Shelter Learniverse

Webinar - 6/24/21 - Behavior Skill-Building: Communicating With Canines - Texas Unites (fee applies)
2021-06-24 08:30 - 10:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Virtual
So much of getting the best from a dog pivots upon one particular concept – communication – and the best of communication follows two Golden Rules (Reward what you want and STOP rewarding what you don’t want!). It also honors the “Five C’s” (calm, clear, confident, consistent and canine-intuitive). Beyond that, body language is the name of the game. Dogs express themselves clearly through postures, positions, movement and energy. They read our posture and the positions we take, plus how we move and the energy we project, and they interpret them in the unique context of their species (not ours). With dogs, it is not so much what you say but how you say it.
Not getting the response you want from certain dogs? A simple change of posture or position may be all you need. Want to bring out a dog’s most calm focus and “follow-ship?” Well-timed genuine smiles and canine-intuitive movement promotes both. Following common canine social cues is also important, and shelter personnel and rescue volunteers who know them are in a good position to bring out the best in their dogs.
Presenter
Lynne V. Swanson, DVM – Behavior Coordinator for Safe Harbor Farm K9 Rescue & Rehab
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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. This session is approved for DVM and LVT CE 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)
2021-06-24 11:00 - 12:30, 2021-07-01 11:00 - 12:30
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 - 6/24/21 - Shelter Behavior Roundtable: Socializing Neonate & Singleton Kittens - ASPCAPro
2021-06-24 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual
Neonate and singleton kittens are some of the most vulnerable in the sheltering system. Balancing the necessary medical needs of this specialized population while also providing positive interactions to boost socialization is key to their long-term physical and behavioral health. Join the ASPCA Learning Lab and colleagues from the field as they discuss tips and tricks of the trade on how your team can best support our youngest feline friends. During this session, you’ll also have an opportunity to have your questions answered via a live Q&A.
Takeaways

Socialization tips and tricks any organization can use, regardless of resources
Better understand the balance between medical and behavioral needs of neonate & singleton kittens
How providing socialization and handling experiences to neonate & singleton kittens prevents behavior issues from developing

Suited For
Animal behavior and shelter professionals, volunteers, and foster care providers.
Presenters
Chumkee Aziz, DVM, DVM, DABVP (Shelter Medicine Practice), Senior Director, Shelter Medicine, ASPCA
Adi Hovav, CPDT-KA, Behavior Manager, Adoption Center, ASPCA
Jackie Noble, Nursery & Foster Manager, San Diego Humane Society
Christina Ellwood, Foster and Rescue Coordinator, Charleston Animal Society
Meike Oliver, Senior Manager, ASPCA Kitten Nursery

WEBSITE LINK: https://www.aspcapro.org/training/webinar/shelter-behavior-roundtable-socializing-neonate-singleton-kittens

Webinar - 6/24/21 - Cytology for Shelters - Texas Unites (fee applies)
2021-06-24 12:00 - 13:30 | Virtual
Cytologic evaluation of fine needle aspirate samples can rapidly provide valuable information with minimal cost. In a shelter setting, cytology can be used to guide treatment, surgical planning, and any special adoption considerations. In this session, we will review specimen collection, slide preparation, and microscopic evaluation. Proper collection and preparation of specimens is necessary for appropriate microscopic interpretation. Several tips and tricks will be provided to improve preparation of cytologic specimens. The cytologic appearance of inflammation, benign neoplasia, and malignant neoplasia will be presented. At the end of the session, attendees will have the confidence to collect, prepare, and review routine cytology specimens. Additionally, we will cover various pathologist consultation services available for challenging cytology cases.
Presenter
Julie Piccione, DVM, MS, DACVP, Clinical Pathology Section Head, Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory
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All sessions are CE approved through DSHS and AAWA with selected sessions approved through TBVME. This session is approved for DVM and LVT CE 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 - 6/24/21 - What’s New? Updates on Infectious Diseases in Shelter Medicine - Texas Unites (fee applies)
2021-06-24 14:00 - 15:30 | Virtual
This presentation will review and provide updates on the risk factors, pathogenesis, clinical disease, and epidemiology of infectious diseases in animal sheltering settings, with an emphasis on prevention of disease. We will focus on updates in the management of dermatophytosis, retroviruses, and feline URI.
Presenter
Chumkee Aziz, DVM, DABVP (Shelter Medicine), Senior Director, Northern Tier Shelter Initiative, ASPCA
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All sessions are CE approved through DSHS and AAWA with selected sessions approved through TBVME. This session is approved for DVM and LVT CE 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 Course - 6/24/21 - VIRTUAL Wildland Fireline Safety Course - ResQFAST (fee applies)
2021-06-24 17:30 - 19:30 | Virtual
You will be introduced to & gain knowledge of the basic incident management organization, general wildland safety and the basics of fire behavior. Review & discuss current issues/concerns in the wildland, risk management and entrapment avoidance. Review forecasts and assessments for the upcoming fire season. You must check with your organization for acceptance of the course to comply with your agencies guidelines. This course is required by Sonoma County to become an Animal Disaster Service Worker.
WEBSITE LINK: https://www.resqfast.com/event-info/virtual-fireline-safety-course-1-5

Webinar - 6/25/21 - The Top Ten: Questions and Controversy with Community Cat Programs - MCC and Maddie’s Fund
2021-06-25 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual
Are you considering launching, or have recently launched, a RTF/SNR/TNR program and are now dealing with an onslaught of questions and/or pushback from your community about why you’re putting cats/kittens back where they came from? Are you being accused of abandonment? Wreaking havoc on the environment, birds, gardens, peace AND quiet? Although it may not feel like it at times, you and your community share the same goal. Whether you identify as an animal welfare professional, a bird lover, someone who just wants these cats out of your yard, or all of the above, we’re all here for the most effective, sustainable way to reduce the number of cats living outside. Our challenge lies in communicating the benefits of a proven strategy that can often seem counterintuitive to those new to feline management.
Join this all-star panel:
Maddie’s® Director of Feline Lifesaving, Monica Frenden
HSUS Senior Analyst, Cat Protection & Policy, Danielle Bays
Executive Director of Stray Cat Alliance, Christi Metropole
They will give answers to the top ten questions you receive about TNR, SNR, returning cats, and let us know how to message community cat program alignment with our universally-held goal of managing feline populations.
Want to be sure your question is addressed? Email #allthecats@millioncatchallenge.org and we’ll queue it up for showtime.
WEBSITE LINK: https://maddiesfund-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_NEcrYUdORHursmeF76ki_w

Online Conference - 6/18/21 to 6/19/21 and 6/26/21 to 6/27/21 - PacVet Live 2021 - CVMA (fee applies)
2021-06-26, 2021-06-27 | Virtual
We invite veterinarians, veterinary technicians, veterinary assistants, and practice managers to ride the tide to our fully interactive online PacVet Live conference. Earn up to 32 CEUs over four days with sessions to choose from in two concurrent tracks each day! Since we can’t make it to the beach, we’ll bring the beach to you with some beach-themed fun with games and exciting raffles.
New to online learning? Fear not! We promise even the technologically challenged with be surfin’ the online learning wave like a pro with live CVMA support!
WEBSITE LINK: https://pacvet.net/long-beach/

Webinar - 6/26/21 - The Drop Trap: A Trapper’s Best Friend - Community Cats Podcast
2021-06-26 11:00 - 13:00 | Virtual
Trying to catch the last cat in your colony who isn’t fixed? Got a wily feral who just won’t go into a box trap, no matter how much you spend on roasted chicken? How about catching a litter of kittens all at once—with their mom? All these tough trapping situations and more can be solved if you know how to use a drop trap! Join Neighborhood Cats, co-designers of the first commercially available drop trap, as they discuss how to use this invaluable tool. Plus tips and tricks for advanced drop trappers, too.
WEBSITE LINK: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/9082168766372614928

Online Meeting - Mondays - Shelter and Rescue Support Call - Hosted by Maddie's Fund
2021-06-28 08:00 - 09:00
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 - 6/28/21 - Dental Nerve Blocks (Regional Analgesia) - VDOS (fee applies)
2021-06-28 11:00 - 12:40 | Virtual
This VDOS webinar will review local and regional anesthesia/analgesia for dental and oral surgical procedures in dogs and cats. Suitable local anesthetics and needed equipment will be discussed. Techniques for commonly performed dental nerve blocks (including maxillary, infraorbital, major palatine, inferior alveolar, and middle mental) will be described step-by-step. The didactic lecture will last 1.5 hours, but the webinar is designed so that there is extra time for interactive participation and answering your questions.
WEBSITE LINK: https://www.vdos.org/event-details/dental-nerve-blocks-regional-analgesia-2-00-pm-et

Webinar - 6/29/21 - Focus on Tooth Resorption and Stomatitis - VDOS (fee applies)
2021-06-29 11:00 - 12:40 | Virtual
This VDOS 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. The didactic lecture will last 1.5 hours, but the webinar is designed so that there is extra time for interactive participation and answering your questions.
WEBSITE LINK: https://www.vdos.org/event-details/focus-on-tooth-resorption-and-stomatitis-2-00-pm-et

CASCAR Zoom Call for California Shelters - 6/29/21 - Tom Kremer on RTO-Focused Data Analysis - CASCAR - UC Davis KSMP
2021-06-29 13:00 - 14:00 | Virtual
Some of you probably already saw Tom Kremer’s article in Frontiers journal, “A New Web-Based Tool for RTO-Focused Animal Shelter Data Analysis.” This Tuesday, June 29, Tom will show us how the team at Dallas Animal Services was able to use this tool to document where dogs were coming from in the community and how far from home they were found, providing robust support for the idea that most stray dogs are best served by efforts to reunite them with their families in the neighborhood of origin, ideally by helping finders to bypass a trip to the shelter for person and pet. Tom will give us some of the key insights from the study and answer questions about how this online tool can be adapted for use by any shelter.
This might be a good one to invite your field officers to join, and also maybe the data geeks on your team. Hope you can join us, this should be fun!
CASCAR room link: https://sheltermedicine.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJQtdO-srDItyMz7xy-ZsncbcFa6s8kKZg

Webinar - 6/29/21 - Premedication drugs: Doses, clinical and adverse effects, and the “why” behind it - VETGirl (fee applies)
2021-06-29 17:30 - 18:30 | Virtual
Because it’s more than just BAG and kitty magic!
In this VETgirl anesthesia webinar, Dr. Mike Barletta, DVM, MS, PhD, DACVAA reviews the mechanism of action, doses, and the duration of action of drugs used to premedicate our canine and feline patients. Brush up on the “why” behind certain drugs including phenothiazines, alpha-2 agonists, opioids, and benzodiazepines!
Not a VETgirl ELITE member? VETgirl ELITE members receive 100+ hours of RACE-approved, online veterinary CE/year ($249). That way, you know that you have flexibility to view any of our webinars (including small animal, large animal, veterinary technician, leadership, practice management) and listen to our podcasts when you have time.
All the webinars are recorded and can be viewed 24/7 after their release date for CE credit. If you’re watching the recording later on, don’t forget to take the CE quiz with it when you’re done to get your CE certificate!
*Note: Viewing this webinar is for individual use only; VETgirl webinars are not designed nor meant to be viewed in a group setting due to RACE-CE audit purposes. Inappropriate sharing or viewing of the webinar may result in revoking of membership.
RACE-CE provider name: VETgirl, LLC
RACE Provider number: 20
RACE Program number: 846994/847010
This program has been approved for continuing education credit in jurisdictions which recognize AAVSB RACE approval; however participants should be aware that some boards have limitations on the number of hours accepted in certain categories and/or restrictions on certain methods of delivery of continuing education. Call VETgirl (858.859.1838) for further questions.
WEBSITE LINK: https://vetgirlontherun.com/webinars/june-29-2021-premedication-drugs-doses-clinical-and-adverse-effects-and-the-why-behind-it/

Webinar - 6/30/21 - Do You See What I See: Medical Conditions Masquerading as Behavior Problems - Dog iBox (fee applies)
2021-06-30 10:00 - 11:30 | Virtual
Clients frequently report changes in their pet’s behavior to veterinary staff during appointments. Understanding when to recommend additional diagnostics and when to recommend primary behavior treatment is a valuable skill to have in your tool kit! This presentation will cover common conditions that may appear to be behavioral in origin, when in fact, they may be occurring due to an underlying medical concern.
WEBSITE LINK: https://www.dog-ibox.com/market/catalog/live-webinars/live-webinars-english-c-34/do-you-see-what-i-see-medical-conditions-masquerading-as-behavior-problems.html

Webinar - 6/30/21 - Closed and Open Tooth Extraction - VDOS (fee applies)
2021-06-30 11:00 - 12:40 | Virtual
This VDOS webinar will review the indications, biomechanics, equipment/instrument/material needs, and techniques of tooth extraction in dogs and cats. Closed and open techniques will be described step-by-step, including the creation of flaps in one jaw quadrant and the use of high-speed tools for sectioning of teeth and removal of alveolar bone. Tips will be shared on how to make tension-free flaps for wound closure. The didactic lecture will last 1.5 hours, but the webinar is designed so that there is extra time for interactive participation and answering your questions.
WEBSITE LINK: https://www.vdos.org/event-details/closed-and-open-tooth-extraction-2-00-pm-et

Webinar - 6/30/21 - Northern Tier Shelter Initiative Zoomies #2: Leveraging Animal Transport and Networking to Save More Dogs and Cats in the Northern Tier - ASPCAPro
2021-06-30 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual
Looking for ways to build or improve local networks to move at-risk animals within your community, region, and the northern tier states? Join us as we engage with relocation expert Karen Walsh of the ASPCA, and Chris Roy, who joins us from Doobert, during this interactive Q&A session. Refresh your understanding of transport and relocation best practices, along with tips for connecting with potential relocation partners.
Northern Tier refers to the states of Alaska, Idaho, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, Washington, and Wisconsin.
Presenters
Chris Roy, CEO and Founder, Doobert.com
Karen S. Walsh, CAWA, Senior Director, Animal Relocation, Shelter Outreach, ASPCA
Kevin O’Neill, Vice President of State Affairs, ASPCA
Becky Stuntebeck, DVM, Director, Northern Tier Shelter Initiative
Takeaways

Discover how local and smaller transports can lead to big lifesaving.
Learn how the Doobert software platform supports connections to help at-risk animals.
Get best-practice tips to revitalize the impact of your transfer program.

Suited For
Animal shelter professionals and volunteers from Northern Tier states involved with or looking to develop an animal transport program.
WEBSITE LINK: https://www.aspcapro.org/training/webinar/northern-tier-shelter-initiative-zoomies-2-leveraging-animal-transport-and

Online Event - Wednesdays - The Wednesday Summit #ThankstoMaddie - AmPa!
2021-06-30 13:00 - 14:00 | 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

Webinar - 7/1/21 - Building Programs Based on Intake Data - Texas Unites (fee applies)
2021-07-01 06:30 - 08:00 | Virtual
While we know a great deal about how animals leave animal shelters through outcomes, we still know relatively little about how and why they enter in the first place. In this presentation, you will learn about the complex, fascinating way we think about intake and how we can revolutionize animal shelters, animal control services and rescue groups, just by digging deeper into how we track the reasons for intake and how better addressing the complexity of animal intakes might lead to better, faster outcomes. From changing shelter software systems, to building case management strategies based on intake types and reasons, to helping keep more pets with their families in the first place, you will learn all about why and how to think differently about intake data.
Presenters
Kristen Hassen, Austin Pets Alive!
Dr. Ellen Jefferson, Austin Pets Alive!
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All sessions are CE approved through DSHS and AAWA with selected sessions approved through TBVME. This session is approved for DVM and LVT CE 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 - 7/1/21 - How to Elevate Your Presence and Points in Zoom Meetings - Texas Unites (fee applies)
2021-07-01 08:30 - 10:00 | Virtual
When workplace meetings shifted from real to virtual platforms, many assumed their communication and presentation approaches could stay the same. But a room is not a Zoom. Meeting participants need to adopt new communication mindsets and tactics to maximize the new medium. In this hour-long interactive workshop, ASPCA Senior Director of Strategic and Executive Communications Joel Schwartzberg will show you how to enhance your points, presence, and impact from the other side of the screen.
The workshop—designed for participants at all levels of skill and experience—covers the following topics:

Understanding and overcoming “Zoom Fatigue”
Effective point-making in virtual environments
Optimal visual framing
Meeting mindfulness
Minimizing distractions
Eye contact and volume training
Strategic use of chat
Active listening

Presenter
Joel Schwartzberg, Senior Director of Strategic and Executive Communications, ASPCA
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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.
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Webinar - 7/1/21 - Return to Home - Celebrating success with getting more pets back home! - CalAnimals
2021-07-01 10:00 - 11:00 | Virtual
Join Gina Knepp, a leading expert in lost animal reunification, as she leads a panel discussion with shelter directors across the country, showcasing the tremendous strides that have been made getting lost pets back home where they belong. Formerly Return to Owner, but recently rebranded as Return to Home, shelters have discovered that pet loss prevention and proactive efforts at reunification are paying off!

Gina Knepp, Michelson Found Animals
Julie Banks, Riverside County Animal Services
Rebecca Guinn, Lifeline (Atlanta)
Shelly Simmons, Greenville Animal Care (South Carolina)

WEBSITE LINK: https://www.calanimals.org/on

Webinar - 7/1/21 - Managing Tooth Extraction Complications - VDOS (fee applies)
2021-07-01 11:00 - 12:20 | Virtual
This VDOS webinar will review the management of the most common complications that can occur during tooth extraction in dogs and cats, including fractured roots, hemorrhage, trauma to adjacent structures, fracture of the alveolus or jaw, oronasal fistula, trauma from opposing teeth, emphysema and air embolism, and local and systemic infection. 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.
WEBSITE LINK: https://www.vdos.org/event-details/managing-tooth-extraction-complications-2-00-pm-et

Online Event - 7/1/21 - Live from the Ranch - Ken Ramirez with Chirag Patel, Laura Monaco Torelli, Juliana DeWillems, and Jungle Jordan - Karen Pryor Academy
2021-07-01 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual
Join Ken Ramirez, KPCT’s Chief Training Officer, for a free virtual event live from The Ranch on Thursday, July 1, at 12:00 pm (PT). Ken will be joined by Chirag Patel, Laura Monaco Torelli, Juliana DeWillems, and Jungle Jordan, who will share their tips for reaching the masses through social media, TV, news, radio, and more!
WEBSITE LINK: https://theranch.clickertraining.com/live/

Webinar - 7/1/21 - Move out of the way and let your Board Govern! - Texas Unites (fee applies)
2021-07-01 12:00 - 13:30 | Virtual
Founders Board = Bad
A Founder’s Board is a board that isn’t really governing the organization – they are leaving that to you, the founder. Instead, that board is rubber stamping what you think should be done. After all, these are your family and friends. They want to support your efforts. They are certainly not there to create family feuds by suggesting you might not be right!
Governing Board = Good
A Governing Board – one that provides the leadership of the organization, that sets direction and policy, that provides financial oversight and ensures adequate resources to expenditures. A good Governing Board is your way to freedom and a life. I promise because it happened to me.
Come learn how to give up the reins and ride your non-profit into a successful future.
Presenter
Bonnie Hill, Founder and Advisor, Spay Neuter Network
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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 - 7/1/21 - Supercharge Your Community Outreach with an Advisory Board - Texas Unites (fee applies)
2021-07-01 14:00 - 15:30 | Virtual
Traditional boards fulfill a critical role in animal welfare organizations. But, what if you are ready to expand your organization’s size, mission, or reach? Could it be time to build an advisory board? Advisory boards operate in tandem with the board of directors and when executed properly can serve as a conduit for community influence and resources. Join us as we explore the do this and please don’t do that of working with high level volunteers.
In this session participants will examine the lifecycles of nonprofits, identify opportunities and challenges of adding an advisory board, and create an opportunity matrix to guide them on community recruitment for possible board members.
Presenter
Carrie Collins-Fadell, MPA
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For a complete listing of the series’ webinars with descriptions and speaker information, please see our Virtual Learning Series Brochure.
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Webinar - 7/2/21 - Perioperative Considerations in Dentistry - VDOS (fee applies)
2021-07-02 11:00 - 12:40 | Virtual
Unsure about whether something is normal or abnormal in the mouth? Ever heard about postoperative blindness or trigeminocardiac reflex? Do you know how to make a tape muzzle or place a feeding tube?
This VDOS webinar will review normal oral structures that may be confused as abnormalities and perioperative complications that can occur during dental and oral surgical procedures, including neurological deficits, tracheal injury, oral edema, orbital injury, trigeminocardiac reflex, iatrogenic lingual trauma, and vomiting and regurgitation. Fabrication of tape muzzles and placement of feeding tubes will also be discussed. The didactic lecture will last 1.5 hours, but the webinar is designed so that there is extra time for interactive participation and answering your questions.
WEBSITE LINK: https://www.vdos.org/event-details/perioperative-considerations-in-dentistry-2-00-pm-et

Webinar - 7/5/21 - Canine Welfare: How Do We Measure It and What Can We Learn Using These Measures in the Animal Shelter? - PPG (fee applies)
2021-07-05 11:00 - 12:00 | Virtual
Considerable efforts have been made to improve the outcomes for dogs arriving to animal shelters, resulting in substantial increases in the number of dogs adopted and returned to their owners as well as reductions in euthanasia. Over this time, the role of the animal shelter has changed as well, from one of temporary holding to longer lengths of stay as animals with more complex behavioral and medical needs are placed. Thus, we must also evolve the care that we provide to these dogs to adequately meet their welfare needs.
This session will discuss how we can best assess welfare and promising measures found across the scientific literature that can help us better understand dogs’ experiences in the shelter. With these measures in mind, the presenter will describe recent research investigating the effects of housing and social interaction on shelter dog welfare. By identifying meaningful welfare measures, interventions intended to improve the lives of shelter-living dogs can be tested and, when impactful, implemented in animal shelters.

Identify stressors in the shelter environment that may compromise canine welfare.
Describe the difficulties inherent in measuring welfare.
Explain the different physiological, cognitive, behavioral, and health measures that can be used to measure canine welfare in the shelter.
Summarize how housing and interactions with other dogs may affect shelter dog welfare.
Develop a plan about how you could measure the welfare of dogs in your animal shelter.

CEUs: PPAB 1, CCPDT (pending), IAABC (pending), KPA (pending)
About Your Presenter

Lisa Gunter Ph.D MA CBCC-KA is the Maddie’s Fund Research Fellow at Arizona State University in the Department of Psychology and conducts her research in the Canine Science Collaboratory. She currently leads the Maddie’s Fund Nationwide Fostering Study. The goal of Dr. Gunter’s research is to better the lives of dogs and, to this aim, she has investigated the breed labeling of shelter dogs, their breed heritage, post-adoption interventions focused on owner retention, various types of fostering, enrichment, and behavioral indicators of welfare for kenneled dogs. She has published her research in scientific journals, presented her findings at numerous conferences, and received national and international media attention for her work.
Prior to her graduate school, she worked as a behavior consultant and trainer in San Francisco where she taught group classes and consulted with owners experiencing issues of fear, anxiety, and aggression with their dogs. Her interest in canine behavior began in 2002 as an animal shelter volunteer, training dogs in basic skills and assisting in shelter dog playgroups. That interest grew into a career where she managed the behavior programs of several shelters throughout the West. During graduate school, Dr. Gunter co-founded Wagfield Academy, an online dog training and behavior resource for owners, and the Institute for Shelter Dogs with Dr. Erica Feuerbacher, where they combine the latest in shelter research with the current best practices in workshops and consultations for staff and volunteers.
WEBSITE LINK: https://petprofessionalguild.com/event-4361915

Webinar - 7/6/21 - Fundraising in a Virtual World - Network for Good
2021-07-06 10:00 - 11:00 | Virtual
Sector-wide trends are changing the field as we know it!
In this session, we will explore the big picture, changing donor demographics, the decline in broad-based giving, the impact of virtual events, emphasis on outcomes, and more.

Heidi Webb
CFRE Fundraiser, Difference-Maker
GreenKite
More than 21 years ago, Heidi Webb began her career securing 8(a) minority status for government contract-seeking technology firms helping land these companies multi-million-dollar contracts with the Department of Education and the Department of Defense. She transitioned to the nonprofit world and raised over $36M for nonprofits — from foster care to homelessness and animal rescue causes. She is an Assistant Governor for Rotary International, an Advisor to the Unfunded List, and volunteers extensively for local initiatives.
WEBSITE LINK: https://learn.networkforgood.com/20210706-webinar-fundraising-in-a-virtual-world.html
