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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Network for Good Presents: In this session, nonprofit marketing strategist and trainer, Maria Bryan will be demystifying the content planning process! You’ll learn how to plan compelling content to convert your audience into new donors, members, activists, clients, and volunteers.
VETGirl Presents (fee applies to non-members): In this 1-hour, VETgirl leadership webinar, Dr. Jeff Thoren, PCC, BCC presents an evidence-based framework that you can use to recognize and bring forth the 10 essential practices required to move your team from ordinary to extraordinary.
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…
Maddie's Fund Presents: The registration period for the Return to Home Challenge is from July 25 - August 1, 2022. Along with saving time, resources and shelter space to help those pets who really need it, you’ll have a chance at the $300,000 in grant prizes, thanks to Maddie’s Fund, Michelson Found Animals Foundation and Petco Love.
VDOS Presents (fee applies): This VDOS webinar will outline the many additional tasks veterinary technicians/nurses and dental hygienists are doing.
PPG Presents (fee applies): This webinar will review the Pet Rescue Resource’s toolkit for working with jumpy and mouthy shelter dogs, discuss management and training options, review recommended training plans and mechanics.
Fear Free Presents: Each of us has preferences about what we find appealing and when! Ice cream or steak? Chocolate or strawberry? Sweet or salty? Join Monique Feyrecilde, BA, LVT, VTS Behavior, who will explore preferences, options, feeding methods, and how best to use the Fear Free Treat Ladder during veterinary visits.
HeARTs Speak Presents: If photos and video open the door, then the descriptions and bios that we write for pets are what tend to seal the deal. This presentation will delve into how to use bios to help communicate effectively while also catching attention for long-stay or overlooked pets.
VETGirl Presents: In this complimentary, 1-hour VETgirl–Zoetis webinar, Dr. Linda Kidd, DVM, PhD, DACVIM reviews the changing geographic distribution and prevalence of tick-borne diseases. Tune in to learn how to optimize diagnostic testing for these pathogens!
PPG Presents (fee applies): There are pillars that support a counter conditioning procedure. Novelty, salience, contingency, contiguity and timing are the main ones. Similarly, there are factors – mainly human error – that hinder the process. In this webinar we will explore those pillars and discuss human errors that make counter conditioning “ineffective”.
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…
FDSA Presents (fee applies): Join Dr. Kristina Spaulding and Irith Bloom to learn more about stress – what stress is, how stress affects learning and behavior, and why the way we train needs to take stress into account.
FDSA Presents (fee applies): In this seminar, Dr. Kristina Spaulding and Irith Bloom will provide you with a stronger understanding of agency. They will also give you tools to increase both agency and stress resiliency. Want an optimistic dog? This session is for you!
Shelter Playgroup Alliance Presents: Learners will be invited to join a cohort that will meet virtually for four months via the Litmos LMS platform. Each cohort will be invited to twice-monthly (bi-weekly) hour-long, live meetings via Zoom webinar so that questions can be answered live. The bi-weekly meetings will feature video analysis and discussion of relevant topics.
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.
VETGirl Presents: This webinar will highlight the clinical and zoonotic implications of intestinal parasites, the emergence of anthelmintic resistance and the importance of programs to protect our pets and society!
CalAnimals Presents (fee applies): All shelter staff and volunteers will benefit from this 5-week Shelter Behavior Seminar. Recordings will be available until September 30, 2022. Member organizations may receive a Group Discount when registering 10 or more.
Shelter Behavior Hub Presents (fee applies): Having critical conversations with clients about behavioral euthanasia is an essential skill for trainers and behavior consultants. Join us to learn more about how to approach this sensitive topic in our 4 week series.
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…
Karen Pryor Academy Presents: Join Ken Ramirez, KPCT’s Chief Training Officer, for a free virtual event on Thursday, August 4, at 12:00 pm (PT). Ken will be joined by Alexandra Kurland, Emma Parsons, and Kathy Sdao to reflect on what we've learned and what's changed in the clicker training community in the nearly twenty years since ClickerExpo began.
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