cover advice to resolve common dog and cat behavior problems to prevent…
NACA Presents: During this webinar, we’ll discuss why it is so hard to let a volunteer go, reasons why it is a liability to continue working with a bad volunteer, communication instead of confrontation, the importance of documentation, the steps to take before reaching the point of termination and the role of exit interviews with volunteers.
FDSA Presents (fee applies): The six week course, Worked Up, condensed into need-to-know basics. You'll learn how to ask your dog if he is able to work, and how to help him if he says no. This is useful for all dog sports, and all dogs whose responses tend toward the barky-spinny-crazy type!
GoodPup Presents: In this webinar participants will learn a number of simple, effective practices that can help them to better care for themselves and their staff, so that they can keep making an impact for animals during this challenging time.
VETGirl Presents (fee applies for non-members): Dr. Sally Ryan reviews how to deal with unprofessional or disruptive behavior from veterinarians and veterinary staff. Tune in to learn critical coaching procedures for dealing with disruptive or unprofessional behaviors and strategies for managing progressive discipline in the veterinary clinic.
Maddie's Fund Presents: Maddie’s Fund, in concert with American Pets Alive!, hosts a weekly hour-long Zoom call for animal welfare leaders. 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.
Dogs Playing for Life Presents: At Dogs Playing for Life’s Stranger Danger webinar, hosted by Aimee Sadler, CEO and Founder of DPFL, you will learn how to work with dogs that are wary of strangers by building their confidence and helping them develop new skills which will enable them to meet new people (and potential adopters) happily and successfully!
Maddie’s® Million Pet Challenge Presents: Join the co-founder of the Million Cat Challenge and one of the inspirations behind the Maddie’s® Million Pet Challenge in imagining and creating a world in which every single shelter is able to provide every animal at risk with the Right Care in the Right Place at the Right Time to the Right Outcome.
Puppyworks Presents (fee applies): More than a webinar, we’ll provide an interactive, behind-closed-doors experience for attendees to see the interconnectedness of the Dog, the Human & the Environment, in part from attendee submitted videos.
Maddie's Fund Presents: We all know the incredible bond that humans and pets have and the importance of keeping them together. Foster care is a powerful way to achieve that. That’s what the We Foster Challenge is all about! By participating in the Challenge this May, you’ll grow your foster base to help keep pets with people and out of the shelter and have a chance at $210,000 in grant prizes.
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.
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