Shelter Learniverse and Industry-Wide Calendar

PPG Presents (fee applies): What is habit, really? How does it impact behavior and how can we use it to improve outcomes? This webinar will cover the basics of habit and how it influences the behavior of the animals we work with (including people). We’ll also discuss how you can use it to train more effectively and to help you communicate important concepts to pet parents.

VDOS 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 most 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.

VDOS Presents (fee applies): This webinar will focus on the two most frustrating dental and oral conditions in cats, namely tooth resorption and stomatitis. The potential causes of these conditions will be discussed. Tips and tricks how to extract resorbing teeth will be shared, and various treatment options (medical and surgical) for feline stomatitis will be reviewed.

Fellowship of Animal Behaviour Clinicians and CEVA Animal Health Present: Maintaining a healthy cat-human relationship; common pitfalls and best practice solutions with Dr. Lauren Finka

NACA/Justice Clearinghouse Present: Assessment processes for dogs in shelters have changed dramatically in recent years, with research findings driving a fundamental shift away from short, provocative battery-style behaviour tests to holistic, information-gathering assessment processes. Come join Trish and Di to find out more about the research underpinning this seismic shift in procedure, and how you can move towards a more modern and holistic model for assessing dog behaviour in shelters.

Dog iBox Presents (fee applies): We will discuss the validity of prevention, etiology, protocols, and general methodologies that are required for separation anxiety in dogs. If your puppy or dog is already experiencing separation anxiety, there will be take aways for you, however, if you are simply interested in learning how to optimize a dog for alone time success, we hope to see you in the webinar.

Virox Presents: During this session, members from the University of Florida’s Veterinary Emergency Treatment Service will share how their unit has responded to state disasters and local emergencies in the past, and what has changed since COVID-19. This discussion will include how to prepare for a disaster impacting your community, as well as how to get involved in emergency and disaster response.

KSMP Presents: Dr. Jena Valdez, SF SPCA Director of Community Medicine, will share how the SF SPCA expanded their access to care by creating a community clinic, now celebrating its first birthday, to support historically underserved communities within their city. Learn how the staff made the case to open the clinic to their senior leadership and board, what services they offer, how many patients they are serving, staffing levels, clinic design, pricing, client flow, clinic hours, advertising, and Covid considerations.

NACA/Justice Clearinghouse Present: This webinar will help you learn how to be ready to emergency shelter animals by identifying the supplies you’ll need and valuable partnerships to make.  You will also learn how to get the outside help you might need if local resources become overwhelmed.  Finally, this webinar will teach you some basic practices that will help you keep animals and their families together during the challenge and chaos of the natural disaster.

FDSA Presents (fee applies): In this webinar we will discuss fear, anxiety, frustration and over-arousal. We will look at common genetic traits that can lead to behavioral issues, and discuss various behavior-modifying techniques for reactivity, and the performance of aggressive behaviors toward people and dogs. We will also identify key behaviors that indicate it is time to seek out help from a veterinary behavior specialist.

International Cat Care Presents: Host Vicky Halls will guide you through a new online toolkit aiming to improve the lives of unowned cats by supporting those who work with them. Includes interviews with special guests, a tour of new website content, a look at the new free online course, and more.