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 – 12/14/22 – For Dog’s sake, can you stop that? Canine-Friendly Body Language Improvements for Humans – Dogs Playing for Life

Virtual

Dogs Playing for Life Presents: In this session, we will focus on the HUMAN handling that contributes to unwanted behavior, even “aggression”. Get ready to rethink your approach as we reveal the common and widely accepted and taught handling errors that set dogs up for failure. Through extensive video examples, we will demonstrate alternative handling techniques that help dogs to trust and thrive!

Free

Online Event – 12/14/22 – Maddie’s Candid Conversation: Special Edition with Bobby Mann and Shakela Brown – Maddie’s Fund

Virtual

Maddie's Fund Presents: How can we as animal care professionals help pets in service deserts where access to care is extremely limited or even non-existent?  How can we better reach and build trusting relationships with their caregivers? Join us for a half-hour chat with two successful animal well-being professionals who share a mindset that celebrates the love between people and pets.

Free

Webinar – 12/15/22 – Denise Fenzi – Whistle Recall: Creating a Fast and Furious Return to Handler – FDSA (fee applies)

Virtual

FDSA Presents (fee applies): If you want to see the dust fly when you need your dog to come back RIGHT NOW, then you need this webinar. No matter what your dog currently sees, smells or is in the process of attempting to catch, you CAN get a fast and furious return to you - the handler - simply because you called!

$19.95

Webinar – 12/18/22 – Evidence-Based Management of the Blocked Cat & Cultivating Client Compliance with your Urinary Nutrition – VETGirl

Virtual

VETGirl Presents: In this complimentary, 2-hour VETgirl–Royal Canin webinar, Dr. Andrea Monnig, DACVECC will review feline urethral obstruction, including the management and treatment of this common feline emergency. Tune in for evidence-based medicine to improve management of the urethral obstruction patient to provide the best possible outcomes.

Free

Webinar – 12/19/22 – The Overlooked Culprit of CIRD: Protection for the Holidays and Beyond – VETGirl

Virtual

VETGirl Presents: In this complimentary, 1-hour, VETgirl–Merck Animal Health webinar, Dr. Natalie Marks, CVJ briefly reviews immunology associated with normal respiratory anatomy and what happens when fighting disease. Tune in to learn about the common yet overlooked culprits associated with CIRDC (canine infectious respiratory disease complex) and why reactive medicine for respiratory disease is more costly and less effective than proactivity

Free

Webinar – 12/21/22 – New Year’s Resolutions for Fundraisers – Network for Good

Virtual

Network for Good Presents: Join Alyssa Wright as she reflects on lessons learned and ‘resolutions’ fundraisers need to make heading into 2023. We will touch upon ways in which you can successfully clean up your donor data, capture new major donors, and craft events that actually yield significant sums of money.

Free

Online Course – Enrollment open 1/1/23 to 1/20/23 – Spring Cohort 2023 – Shelter Playgroup Alliance (fee applies)

Virtual

Shelter Playgroup Alliance Presents (fee applies): This series of educational modules will prepare participants to manage playgroups using the LIMA ethical standard and use conspecific interactions for behavior modification.

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Online Course – Starts 1/3/23 – Animal Behavior Consulting: Principles & Practice – IAABC (fee applies)

Virtual

IAABC Presents (fee applies): The IAABC Animal Behavior Consulting Principles & Practice Course is a unique twelve-week, a multi-module course providing a comprehensive overview of the many facets of animal behavior consulting for all species. The course is appropriate for experienced behavior consultants and practitioners as well as those newer to the field with a strong interest in animal behavior.

$1980 – $2500

Webinar – 1/4/23 – Misconceptions of Emergency and Critical Care – VETGirl (fee applies)

Virtual

VETGirl Presents (fee applies for non-members): In this 1.5-hour, VETgirl small animal webinar, Dr. Justine Lee, DACVECC, DABT reviews common misconceptions of emergency and critical care. Tune in as she reviews the “shock” dose of fluids, if it matters which bag of fluids you grab, if septic cats look like septic dogs, and when you can reach for partial parenteral nutrition, antiarrhythmics, or steroids in the ER or ICU!

Free – $50

Online Event – 1/5/23 – Puppy Training and Socialization with Debbie Martin – Karen Pryor Academy

Virtual

Karen Pryor Academy Presents: Explore puppy socialization, a puppy's first training plan, and all things puppies on the next Live from The Ranch broadcast. Join Ken Ramirez, KPCT’s Chief Training Officer, and Debbie Martin, RVT, VTS (Behavior), and co-author of Puppy Start Right: Foundation Training for the Companion Dog for this free virtual event with real-time training demos, audience Q&A, and more!

Free