Shelter Learniverse and Industry-Wide Calendar

PPG Presents (fee applies): We are going to explore the scientific evidence for those statements that we hold so dear, learn new concepts and bust those training myths!

The AAWA Presents: Join a moderated discussion with Greater Good Charities’ Noah Horton, Chief Operating Officer, and Denise Bash, VP of Pet Programs, Disaster Response, about their current efforts to assist Ukrainian refugees and their pets.

EveryCat Health Foundation Presents: This one-hour webinar will explain the science behind PCR technology and how it is helping revolutionize animal welfare by empowering veterinary professionals with fast, affordable diagnostic solutions for a wide variety of animal health issues.

The AAWA Presents: Attendees will learn about the development of the Penn Vet Quality of Life Tool, the contents of the assessment, and the data produced by the app, including the quality-of-life scores and figures. The talk will include preliminary data about the tool’s use in animal shelters and discuss future plans for the app.

Best Friends Presents: This panel webinar will share real world, tangible content and experiences shelter leaders can use, to positively effect change within your organization, and create a culture that sustains lifesaving programmatic changes.

ACVB Presents: Sometimes puppies and kittens go through a “difficult” developmental period and can exhibit behavioral problems. Can something be done to prevent this occurrence? What should we expect as our adolescent dogs and cats go through the life stages after socialization? This webinar will answer these questions and more!

Community Cats Podcast Presents (small fee applies): Are you ready to be part of the solution for feral and stray cats in your neighborhood? Our expert instructors will teach you best practices for Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) and colony management. Learn what TNR is and why it works.

Best Friends Presents: This webinar will discuss the principles of feline URTD management in the shelter setting, including population management, prevention strategies (vaccination, biosecurity, stress reduction), and treatment of the individual patient. Register by 4/6.

GoodPup Presents: In this webinar we’ll explore how to make the transition of moving from the rescue environment to a home as smooth as possible using management tools and positive reinforcement strategies.

UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine Presents (fee applies): In Part 2, Feline Diabetes: The Road to Remission, Dr. Gilor will discuss the recent developments in feline diabetes, including how tot recognize and approach diabetic remission, selecting the best diet for feline patients, understanding what insulin injections or oral glucose medications are available, and more.

Maddie’s® Million Pet Challenge Presents: In this webinar, Drs. Cindy Karsten and Chumkee Aziz will guide you through the framework that allows you to remove decision fatigue and get animals where they need to be—or help them right where they are.

Best Friends Presents: Provide real world, tangible management and training techniques for shelter staff, volunteers, and dog owners to gain a better understanding of canine reactivity, where it stems from, and why it is a common behavioral challenge in virtually all shelters.

The AAWA Presents: What are the best places to find qualified candidates? Are your job postings marketing pieces, or are you just copying and pasting your JDs? Like some simple screening and interviewing techniques to help you find the right fit? In this session, we will dive deep into the best ways for maximizing your up-front candidate sourcing and recruiting efforts.

NACA/Justice Clearinghouse Presents: Getting calls from the public about opossums stuck in garbage cans? Foxes denning under sheds or porches? Woodchucks nibbling in the garden? Learn how to give simple tips and instructions to the public over the phone (without your having to dispatch an officer!) so that they can solve conflicts with wildlife in an effective, humane, and long-term manner.

HSVMA Presents: How can a consumer feel confident that they will find a healthy, long-lived dog who will make a behaviorally sound pet? How do we convince clients to be patient and understand they shouldn’t order puppies online as if they were sweaters? These are difficult and controversial questions; this webinar is just the beginning of the conversation. 

Think Anesthesia Presents: This live, interactive webinar reviews the ideal characteristics of the anesthetic induction. Learn ways to optimizing a stress free, anesthetic induction, how to secure a patent airway and review medications used for veterinary anesthetic inductions.

CalAnimals Presents: Join us as DocuPet provides a fun and creative look at what they call the “Pet Licensing Report Card.”

VETGirl Presents: In this complimentary, 1-hour VETgirl–Zoetis webinar, Dr. Ashley Bourgeois, DACVD reviews the many reasons dogs can be itchy. After all, it’s hard to differentiate between the different allergies, especially when more than one type is present.

CalAnimals Presents: Reducing barriers to adoption and ensuring our staff are properly trained in adoption counseling is critically important. In this webinar, attendees will learn why an open adoption policy is the best policy and how to facilitate conversations with adopters to find the best match for both pets and people.

Dog iBox Presents (fee applies): This webinar will show how distance can be used as a reinforcer to shape friendly behaviors that replace fearful or aggressive behaviors.

National Kitten Coalition Presents: Join Health and Safety Coach, Arden Moore, and learn about first-aid tips just for cats and kittens!

The Bridge Club Presents: A candid discussion answering all the questions about removing the stigma, what happens in your first appointment and finding the right therapist.

PPG Presents (fee applies): This session will focus on introduction methods and behavior modification protocols that are realistic for resource-thin shelter and rescue organizations, who may not have the luxury of qualified behavior specialists to perform dedicated and time-consuming desensitization and counterconditioning procedures.

Maddie’s® Million Pet Challenge Presents: In this webinar, Drs. Cindi Delany and Kate Hurley will outline strategies for streamlining tasks, reducing length of stay, capturing lost resources, and making the most of the resources you have.

VETGirl Presents: In this complimentary, 30-minute, YouTube LIVE VETgirl webinar, Dr. Shelby Reinstein, DACVO reviews the types and causes of keratoconjunctivitis sicca in dogs. Tune in to discover how to recognize and successfully treat those dry eyes.

Network for Good Presents: Learn how to get more of the right things done in this time blocking and energy management workshop!

The AAWA Presents: If you are among the many shelters who climb “kitten mountain” every year, and see neonatal/pediatric puppies as well, this is the webinar for you! This interactive webinar will give participants actionable steps to help improve the care provided to neonatal/infant puppies and kittens in their shelter’s care.

VETGirl Presents: In this complimentary, 1-hour VETgirl–Elanco practice management webinar, Dr. Mary Ann Vande Linde discusses building the foundation of effective team communication. Tune in to learn techniques to build client trust with your veterinary health care team.