Shelter Learniverse

Webinar - 6/5/21, 6/12/21, and 6/19/21 - Suzanne Clothier - Goodness of Fit - PuppyWorks (fee applies)
2021-06-05 09:00 - 12:00, 2021-06-12 09:00 - 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Virtual
Interaction of Dog Temperament, Intrinsic/Extrinsic Motivation, Needs & Training Capabilities!
Earn up to 6 CEU’s
A New Framework for Understanding Temperament & the Individual Dog!

Deeper understanding how temperament effects whether training is or is not successful, depending on the individual dog, handler & task.
A dog’s intrinsic/extrinsic motivation, how it affects what it wants to do, can do, struggles to do & how this effects training and homing.
A structure for thinking about what to want, need & expect from a dog and how to identify a best match-home for a dog.
Fees: Participate in all 3 sessions for a total of $95 ($80 for groups of 4+) or choose any combination of 2 sessions at $35 per session.
Each session is at 12:00 Noon Eastern, 11:00 AM Central, 10:00 AM Mountain and 9:00 AM West Coast times.
Each segment starts with a presentation of about 1 1/2 hours, followed by a 15 minute “coffee break” and ends with a 45 minute Q/A session during which the speaker will respond to questions posed by attendees of the live sessions.
Whether you make the live sessions or not, you will be able to access a complete recording of each session for 1 year.
Links to the recordings will be emailed to all participants the day after each live session.
CEU credits will be provided at the end of series. You have the option of providing your CCPDT number during the ticket purchase. IAABC Certificates will be emailed upon request after the final session in the series.
Invites & Reminders to the zoom live sessions are being sent from . We recommend you add this email address to your email program’s address book to assure they are not being filtered out by your spam/junk filters.

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WEBINAR OBJECTIVES
There are 4 primary objectives to give attendees:

A new framework for understanding temperament & the individual dog.
A deeper understanding of why training is or is not successful (partially or wholly), depending on the individual dog and how to identify the best match.
A structure for thinking about what they want/need/expect from dog and how to identify the best match.
A structure for finding the best match home for a dog.

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SESSION 1: Saturday, June 5, 2021
Basics of Temperament – what it is, what it is not!
Some CARAT aspects (Clothier’s Animal Response Assessment Tool) come into play so attendees have a new framework for thinking about the individual dog; develop understanding of intrinsic/extrinsic motivation and how that affects what the dog wants to do, can do, struggles to do, and the genetically selected behaviors vs. trained behaviors.
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SESSION 2: Saturday, June 12, 2021
​Aspects of the Relationship Assessment Tool!
Some aspects for assessing the dog-human dynamics; identifying best candidates and “non-negotiable” qualities for successful candidates.

SESSION 3: Saturday, June 19, 2021
Looking at 3 Different Expectations!
Three different dog candidates, how to line up their needs and preferences for best placement and what that might look like in a dog:

Family Dogs
Sports Competitors
Service Dogs

WEBSITE LINK: https://www.puppyworks.com/clothier

Online Course - 6/5/21 to 6/6/21 - Aggression in Dogs Workshop - Loose Leash Academy (fee applies)
2021-06-05 09:00 - 17:00, 2021-06-06 09:00 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Virtual
Michael Shikashio, CDBC and Trish McMillan MSc, CPDT-KA, ACCBC, CDBC will be presenting a two-day workshop on safety, defensive handling, and the behavior modification techniques used with aggressive dogs. Attendees will learn what is needed before working with aggressive dogs, gain hands-on experience in defensive handling and leash skills, and see videos of behavior change in aggression cases.
Defensive Handling and Training
Michael Shikashio, CDBC and Trish McMillan MSc, CPDT-KA, ACCBC, CDBC

Are you currently working with aggressive dogs or have an interest in learning more about how to safely work with aggressive dogs?
Would you like to learn hands-on defensive handling skills?
Do you want to add more to your toolbox for modifying aggressive behavior in dogs?

Registration

Cost: $195

Via Live Stream and the events WILL BE RECORDED
June 5-6, 2021 – US Pacific Time

Cancellation Policy

Refunds up to 30 days before the event. After that date, no refunds will be given.

CEU’s

CCPDT, IAABC and KPA – 14 CEUs, RACE 15 CE
RACE Attendees will have two weeks to view the recordings and submit for CE, all others will have one year to do so.

WEBSITE LINK: https://thelooseleashacademy.com/seminars-list/aggression-in-dogs-seminar

Webinar - 6/5/21 - Neighborhood Cats TNR Certification Workshop - Community Cats Podcast (small fee applies)
2021-06-05 11:00 - 13:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Virtual
Are you ready to be part of the solution for feral and stray cats in your neighborhood? Learn what TNR is, why it works, and how to get started. Our expert instructors will teach you the best practices for Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) and colony management. Plus, you’ll receive a certificate of completion** after you attend.
*If you are a volunteer with All About Rescue in Michigan, you will be asked to stay on after the workshop for a special session for your program.

**New York City-area attendees who earn their certificate will also qualify for free local TNR services, including spay/neuter, trap rentals, and expert hands-on assistance. If you are an NYC-area resident, you will receive access to a recorded session on how to access these NYC resources.
WEBSITE LINK: https://www.communitycatspodcast.com/product/neighborhood-cats-tnr-certification-workshop-june-5-2021/

Webinar - 6/6/21 - Updates in clinical nutrition - VETGirl
2021-06-06 17:30 - 18:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Virtual
Join us for a complimentary VETgirl–Hill’s Pet Nutrition webinar, where Dr. Nicole Smee, MS, DACVIM reviews a case-based approach to nutrition using the AAHA nutritional assessment guidelines. Learn how to apply clinically relevant, practical nutrition guidelines on your day-to-day veterinary patients. This webinar will bring to light some of the more recent issues concerning nutrition and disease in our companion animal. Learn how to incorporate nutrition recommendations appropriately in daily practice!
Thanks to sponsorship from Hill’s Pet Nutrition, this webinar is free to all!

Thanks to generous support from Hill’s Pet Nutrition, attend all 12 VETgirl nutrition webinars in 2020-2021 for a nutrition certification. To learn more about our nutrition certificate program as well as other VETgirl certificate programs, please click HERE.
WEBSITE LINK: https://vetgirlontherun.com/webinars/june-6-2021-updates-in-clinical-nutrition/

Online Meeting - Mondays - Shelter and Rescue Support Call - Hosted by Maddie's Fund
2021-06-07 08:00 - 09:00, 2021-06-14 08:00 - 09:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
MONDAYS: 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM PT
Register for 2021: https://bit.ly/2MwQkz4
You need only register once to attend each recurring meeting throughout the year.
WATCH REPLAYS: https://forum.maddiesfund.org/communityconversations
These calls are for all shelter personnel, paid and unpaid. If you want to connect with colleagues from the US and Canada about how they’re navigating sheltering in a post COVID world, grab a coffee and start your week out with 300 people who have the same questions, ideas and worries as you.
Have someone in mind who would make a great speaker for HASS? Submit this form: https://www.humananimalsupportservices.org/connections-form/
Meeting Link: https://bit.ly/2MwQkz4

Webinar – 6/7/21 – MAC 2021 Webinar Series – The Future of Sheltering: Human Animal Support Services – Massachusetts Animal Coalition
2021-06-07 18:00 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | Virtual
What if there was a way animal welfare organizations could meaningfully address and solve the root causes of why animals enter shelters in the first place? The Human Animal Support Services (HASS) project is a collaborative effort of more than 500 animal welfare experts, 40 shelters and 36 working groups that are aiming to do just that. In the process, big lessons are being learned, revolutionary changes are happening, barriers in the community are broken down as the community becomes more involved – all allowing animals and people to stay together.
Learn about:

The different components of HASS, how these components work to break down barriers making adoption, fostering, vet care etc accessible to all communities and how you can easily implement them in your organization.
Proven strategies for reducing intake and housing more pets outside of the shelter.
Embracing technology, repurposing staff, and accomplishing the HASS model without a lot of extra funding.
Utilizing Volunteers in ways you never imagined to make all of this possible.

Speaker Information
Kristen Hassen is the Director of Maddie’s American Pets Alive!, overseeing the Maddie’s Academy, Human Animal Support Services, and other lifesaving initiatives. Kristen formerly served as the Director of Pima Animal Care Center, an open admission, government animal shelter in Tucson, Arizona with an intake of 20,000 animals annually and a live release rate of 93%. While at PACC, Kristen launched many of the Human Animal Support Services initiatives, including building the nation’s largest municipal shelter foster program, with 5,500 pets going to foster care annually. Before that, Kristen served as the Deputy Director at Austin Animal Center, in Austin, Texas and the Assistant Director at Fairfax County Animal Shelter in Fairfax, Virginia.

WEBSITE LINK: http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=dmv5lydab&oeidk=a07ehw9aaoj0f484258

Online Conference - 6/8/21 to 6/10/21 - The Spring Virtual Conference for Animal Welfare Advancement - The AAWA (fee applies)
2021-06-08, 2021-06-09, 2021-06-10 | Virtual
Registration is open for The Spring Conference for Animal Welfare Advancement! Join us for these four tracks of virtual learning opportunities:

Field Services (NACA approved)
Finance & Strategy (CFRE approved)
Fundraising (CFRE approved)
Shelter Medicine (pending RACE approval)
Plus, general sessions about important DEI updates in our industry and a discussion on what we can do about the veterinary shortage

WEBSITE LINK: https://theaawa.org/event/2021Spring

Online Training - 6/8/21 - Lifesaving Dispatch - Best Friends
2021-06-08 13:00 - 14:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Virtual
Traditional dispatch programs focus on collecting information and sending out an officer. Today’s modern dispatch program focuses on lifesaving and proactive problem-solving, and acts as the agency’s gate keeper for officer call volume and shelter intake. This approach accesses the potential for increased lifesaving and community engagement that the traditional mindset leaves behind. During this training Anna Walton, Municipal and shelter support coordinator at Best Friends, and will cover:

Customer service
Radio use and priorities
Information collection and problem solving over the phone
Tips and tricks on handling some of the commonly received complaint calls

Learn how to challenge the traditional model of animal control dispatch and encourage a more proactive, engaged, and community-focused approach to the call-takers of the field service industry.
WEBSITE LINK: https://network.bestfriends.org/tools-and-information/e-learning/live-online-training

Webinar - 6/9/21 - Thinking Outside the Snot: Shelter Medicine Approaches to Upper Respiratory Infections in Cats - EveryCat Health Foundation
2021-06-09 10:00 - 11:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Virtual
Cats in animal shelters are uniquely prone to upper respiratory infections, aka URI or “the cat common cold”. These infections are complicated. They are inextricably tied to stress and crowding in cats. They can be caused by a number of viruses and bacteria. You can’t vaccinate or treat your way out of an established URI problem. Affected cats are often treated with antibiotics, even though infections are often viral, and this can result in poor appetite, vomiting, diarrhea and resistant infections. Chronic URI can be a nightmare for shelters and adopters, and can sometimes cause severe health issues.
This presentation will focus on newer shelter medicine approaches to URI – prevention strategies that have succeeded to the point that many shelters no longer have a “URI problem”; when to isolate affected cats and when that’s not needed; when diagnostic tests are needed and which ones are useful; when to treat and with what; and how to manage a newly adopted cat that is sneezing. RACE Approved!
Dr. Linda Jacobson obtained her veterinary degree in Pretoria, South Africa, in 1986, and went on to specialize in companion animal internal medicine. She has been at the Toronto Humane Society since 2010, where she is currently Senior Manager, Shelter Medicine Advancement.
In 2015 she completed a Graduate Certificate in Shelter Medicine through the University of Florida. Linda is co-founder and President and Treasurer of the Ontario Shelter Medicine Association. She serves on the Standard of Care Working Group of the College of Veterinarians of Ontario and Toronto Humane Society’s Unsocial Cat Working Group. Her professional passions and interests include accessible veterinary care, infectious diseases, animal hoarding, and evidence-based medicine.
WEBSITE LINK: https://everycat.org/thinking-outside-the-snot-shelter-medicine-approaches-to-upper-respiratory-infections-in-cats/

Online Event - Wednesdays - The Wednesday Summit #ThankstoMaddie - AmPa!
2021-06-09 13:00 - 14:00, 2021-06-16 13:00 - 14:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Virtual
The AmPA! weekly Wednesday Summit offers shelters and rescues a chance to talk through the most current animal sheltering challenges! Topics will change each week. #ThankstoMaddie
You’ll join AmPA! and HASS Staff and industry leaders, but, more importantly, you’ll be able to engage face to face (digitally!) with people like you. Because not feeling alone makes this work a lot easier.
#ThankstoMaddie for making education like this possible.
Registration now required! You only need to register once for 2021.
WEBSITE LINK: https://bit.ly/3nkHsZT

Online Event - 6/9/21 - Let's Talk About the New Career Options for Vet Nurses/Techs - The Bridge Club
2021-06-09 17:00 - 18:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Virtual
The opportunities available to veterinary nurses and technicians is vast! In this conversation, we will highlight the newest career opportunities in companion animal and food animal practices, industry opportunities and showcase how these professionals are changing the future of veterinary medicine. More details to come, but grab your spot now.
A huge thank you to Wellhaven Pet Health and Hills Pet Nutrition for bringing this conversation forward.
WEBSITE LINK: https://www.thebridgeclub.com/events/lets-talk-about-the-new-career-options-for-vet-nurses-techs

Webinar - 6/10/21 - Put the “smart” back into your smartphone and your PC too! - Texas Unites (fee applies)
2021-06-10 08:30 - 10:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Virtual
Passionate animal advocates (like yourself!) are always pressed for time. When trying to save animals’ lives, it’s important to do more in less time. If building a time machine isn’t an option for you, why not take advantage of the greatest apps and tools out there? With so many to choose from, finding the ones that work in animal welfare can be a daunting task. In this session, you’ll get to see the best options available that are extremely low cost or free. Using technology to your advantage will not only help you save time, streamline communication, increase staff and volunteer productivity and reduce redundant workflows but can also help you have a greater impact on both the animals and humans that you interact with every day.
Presenter
April Huntsman, CAWA, Director of Animal Welfare Insights, Adopt-a-pet.com
Connect to this webinar on Your Conference Connection Page. *Password required*
Password is provided with registration confirmation.
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Your $49 registration fee provides access to all webinars May 19 through July 1.
All sessions are CE approved through DSHS and AAWA with selected sessions approved through TBVME.
Registration will remain open throughout the Virtual Learning Series. Register early to participate live in your chosen sessions or enjoy the recorded sessions at your convenience.
For a complete listing of the series’ webinars with descriptions and speaker information, please see our Virtual Learning Series Brochure.
WEBSITE LINK: https://www.texasunites.com/training/

Virtual Seminar - Thursdays in June - Shelter Behavior with Kelley Bollen - CalAnimals (open to non-members also)
2021-06-10 11:00 - 12:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
This 4 session VIRTUAL workshop designed for all levels of shelter staff will cover advice to resolve common dog and cat behavior problems to prevent surrender, a behavior perspective on intake and adoptions, canine behavior evaluations and decisions-making, and behavior modification in the shelter.
Each session is 90 minutes, from 11am to 12:30pm Pacific Time every Thursday in June, beginning June 4th.
The topics are:

Advice to Resolve Common Behavior Problems in Dogs and Cats to Prevent Surrender – June 4th

Intake and Adoptions – A Behavior Perspective – June 11th

Canine Behavior Evaluations and Disposition Decision Making – June 18th

Behavior Modification in the Shelter – June 25th

Tuition for entire series:
$40 Staff & Volunteers of CalAnimals Member Organizations – Remember to sign into the Member Portal to receive member discount.
$55 non-members
Complete your registration today. You will be automatically enrolled in ALL 4 sessions. A unique code and password will be emailed to you. The link may not be shared.

6/4/2020 to 6/25/2020

When:
All Thursdays in June
11am-12:30pm

Where:
VIRTUAL – 4 ZOOM WEBINARS

Presenter:
Kelley Bollen, MS, CABC

Contact:
Kathy Anderson
Kathy@CalAnimals.org

REGISTER HERE: https://calanimals.site-ym.com/event/KelleyBollenWorkshopJune

Webinar - 6/10/21 - Fetch Followers with Scalable Social Media Strategies for Any Animal Organization - Texas Unites (fee applies)
2021-06-10 12:00 - 13:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Virtual
Does your organization have a limited (or non-existent) marketing budget? Are you tasked with managing multiple social platforms but aren’t sure what to post? Do you have limited manpower and feel unsure where to invest your time to get content that achieves engagement? Every animal welfare organization struggles with implementing and maintaining social media best practices, especially with always evolving social media platforms and algorithms. Whether you’re a small rescue group or a huge municipal shelter, this session will provide you with tangible strategies to improve your social media and animal promotional efforts in a time when virtual communications could not be more important. Speakers have experience in non-profit and municipal shelters with intakes ranging from 2,000 to 40,000 pets a year, in addition to serving on the boards of non-shelter animal welfare organizations.
Presenters
Leah Backo, Public Information Coordinator, Dallas Animal Services
Kelsey Keys, Marketing and Communications Manager, Operation Kindness
Connect to this webinar on Your Conference Connection Page. *Password required*
Password is provided with registration confirmation.
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Like this topic? Register Today!
Your $49 registration fee provides access to all webinars May 19 through July 1.
All sessions are CE approved through DSHS and AAWA with selected sessions approved through TBVME.
Registration will remain open throughout the Virtual Learning Series. Register early to participate live in your chosen sessions or enjoy the recorded sessions at your convenience.
For a complete listing of the series’ webinars with descriptions and speaker information, please see our Virtual Learning Series Brochure.
WEBSITE LINK: https://www.texasunites.com/training/

Webinar - 6/10/21 - Data, Data, Every Where, Nor Any Stat to Keep: Collecting and Analyzing Data That Makes a Difference - Texas Unites (fee applies)
2021-06-10 14:00 - 15:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Virtual
Data is everywhere, and lots of it. There is so much data, of one form or another, collected in animal service organizations that it can become a bad thing, if not used wisely. Too much data, ineffective analysis or poor data management can make gathering information for decision making almost impossible. Worse it can prove deceptive and cause you to make the wrong decisions.
In this session we will discuss the aspects of data collection, management and analysis. We will explore making sense of the data available to us, how we put information in context and the value of keeping things simple. We will also discuss the potential for, and benefit of, automating data collection and analysis.
Presenter
Jason Smith MBA, CAWA, Technology Integration Consultant, HLP Inc., Makers of Chameleon Software
Connect to this webinar on Your Conference Connection Page. *Password required*
Password is provided with registration confirmation.
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Like this topic? Register Today!
Your $49 registration fee provides access to all webinars May 19 through July 1.
All sessions are CE approved through DSHS and AAWA with selected sessions approved through TBVME.
Registration will remain open throughout the Virtual Learning Series. Register early to participate live in your chosen sessions or enjoy the recorded sessions at your convenience.
For a complete listing of the series’ webinars with descriptions and speaker information, please see our Virtual Learning Series Brochure.
WEBSITE LINK: https://www.texasunites.com/training/

Online Conference - 6/11/21 to 6/13/21 - Online Kitten Conference - CCP and National Kitten Coalition (fee applies)
2021-06-11, 2021-06-12, 2021-06-13 | Virtual
The Online Kitten Conference will be back in 2021 for the third consecutive year! The conference is jointly hosted by The Community Cat Podcast and The National Kitten Coalition and will again feature amazing speakers and a wide range of information all about kittens. Check back soon for registration information and more details!

WEBSITE LINK: https://kittencoalition.org/event/2021-online-kitten-conference/

Deadline for Online Course - Shelter Playgroup Alliance - Workshop - Cohort Structure - Shelter Playgroup Alliance
2021-06-15
WORKSHOP STRUCTURE

Next Cohort Begins June 21, 2021

Send in your letter of interest by June 15

Program Overview: This series of educational modules will prepare participants to manage playgroups using the LIMA ethical standard and use conspecific interactions for behavior modification.
Cohort Structure: Learners will be invited to join a cohort of 75 individuals that will meet virtually for three months via the Litmos LMS platform. Each cohort will be invited to twice-monthly (bi-weekly) hour-long, live meetings via Zoom webinar so that questions can be answered live. The bi-weekly meetings will feature video analysis and discussion of relevant topics. A discussion board per cohort will be maintained and moderated. After matriculation of each cohort, the cohort’s discussion board will be archived.
Registration process: Individuals interested in joining each cohort must submit an “e-mail of interest” to the executive director, Mara Velez requesting to be added to the upcoming cohort. Each person must login at least twice a month and complete modules in order to continue. If, after a period of 30 days, a learner has not logged-in, they will be contracted; if no response within five days, their user account will be deactivated.
Completion Timeframe: Learners will be expected to complete one module per week, which will require 60-90 minutes per week. The program consisting of Foundation and Intermediate modules will be expected to be completed within a three month time-frame. The total seat time per week is estimated to be two to two and a half hours.

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CASCAR Zoom Call for California Shelters – 6/15/21 – Collecting Community Cat Data – CASCAR – UC Davis KSMP
2021-06-15 13:00 - 14:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Virtual
Brittany Sundell of Idaho’s West Valley Humane Society joins us to discuss her innovative research measuring the impact of Return to Field efforts in her community. Through collars, cameras, community relationships, and mapping, she and her team are able to mitigate complaints, dispel fear over RTF practices, and even increase community involvement in cat care.
CASCAR room link: https://sheltermedicine.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJQtdO-srDItyMz7xy-ZsncbcFa6s8kKZg

Webinar - 6/15/21 - Understanding & Helping Your Reactive Dog - PPG (fee applies)
2021-06-15 16:00 - 17:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Virtual
Find out why your dog whines, barks or lunges at other animals or people and learn ways to help him or her become less reactive. Is your dog really aggressive or scared? This webinar discusses the underlying issues that cause our dogs to act out and how we can identify them. This webinar focuses on what we can do to make life easier for our dogs and ourselves when dealing with these issues. This 1.5 hour webinar was designed for anyone who has a dog that barks, lunges or acts out when taking them to new places or when meeting new people or dogs. CEUs: PPAB 1.5, IAABC (pending), KPA (pending)
Learning Objectives

Identify underlying behavioral issues.
Discuss how to help your dog become less reactive.
Helpful tips.

About Your Presenter
Shannon Riley-Coyner has been a pet lover all her life and a dog trainer for over 20 years. She has spent her life observing, caring for and training animals of all kinds. She has worked in the Bird Department at Marine World Africa USA, and worked as an handler and trainer for an African Serval Cat at Safari West, a private zoo in Santa Rosa, California. She has participated in behavior studies including observations of bald eagles and addax antelope through the San Francisco Zoo and Safari West.
Her education includes a Biology Degree, specializing in Zoology from Sonoma State. She is a Registered Veterinary Technician, a Certified Professional Dog Trainer, a Karen Pryor Academy Certified TrainingPartner, a member of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers and a member of the International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants.
Shannon’s dog training philosophy revolves around force free, positive reinforcement, however, her ultimate goal is for healthy happy relationships between pets and their people. Diet, exercise, environment and training all play a significant role in achieving this goal.
Shannon spent many years as the head dog trainer for PAWS for Healing, a pet assisted therapy organization. She performed temperament testing and assisted in the training of therapy dogs who visited hospitals, veteran groups, special educational facilities and convalescent homes. She believes strongly in the benefits of developing the human animal bond and can assist in coaching for pets and their human companions to develop that connection.
Shannon is a past President for the Society of Veterinary Behavior Technicians.

WEBSITE LINK: https://petprofessionalguild.com/event-4178546

Webinar - 6/15/21 - Helping New Pet Owners Create a Fear Free Happy Life for Their Pet - Fear Free
2021-06-15 17:00 - 18:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Virtual
New pet owners can be overwhelmed with all the information we want to provide them regarding the health and wellbeing of their pet. However, if a strong human-animal relationship built on trust and empathy is not established, the pet very well may not remain in the home. In this webinar, Kenneth M. Martin, DVM, DACVB and Debbie Martin, CPDT-KA, KPA CTP, LVT, VTS (Behavior), will provide you with 5 tips to give new pet owners so they can start the relationship off on the right paw, facilitate a strong bond, and keep pets in the home and coming back to your veterinary clinic.
Brought to you by Vetoquinol
WEBSITE LINK: https://fearfreepets.com/resources/webinars/

Webinar - 6/16/21 - Access to Veterinary Care: Community Care Models to Prevent Relinquishment - The AAWA
2021-06-16 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Virtual
Many animals are surrendered to shelters due to medical issues that an owner cannot afford to treat, but many of these owners would keep their pets if they could. There is usually no option for low cost/free, full-service (incremental care) medicine, due to laws, vet associations, and a lack of providers. The situation is also complicated by the lack of data to help target a solution to an affordable level. We’ll discuss how to calculate a goal and fit a solution to your shelter’s needs. Learn about the 3 types of medical care that communities can start providing to families now in an effort to decrease shelter surrender and increase reclaim of pets with inaccessible medical needs.
This webinar will especially benefit shelter medical staff, shelter executives, and other operational leaders.
This session is part of the Shelter Medicine series, a collaboration between the Association of Shelter Veterinarians and The Association for Animal Welfare Advancement.
This live and recorded program is approved for 1 Certified Animal Welfare Administrator continuing education credit and pending approval for 1 hour of continuing education credit in jurisdictions which recognize RACE.
If you wish to earn RACE CEs, you MUST submit your veterinary/tech license number + license state when you join the live session or after you watch recording (due to new AAVSB RACE requirements)! Participants have to attend at least 50 minutes of the live session / watch 50 minutes of the recording in order to receive the 1-hour credit of RACE CE.

WEBSITE LINK: https://learning.theaawa.org/products/61621-access-to-veterinary-care-community-care-models-to-prevent-relinquishment

Webinar - 6/16/21 - Befriending Your Grief: How to Cope with Euthanasia and Other Veterinary-Related Losses Time - HSVMA
2021-06-16 17:00 - 18:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Virtual
Veterinary professionals often go into the field with a passion for animal welfare. One of the realities of the role is that we are faced with the death of the animals in our care, often multiple times daily, and in many cases, we assist in aiding end of life through euthanasia. While there has been a little more education and information provided to veterinary professionals on how to support animal owners through their grief, very little attention is paid to the grief veterinary professionals experience themselves. This program covers grief reactions related to the primary and secondary losses veterinary professionals experience every day.
This presentation will address the following objectives:

Provide an understanding of grief and how it can manifest
Provide an awareness of disenfranchised grief in the animal care profession
Provide a discussion of the overlap of grief and compassion fatigue
Provide ideas on how to cope with euthanasia and other veterinary-related losses based in theory

We hope you’ll join us for this important welfare-focused webinar. The webinar is open to all participants.
RACE CE will be provided FREE to current HSVMA members only.
If you are not yet an HSVMA member or need to renew your membership, please visit the HSVMA website HERE.

PRESENTER: Sarina Manifold, LCSW

Sarina is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in TN and NC, and Adjunct Professor with the University of Tennessee College of Social Work. Sarina previously worked at the University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine for 10 years as one of the clinical social workers who provided grief support and crisis intervention to clients of the Small and Large Animal Hospitals and members of the community, provided counseling to UTCVM students and House Officers, and oversaw the communication training for UTCVM’s veterinary medical students.
She has moved to NC with her family and now owns a private practice where she continues to provide Veterinary Social Work services. Specifically she offers grief counseling for the loss of an animal, counseling to animal care professionals to help manage compassion fatigue, and consultation to the community for animal related issues. Sarina is also available to conduct presentations on the following topics: animal related grief & bereavement, supporting animal owners in emotional distress, compassion fatigue & self-care, and improving communication in veterinary teams.
She graduated from High Point University in High Point, NC with a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology, and received her Master’s Degree in Social Work from the University of Tennessee.
WEBSITE LINK: https://www.hsvma.org/webinar_befriending_grief
