Shelter Learniverse and Industry-Wide Calendar

Fear Free Presents: Resource guarding is a common problem in dogs with a wide variety of behavioral presentations. Resource guarding can negatively affect the human-animal bond and the dog’s social relationship with other animals. In this webinar, Kenneth Martin, DVM, DACVB, will discuss prevention, establishing a diagnosis, and treatment recommendations.

Network for Good Presents: Roughly seven-in-ten Americans use some kind of social media platform and about 30% of nonprofit website traffic comes from social media. And nearly one third (31%) of annual giving occurs in December. That’s why social media must be part of your year-end fundraising strategy. In this webinar, digital fundraising expert Julia Campbell will show you her tried-and-true methods for creating a year-end social media plan that gets results and helps you achieve your year-end fundraising goals!

The AAWA Presents: When it comes to the relationship between wellness care and spay/neuter services, in most instances the answer is AND not OR. This webinar will describe how spay/neuter outreach led to a realization that many pets are going unserved by traditional veterinary models. 

ASPCAPro Presents: Join us to learn how to build impactful and sustainable partnerships with Indigenous communities facing animal welfare challenges. Guest speakers will share stories of successful collaborations, and attendees will gain a clearer understanding of the importance of integrating a culturally sensitive and collaborative approach into their mission and operations. 

VETGirl Presents (fee applies for non-members): Join us for this 2-hour, VETgirl ophthalmology CE track webinar where Dr. Shelby Reinstein, DACVO presents various eyelid disorders in dogs with tons of clinical photos and surgical tips.

CalAnimals Presents: Effective licensing programs are important for your community and can help fund your great work. DocuPet can support these efforts and help you yield better results at no cost to your organization. Interested? Of course you are! Please join us for an overview of this great offering.

Dog iBox Presents (fee applies): Professional animal trainers and behavior consultants sometimes overlook or undervalue Level 2 (Antecedent Arrangements) of the Humane Hierarchy. Antecedent arrangements (Level 2) suggest we notice and adjust the animal’s environment in ways that facilitate the behaviors we wish to reinforce. It invites us to be creative in changing conditions that precede these behaviors, with the goal of making learning more effective and efficient.

FDSA Presents (fee applies): What happens in your dog’s brain and body when something scares her? How long can you expect her stress response to last? In this webinar, Jessica Hekman, DVM, PhD, will talk about the stress response in dogs.

VETGirl Presents: In this complimentary VETgirl–Zoetis webinar, Dr. Jane Sykes, PhD,DACVIM reviews current understanding of the epidemiology of Lyme disease in dogs and humans. Tune in to learn the approach to diagnosis of Lyme, what to do about unsuspected positive test results, when to treat, and the role of vaccination and differences in vaccine types!

FDSA Presents (fee applies): Most of us know the overt signs of more extreme stress, but if you want to help your dog not get that stressed then you need to intervene early, and that means knowing it’s much more subtle signs! In this webinar we’ll go over signs of stress from the most overt to the most subtle, and consider strategies for lessening stress when it comes up from the environment and from your training choices.

VETGirl Presents: In this complimentary VETgirl–Purina webinar, Dr. Michael R. Lappin, DVM, PhD, DACVIM reviews how to select probiotics to use in your clinical practice. What clinical situations should we be reaching for probiotics (e.g., GI disease, stress, as immune modulators), and what’s the evidence?

National Kitten Coalition Presents: This session will offer participants a brief overview of emergency planning and response for animal shelters, rescue groups, and foster parents, with a focus on considerations for kittens. It will cover common emergencies to prepare for, information on creating an emergency plan for shelters and foster homes in advance of a crisis, and agencies and organizations that can help with the process. We will also touch on the concept of community animal response teams and how you can join or create a team within your community.

VETGirl Presents (fee applies for non-members): In this 1-hour, VETgirl online CE webinar, Dr. Philipp Mayhew, DACVS reviews basic principles of skin and reconstructive surgery including the cutaneous blood supply, principles of dealing with excessive tension and options for closure of larger skin defects. Learn how to use simple local flaps, so you can close those challenging wounds!

Fear Free Presents: Many behavior problems in cats develop due to our failure to provide them with their behavioral needs. This presentation with Valarie Tynes, DVM, DACVB, DACAW, will review the social structure of the cat and why multi-cat households can be so stressful. Recognizing these signs of stress and how to avoid their development be covered.