Shelter Learniverse and Industry-Wide Calendar

Million Cat Challenge/Maddie’s Fund and Royal Canine Present: A series of 4 webinars on kittens in shelters and foster care – including 8/6/20 – Kitten Intake in Animal Shelters, 8/13/20 – Support for Kittens in the Field, 8/20/20 – Foster Greatness, 8/27/20 – Kitten Care in the Shelter, 9/3/20 – Going Home. Join us with the nation’s leading experts on kittens in shelters and foster homes to learn about all things kitten in today’s world.

FDSA Presents (fee applies): What do (and don’t) we know about how genetics affects canine personality? In this webinar, Jessica Hekman will take a deep dive into her own area of research – how genetics affects personality in dogs. How much of canine personality is due to genetics and how much to environment? How do researchers track down genes related to personality? Have any such genes yet been found? Can we expect a genetic test for dog reactivity any time soon?

FDSA Presents (fee applies): There is a lack of information available to individuals who adopt pets with traumatic pasts but we absolutely have knowledge and techniques for helping dogs that show clear signs of PTSD and trauma from their past. Sharing this information, discussing behaviors associated with canine PTSD, and helping handlers identify possible triggers and a game plan for how to best live with, love and support a dog with PTSD is is the subject of this webinar.

VetGirl Presents: In this complimentary VETgirl–Zoetis online webinar, Dr. Karen Stasiak, MSN, DVM reviews Canine Infectious Respiratory Disease (CIRD) complex. In this lecture, she’ll review: 1. How to apply pulmonary immunology to clinical vaccine decision making, 2. What the common pathogens of the CIRD complex, 3. How to identify the unique immune responses and virulence factors of canine influenza and Bordetella, 4. Which diagnostic options to choose for CIRD and options for managing CIRD outbreaks. Find out what you need to know to keep your canine patients safe!

VODS Presents (fee applies): This webinar will introduce you to the world of small animal dentistry and oral surgery. It will explain what equipment, instruments, materials, knowledge and skills are needed to become proficient in this important discipline of veterinary medicine. The didactic lecture will last 1 hour, but the webinar is designed so that there is extra time for interactive participation and answering your questions.

HSUS Presents: Affordable housing shortages already existed for renters in every state in the country before the pandemic. Now tens of millions of renters are estimated to be at risk of eviction in the coming months due to exacerbated challenges from COVID 19. Join us to hear from leaders across the country on how to implement housing and eviction support programs. Learn how you can get started to assist your community with advocacy surrounding rental assistance, support services that keep pets with their families, and temporary foster efforts.

Alive and Thriving Presents: Four-session online seminar presented by Kelley Bollen, MS, CABC, specifically designed for staff at animal shelters, rescues, and nonprofit veterinary clinics.

Fear Free Presents: In our lifetime, we’ve seen dogs and cats move from animals to pets to family members, celebrating, nurturing, and protecting the human-animal bond. While our beloved pets are helping us cope with the extreme stresses of the pandemic and societal turmoil, we shouldn’t stand by and allow any repercussions caused by helping us. Veterinarians must proactively and preventively counsel pet owners on meeting behavioral needs, recognizing and managing anxiety and stress, preparing their pets to be home alone, and immediately reporting behavior problems so that they can be promptly diagnosed and treated.

VDOS Presents: You are not sure about how to call lesions in the mouth of dogs and cats? Looks like this, but could be that? Learn their names, causes, what else they could look like, and how to address them!

Dog iBox – Dr. Chris Pachel Presents (fee applies): Desensitization and counterconditioning are two of the most commonly recommended techniques for changing behavior or emotional states, but they have to be implemented correctly to be successful! This presentation will cover the principles of these techniques as well as troubleshooting many of mistakes that are commonly made by owners, vets, and trainers.