Shelter Learniverse and Industry-Wide Calendar

Want to know how to help undersocialized kittens get adopted? Join us as we cover how the ASPCA Adoption Center and Kitten Nursery have leveraged their foster volunteer pool and trained them to work with fearful kittens using scientifically proven techniques. This webinar will take a deep dive into the “Lion Tamers” program with a spotlight on behavior best practices. We will also provide tools and resources for how to provide training, support and guidance to foster volunteers.

HSVMA Presents – for HSVMA Members (membership free for DVM Students): Dr. Melissa Shapiro will share her story about her dog, Piglet, who was rescued from a hoarding situation. Due to irresponsible breeding, Piglet was born blind and deaf but thrives despite his disabilities. Dr. Shapiro and Piglet educate the public about the importance of spay/neuter and encourage adoption of special needs animals. Attendees will learn about the challenges of working with profoundly disabled dogs and how to educate clients about their needs.

Chameleon Presents: In this webinar we’ll work mostly on statistic-type reports, including activity and kennel stats. We’ll go over subreports, tables and joins, basic formulas, and built in functions like summaries and counts.

Suzanne Clothier Presents: However we may define it, here’s the reality: We can get frustrated and confused when a dog doesn’t (can’t?) focus, or won’t give us his attention no matter how much we know or how good our timing may be. We’re smart trainers, so we know it’s not dominance or being stubborn or blowing us off but sometimes, we’re left scratching our own heads and asking, “What’s really going on in that dog’s head?”

National Kitten Coalition Presents: Kittens are little poop machines! In this webinar we will take you through different scenarios and explain what your kitten’s poop is telling you about its health. There will be plenty of pictures!

NACA and the Justice Clearinghouse Present: In any open admission facility, one of the largest challenges faced is intake. The unpredictability of what may be coming into your facility and how it will enter leaves many of us walking in first thing in the morning with no idea how to plan our day. Animal welfare, just like any other business, needs to be able to have some method of planning for what is coming so that we can ensure we have what we need to handle the situation. We all know emergencies arise and we are all masters at flying by the seat of our pants, but are we doing that more than we need to?

Network for Good Presents: In today’s digital world, traditional channels of communication are not enough to truly engage your donors. In this webinar, we’ll show you exactly how to break through the communication clutter using video to truly engage your donors and keep you on the top of their minds.

Maddie’s Fund Million Cat Challenge Presents: In this 90-minute webcast, you’ll learn what your organization needs to know to provide spay/neuter and veterinary care in a time of COVID from anesthesiologist and pain management specialist Dr. Sheilah Robertson. She will lay out how shelters and clinics can navigate current and anticipated drug shortages, provide tips on how to stay agile and plan ahead, and share information about drugs that have had their “use by” dates extended because of shortages.

VetGirl and Zoetis Present: In this complimentary VETgirl–Zoetis webinar, Dr. Lisa Radosta, DACVB and Amy Newfield CVT, VTS (ECC) review motion sickness and travel anxiety in dogs. In this webinar, learn how to recognize dogs with motion sickness and/or travel anxiety, and learn quick fixes, easy tips and long-term treatment. Learn how to also have effective conversations with pet owners about motion sickness, and why you need to treat it!

Chameleon Shelter Software Presents: In this webinar, we will discuss using the Group and Member windows in Chameleon. Find out what Group records are used for and how to create them. Find out the benefits of having Members in your groups. We will also touch on using the Training and Attendance windows as it relates to Groups and Memberships!

Virox Presents: There is a fundamental mistake that we all too often make when thinking about websites: we speak to the wrong part of the brain. You might think that a pet owner is on your website to ask questions such as “who are you, what do you do, and where do you do it?” – but the real question they are asking is much older… “can I trust you?” In order to attract more high quality clients, we must turn our attention towards the limbic system; the part of the brain that regulates emotions and social relationships. In this webinar, you will learn a fundamentally different way of looking at your website, and it just might change everything about your strategy.

Karen Pryor Academy Presents: Join Ken Ramirez, KPCT’s Chief Training Officer, for a free hour-long virtual event live from The Ranch on Thursday, August 13 at 12:00 pm (PT). Ken will be joined by Mara Velez, Executive Director of the Shelter Playgroup Alliance, to talk about the value of play in shelters and how to make dog introductions more successful.