Shelter Learniverse

Online Meeting - Mondays - Shelter and Rescue Support Call - Hosted by Maddie's Fund
2021-04-19 08:00 - 09:00, 2021-04-26 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

Online Event - 4/18/21 to 4/24/21 - Let's Talk About Volunteer Programs Call Series - American Pets Alive!
2021-04-19 14:00 - 15:00, 2021-04-20 15:30 - 16:30, 2021-04-21 13:00 - 14:00, 2021-04-22 16:00 - 17:00, 2021-04-23 14:00 - 15:00, 2021-04-24 14:00 - 15:00 | Virtual
In honor of volunteer appreciation week, we’re hosting 8 unique calls to discuss a variety of volunteer related programs with several organizations. Register now to join in on the discussion, ask questions, and connect with animal sheltering professionals like you. Register once and pick which calls you’d like to attend!
Sunday, April 18 at 10am CT – Nose Work at Ventura County Animal Services, CA with volunteer “Dog Genie” Genie Tuttle, CPDT-KA
Sunday, April 18 at 4pm CT – Safety Net Fostering through the nonprofit Paws Between Homes in Atlanta, GA with founder Cole Thaler
Monday, April 19 at 4pm CT – Nursery to Neonatal Foster with Austin Pets Alive!’s Neonatal Foster Program Manager, Jennifer Parks
Tuesday, April 20 at 5:30pm CT – Urgent Dog Task Force at Pima Animal Care Center, AZ with team lead Rachel Jones and key volunteer Christy Holliger
Wednesday, April 21 at 3pm CT – Top Dog Training Team at Pima Animal Care Center, AZ with volunteers Lynne Stott, Jan Pede, and Gail Smith (all certified CCPDT)
Thursday, April 22 at 6pm CT – Unicorn Foster Squad at Gateway Pet Guardians, IL with Program Coordinator Brittany Fleming and special unicorn guest
Friday, April 23 at 4pm CT – Jackson Galaxy Cat Pawsitive Training Program at Five Acres Animal Shelter, MO with Feline Manager Nikki Lowe
Saturday, April 24 at 4pm CT – Fostering 4 Rockstars at Cat Adoption Team, OR with Foster Coordinator Mary Chambers
WEBSITE LINK: https://bit.ly/3gcWZet

Webinar - 4/19/21 - Identifying Need for Spay/Neuter Services in Massachusetts: A GIS-based Analysis - Massachusetts Animal Coalition
2021-04-19 14:00 - 15:30 | Virtual
About the meeting: Please join us for a presentation about a method for assessing need for spay and neuter resources using GIS (Geographic Information Systems).
Introduction: A needs assessment for spay and neuter resources in Massachusetts.
Cameron Carow will present the results of a GIS-based analysis of need for spay and neuter resources in the state of Massachusetts. This project demonstrates how GIS can be utilized to combine spatial, socioeconomic and demographic data to identify regions with significant need for spay and neuter resources. This analysis was designed to support MAC as it reassesses the “I am Animal Friendly” License Plate Grant program. This will help MAC members and friends understand how these findings reflect what is happening in your part of Massachusetts and it will provide us with the information that we all need in order to refine our own spay and neuter efforts.
WEBSITE LINK: http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=dmv5lydab&oeidk=a07ehpwnkvie7c45a14

VIN Rounds - 4/20/21 - A Tale of Two URI Outbreaks, Part 1: Evidence-based Therapeutic Selection - VIN
2021-04-20 09:00 - 10:00 | Virtual
Presented by Emilia Wong Gordon, DVM, DABVP (Shelter Medicine)
WEBSITE LINK: https://www.vin.com/doc/?id=10089848

Webinar - 4/20/21 - COVID-19 and Curbside: Client Communication Survival Guide - Fear Free
2021-04-20 17:00 - 18:00 | Virtual
Veterinary medicine in 2021 continues to provide challenges—ongoing curbside service, COVID-19, and client concerns and frustrations. The latter is often the most frustrating because veterinary teams are hard at work every day, often with little visibility to those clients.
Join Natalie Marks, DVM, CVJ, as she discusses some very practical tips and tricks to helping clients understand what we do and why we do it and that we all have the same goal—healthy and happy pets.
Brought to you by Elanco.

WEBSITE LINK: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_yh1bIWQURkuKiiNQnzvjCg

Online Conference - 4/21/21 to 4/23/21 - Animal Care Expo - HSUS
2021-04-21 06:45 - 13:50, 2021-04-22 06:45 - 14:50, 2021-04-23 06:45 - 13:00 | Virtual
Animal Care Expo is an online conference experience from April 21-23, 2021, featuring 40 great sessions on a wide variety of topics including shelter medicine, behavior and global animal issues. Visit our virtual exhibit hall to chat with dozens of vendors and organizations, collect session handouts and vendor resources to save to your computer and join our happy hours and Q&A sessions to network with speakers, exhibitors and other attendees. Advance and group rates available. Don’t miss it!
Discover the value of Animal Care Expo and check back here for updates. To get timely updates sign up for HumanePro News.
Register for Expo today!

WEBSITE LINK: https://humanepro.org/expo

Online Course - 4/22/21 to 4/24/21 - Cancer therapy in practice today - IVS (fee applies)
2021-04-22 08:00 - 13:30, 2021-04-23 08:00 - 13:30, 2021-04-24 08:00 - 13:00 | Virtual
For this seminar I have asked the speakers to discuss practical topics of interest to the general practitioner. Dr. Philip Bergman is one of the leaders in medical oncology and Dr. Catriona MacPhail is one of the founding ACVS Fellows in surgical oncology. This combination is sure to answer your most common cancer management questions in a practical and informative presentation.
Philip Bergman D.V.M., Ph.D
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine-Oncology
Director of Clinical Studies, VCA-Antech
Oncologist, Katonah Bedford Veterinary Center
Bedford Hills, NY
Catriona MacPhail D.V.M., Ph.D.
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons
Professor of Surgery
Colorado State University
Seminar Schedule:

Single day registration available: Limited to 80 registrants each day to enhance the webinar question and answer experienceAll times are Eastern time. Seminars start each day at 8.00am Pacific, 9.00am Mtn, 10.00am Central & 11.00am Eastern
Thursday April 22 (5.5 CE hrs)
8:00am – 1:30pm Pacific11:00am – 4:30pm Eastern
11:00am – 1:45pm ET
Dr. MacPhail

Skin & Subcutaneous Mass Removal: Part 1 & 2

2:00pm – 4:30pm ET
Dr. Bergman

Mast Cell Tumors: The Latest and Greatest- What are the current recommendations?
TOP 10 Recent Advances in Canine and Feline Veterinary Oncology

Friday April 23 (5.5 CE hrs)
8:00am – 1:30pm Pacific11:00am – 4:30pm Eastern
11:00am – 1:45pm ET
Dr. MacPhail

Abdominal Oncologic Surgery: Explore & Biopsy
Abdominal Oncologic Surgery: Spleen & Liver

2:00pm – 4:30pm ET
Dr. Bergman

Paragynecology: Perianal and Mammary Tumors- what is the best way to manage?
Canine Lymphoma: How do I diagnose and are there effective treatments?
Feline Lymphoma: Cats are NOT Small Dogs- Can this be managed?
Early spay/neuter and cancer connection

Saturday April 24 (5.0CE hrs)
8:00am – 1:00pm Pacific11:00am – 4:00pm Eastern
11:00am – 1:30pm ET
Dr. Bergman

Pain control therapy
Osteosarcoma therapy update

1:40pm – 4:00pm ET
Dr. MacPhail

Abdominal Oncologic Surgery: GI Tract
Full & Partial Limb Amputation- my thoughts

Seminar Topics:

Topics to be included in the discussions:

Why Treat Cancer?
Lumps and Bumps: What can you do? What is the best way to diagnose the problem?
Canine Lymphoma: How do I diagnose and are there effective treatments?
Feline Lymphoma: Cats are NOT Small Dogs- Can this be managed?
Soft Tissue Sarcomas- What should I tell the owner?
Mast Cell Tumors: The Latest and Greatest- What are the current recommendations?
Feline Vaccine Associated Sarcoma- do we know what is the cause & how to treat?
Paragynecology: Perianal and Mammary Tumors- what is the best way to manage?
Oral Tumors: The good, the Bad and the Ugly- What about the Melanoma vaccine?
Feline Head and Neck Tumors- care we making any advances in management?
Paraneoplastic Syndromes- what should we be looking for?
Chemotherapy Associated Nausea/Emesis: What about the newer medications?
Pain control therapy
Early Spay/neuter and cancer?
Oncology Interactive Cases
Small bumps- How wide should the excisional margin be?
Splenectomy
Liver tumors
Resecting intestinal masses
Bladder masses

WEBSITE LINK: https://www.ivseminars.com/seminars/cancer-therapy-in-practice-today-live-online/

Virtual Seminar - Thursdays in June - Shelter Behavior with Kelley Bollen - CalAnimals (open to non-members also)
2021-04-22 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 - 4/22/21 - To Pee or Not to Pee: That is the Feline House Soiling Problem - ACVB
2021-04-22 16:00 - 17:00 | Virtual
Urine here, urine there, urine everywhere! Living in a home where your beloved cat eliminates outside of the litter box can be a very disheartening and frustrating experience. Unfortunately, feline house soiling problems are the most common behavioral complaint in cats. Join us in this webinar where we will walk through the decision tree to diagnosing behavioral causes for feline house soiling, differentiating between marking behavior and unwanted toileting behavior (previously referred to as “inappropriate elimination”), and discuss prevention and treatment recommendations.
About the Presenter

Kat Pankratz, DVM, DACVB, graduated with her veterinary degree from the University of Wisconsin – Madison in 2014 and pursued a small animal rotating internship in New York. She completed her behavioral medicine residency program at North Carolina State University and became board certified by the American College of Veterinary Behaviorists in 2018. She stayed on at NC State for her fellowship and as a clinical instructor before joining the Animal Behavior Clinic in Portland, OR in 2019. When striving to understand inter-cat conflict and feline house soiling within her home, Dr. Pankratz became passionate about veterinary behavior. She aspires to help others rebuild the human animal bond. She is most interested in educating others to better understand and communicate with their beloved pet. She is an adjunct professor at NC State CVM and teaches veterinary behavior to the public, veterinary students and fellow veterinarians. For her research on the use of behavioral medication to improve the welfare of cats, she was awarded the RK Anderson ACVB Resident Award and JFMS Resident Best Paper Award.
WEBSITE LINK: https://www.dacvb.org/page/webinarseries

Online Event - 4/22/21 - Advancement in Joint Disease - The Bridge Club
2021-04-22 17:00 - 18:00 | Virtual
In this Bridge Club conversation, we are joined by Dr. David Dycus, Chief of Orthopedics – Nexus Veterinary Bone & Joint Center at Nexus Veterinary Specialists to share the latest advancements in joint disease.
If you are a TBC+ member, you will have early access at 4:30pm PT/5:30MT/6:30 CT/7:30 ET for networking!!
WEBSITE LINK: https://www.thebridgeclub.com/events/advancement-in-joint-disease

Webinar - 4/22/21 - Walking with Reactive Dogs! - Amy Cook, PhD - FDSA (fee applies)
2021-04-22 18:00 - 19:00 | Virtual
Do you have a dog who barks and lunges on walks, overreacting to the other dogs and people in the world? Maybe he’s enthusiastic and frustrated and wants to greet, or maybe she’s feeling pressured and defensive and wants everyone to go away! It can be hard to walk a dog that is triggered into a reaction by so many things in the world. In this webinar, you’ll learn the skills that will get you through the rough spots without the blow up, and master the fine art of the magnet walk and while you develop strategy that can help get you back out and about! Let’s get your dog walking with you again!
Registration required PRIOR to scheduled presentation time.
WEBSITE LINK: https://www.fenzidogsportsacademy.com/index.php/self-study/webinars

Webinar - 4/22/21 - Don't dread the Strategic Plan! - Getting 2 Zero
2021-04-22 18:00 - 19:30 | Virtual
Does talk of strategic planning make your team’s eyes role with “here we go again”? Have you got a strategic plan that was fun to create but sits on the shelf un-read once the real world takes over again? Or do you create great strategies with fabulous intentions but a couple of months later you just can’t work out why it’s not working out, until eventually everyone slips back into the old habits?
Trust us, you’re not alone. Statistically, 60-70% of change initiatives, especially strategic plans, fail. Why? Because we believe that the work is in the creation of a plan, rather than delivery of it. Because the nature of shelters and the nature of people is that when the going gets tough, we revert to what we’re comfortable with.
This session is an introduction to how to ensure your strategic plan is aspirational enough AND deliverable. On how to create a vision that inspires, how to ensure your organisation is moving forward, how to engage your people in the plan. And the step we usually miss: how to implement it in a way that ensures it’s not just a document that sits on a shelf until the next planning session in three years.
If any of this resonates with your organisation, this session is absolutely for you – and for you to invite your Board/CEO/senior managers to attend with you!
Session presenter: Dr Jess Moore-Jones
Jess has been Executive Manager, CEO and Senior Advisor to shelters large and small, local and international, government and charitable. Having worked with more than a dozen shelters to assist with culture, structure, strategy and operational delivery (as well as some niche passions such as human behaviour for animal welfare and professional resilience), Jess has seen so many ways of doing things that she is able to pull all the best ideas together, and work out how they can be applied to each organisation’s unique challenges and opportunities.
WEBSITE LINK: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_JUSsBZGRSlmtzT32NBxi3Q

Online Event - 4/23/21 to 4/24/21 - Virtual Animal Law Symposium - Animal Legal Defense Fund
2021-04-23 10:00 - 12:00, 2021-04-24 10:00 - 12:00
The Animal Legal Defense Fund invites you to attend the virtual Animal Law Symposium! This event is free & open to the public.
All symposium sessions with be hosted on our virtual event platform. Instructions on how to access the virtual event platform will be provided upon completion of registration.
This two-day online event will feature panels on zoonotic diseases and COVID-19, factory farming and the realities of our food system, our problematic relationship with animals in captivity, and COVID-19 policy recommendations.
Over the past year, the Animal Legal Defense Fund has developed a series of papers outlining policy strategies designed to reduce specific zoonotic risks. Read the first two papers in the series here.
View the full agenda here and speaker bios here.
CLE Credits: the symposium has been approved for 3.5 continuing legal education (CLE) credits by the Oregon State Bar Association. Credits are included with registration and attorneys must watch all sessions, either live or on-demand, to receive full credit.
Anyone seeking credit in other states should submit approval paperwork to their local bar association CLE boards or retain the certificate of attendance which we will be providing to attorneys who register for the symposium, if their state has a reciprocal agreement with Oregon.
Most states will accept credits from other mandatory CLE states such as Oregon, but please check with your local bar association to confirm.
WEBSITE LINK: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/animal-law-symposium-2021-registration-141483728641

Online Conference - 3/27/21, 4/10/21, and 4/24/21 - NKCKittenNurseryConference/2021 - National Kitten Coalition (small fee applies)
2021-04-24 08:00 - 10:00 | Virtual
NKCKittenNurseryConference/2021 will take place online on three Saturdays this Spring. Each day will feature a different panel of kitten nursery experts.

Want to start or improve a kitten nursery at your shelter or rescue?
Need to know the latest information about what works for neonatal kittens?
Volunteer at a shelter or rescue and want to get a kitten nursery up and running?
Want to know how to handle kitten-related “curve balls”?

Then this National Kitten Coalition Conference is for you!
* Register by March 15 using the code “EBNursery” to receive the Early Bird price of $10 per person per day!

Session 1: March 27, 4:00–6:00 pm EDT
Starting or Running a Neonatal Kitten Nursery With No Shelter/Rescue Facility. Our speakers do just this, in different ways:
• Simone Kelham, Founder, Newborn Kitten Rescue
• Susan Spaulding, National Kitten Coalition Co-Founder and Director of Neonatal Programs; Vice President and Senior Neonatal Foster, NC Paws Rescue
• Marnie Russ, National Kitten College Program Administrator, Animal Welfare League of Arlington

REGISTER FOR SESSION 1

Session 2: April 10, 4:00-6:00 pm EDT
Starting and Running a Kitten Nursery With Scarce or Challenging Resources. How do you start or run a kitten nursery when you have nothing? These experts will provide the answers for you:
• Maggie Lynch, Development Director, Austin Pets Alive!
• Nicole Wisneskie, Nursery Lead, Best Friends Animal Society-Los Angeles

REGISTER FOR SESSION 2

Session 3: April 24, 11:00 am-1:00 pm EDT
Dealing with Curve Balls. Nurseries get hit with curve balls all the time and you need to be ready to turn on a dime when one does. Walking us through turning the curve balls into home runs will be:
• Samantha Friedman, St. Hubert’s Animal Welfare Center
• Karina Josenhans, Manager, Animal Logistics and Dr. Allison Bliss, Veterinary Staff and Programs Manager, both with ASPCA® Kitten Nursery
• Jackie Noble, Nursery and Foster Manager, San Diego Humane Society

REGISTER FOR SESSION 3

WEBSITE LINK: https://kittencoalition.org/programs/7657-2/

Online Workshop - 4/24/21 and 4/25/21 - The Power of Choice And How It Can Decrease Stress in Dogs - Loose Leash Academy (fee applies)
2021-04-24 09:00 - 17:00, 2021-04-25 09:00 - 17:00 | Virtual
Do you work with dogs who have big behavior issues and are stressed to the max?

Do you want to learn more about how giving dogs choices can help decrease their stress and improve behavior?

Do you want to add more to your toolbox for assessing and modifying behavior in stressed dogs?

Join Irith Bloom (CPDT-KSA, CBCC-KA, CDBC, CSAT, KPA CTP, VSPDT, CBATI, TAGteacher, VSDTA Faculty, DWA Faculty) and Kristina Spaulding (PhD, CAAB) for two days of interactive learning with working spots for 6 dogs. Irith and Kristina will present on the power of giving dogs choices and how it can decrease dogs’ stress and modify their behavior in a positive way. This workshop will help you hone your assessment and training/behavior plan development skills so you can work more successfully with dogs who are stressed out and have behavior issues.
This workshop is open to trainers, behavior consultants, veterinarians, shelter staff, and anyone else interested in learning more about the power of choice and how it can help decrease stress and improve behavior.
When: April 24th and 25th, 2021
Time: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM US Pacific Time Each Day
Where: Via Live Stream

REGISTER NOW

In this workshop the following topics will be covered:
What is stress?
Definitions and function
Physiology of stress
Why is chronic stress bad?
Effects on health, learning/memory, and behavior
Research on stress
How can we reduce stress?
Stress during development
Control (or the lack thereof)
Adding choice to daily life
Improving coping mechanisms
Enrichment
Cooperation from the animal learner
Training
Petting
Husbandry
Walks
“Room of one’s own”
Why don’t we already do this?
Human need for control
Lack of understanding/cultural fog
Delayed reinforcement (for human)
Teaching animals to make better (by human standards) choices
The matching law and why it matters
Foundation skills for a choice-rich life
Setting up the environment for success

The Schedule – subject to change
DAY ONE
Lecture: What is stress?
Definitions and function
Physiology of stress
Activity: How do you and your dog react to stress?
MORNING BREAK
Lecture: Why is chronic stress bad?
Effects on health, learning/memory, and behavior
Research on stress
Activity: Evaluate your dog’s chronic stress load
LUNCH BREAK
Lecture: How can we reduce stress?
Stress during development
Control (or the lack thereof)
Control as a mediator of stress
Activity: Giving your dog more control
BREAK
Lecture: Adding choice to daily life
Improving coping mechanisms
Enrichment
Activity: Evaluating enrichment options
END OF DAY

DAY TWO:
Lecture: Cooperation from the animal learner
Training
Petting
Husbandry
Walks
“Room of one’s own”
Activity: Choose what you want to
BREAK
Lecture: Why don’t we already give animals more choices?
Human need for control
Lack of understanding/cultural fog
Delayed reinforcement (for human)
Activity: Evaluate your own need for control
LUNCH BREAK
Lecture: Teaching animals to make better (by human standards) choices
The matching law and why it matters
Research on sub-optimal choice making
Cognitive bias in non-human animals
Activity: Matching law activity
BREAK
Lecture: Foundation skills for a choice-rich life
Setting up the environment for success
Activity: Foundation skill related activity

Speaker Bios
Irith Bloom, CPDT-KSA, CBCC-KA, CDBC, CSAT, KPA CTP, VSPDT, CBATI, VSDTA Faculty, DWA Faculty
Irith Bloom is the owner of The Sophisticated Dog, a pet training company based in Los Angeles. She has been training animals since the 1980s and has worked with everything from chickens and rabbits to dogs and horses—not to mention humans. A biologist by training, Irith is fascinated by the science of learning and presents at conferences and seminars worldwide. Her writing has been published both online and in print. She is on the board of the Certification Council for Professional Dog Trainers (CCPDT) and Chair Emeritus of the Association of Professional Dog Trainers (APDT).
In addition to her Certified Professional Dog Trainer-Knowledge & Skills Assessed (CPDT-KSA) and Certified Behavior Consultant Canine-Knowledge Assessed (CBCC-KA) certifications, Irith is a Certified Dog Behavior Consultant (CDBC); a Certified Separation Anxiety Trainer (CSAT); a Karen Pryor Academy Certified Training Partner (KPA CTP); a Victoria Stilwell Positively Dog Trainer (VSPDT); a Certified Behavior Adjustment Training Instructor (CBATI); and certified in TAGteach, a positive-reinforcement method for teaching humans. She is on the faculty at Victoria Stilwell Academy for Dog Training and Behavior as well as DogBiz’s Dog Walking Academy.
Irith has a Bachelor’s Degree in Biology from the University of Pennsylvania. Her company, The Sophisticated Dog, LLC, offers online virtual training to clients worldwide, as well as in-person training in a limited area of Los Angeles, California. Irith volunteers with National English Shepherd Rescue; the Los Angeles County 2020 Healthy Pets Healthy Families Coalition (a One Health initiative aimed at improving the health and well-being of people and their pets throughout Los Angeles County); and Wallis Annenberg PetSpace

Kristina Spaulding, PhD, CAAB
Dr. Kristina Spaulding owns Smart Dog Training and Behavior LLC. She has a PhD in biopsychology – the study of the biological basis of behavior – and is a Certified Applied Animal Behaviorist through the Animal Behavior Society. Kristina has been in the dog training and behavior profession for 20 years.
In addition to working with behavior clients, Dr. Spaulding teaches a variety of online courses and webinars on the science of behavior. She conducts staff training on dog behavior for local veterinary clinics and animal shelters, and regularly presents on the science of animal behavior at training and behavior conferences.
In addition, Dr. Spaulding is a member of the APDT Education Committee. As a member of this group, she helps the APDT develop and evaluate their educational resources. In 2019, Dr. Spaulding received the Association of Professional Dog Trainer’s (APDT’s) Member of the Year Award. She is also a member of the Fear Free Advisory Group and an authorized Speaker for Fear Free which advocates for minimizing fear, anxiety and stress for pets around the country. She chairs the Quality of Care task force for Meeting of the Minds, a coalition of top dog professionals across the country charged with improving quality of life for our dogs.
Before opening Smart Dog, Dr. Spaulding earned her B.S. in Wildlife Ecology at the University of Wisconsin – Madison. In college, she volunteered for a year at the local humane society. She was then hired by the same shelter. During her time at the animal shelter, she and a coworker established a training program for shelter dogs and their volunteer walkers to make the dogs more adoptable. She also served as an assistant trainer at Dog’s Best Friend, which was owned at that time by Certified Applied Animal Behaviorist Dr. Patricia McConnell. In 2000, Dr. Spaulding moved to Minnesota where she worked as a dog trainer at a local dog training school before moving to her permanent home in upstate New York.

WEBSITE LINK: https://thelooseleashacademy.com/seminars-list/power-of-choice

Webinar - 4/25/21 - Lyme Disease Vaccine – A Historical Perspective - VETGirl
2021-04-25 17:00 - 18:00 | Virtual
Join us for a complimentary 1-hour, online VETgirl–Merck Animal Health CE webinar, where Steve Callister, PhD reviews Lyme disease and the historical perspective on development of vaccines. Tune in for a brief discussion of human and canine Lyme disease, historical perspective of efforts/strategies to develop vaccines to prevent Lyme disease, mistakes and successes, and the current ‘state of the art’ of vaccinating canines against the illness.
Thanks to sponsorship from Merck Animal Health, this webinar is free to all!

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, 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! Don’t see the quiz? Please check our our HELP CENTER for answers for important information, specific quiz information here!
*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: 809312/810024
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/april-25-2021-lyme-disease-vaccine-a-historical-perspective/

Online Course - Open 4/26/21 to 6/24/21 - Thoracic Radiology of Dogs and Cats: The Areas Not Cardiopulmonary - VIN (fee applies)
2021-04-26 | Virtual
This course is intended for veterinarians who are interested in building a solid foundation interpreting non-cardiopulmonary abnormalities in thoracic radiographs of dogs and cats. The course will cover anatomy of the thorax, trachea, esophagus, mediastinal structures, pleural space, ribs and sternum. By the end of the course the participant should understand the normal anatomy of the thorax, be able to recognize abnormalities in the trachea, esophagus, mediastinum, pleural space, ribs and sternum.
Presenter: Kevin Jepsen-Grant, DVM
Course Open: April 26-June 24, 2021
Real Time Sessions (RTS): Mondays, May 3, 17, 24, June 7 and 14, 2021; 9:00-10:30 pm ET (USA) World Clock Converter
Total CE Credit: 7.5
RACE Category: 7.5 hours Medical
Learning Objectives:
Upon completion of the course, the participant should be able to

understand the normal anatomy of the thorax in dogs and cats.
discuss how to evaluate a rotated radiograph and what landmarks to look for.
compare normal radiographs across various canine thoracic .

conformations (deep chested, brachycephalic, etc.).

recognize abnormalities associated with the trachea and esophagus and use of normal anatomy to identify abnormality.
understand the limitations of radiography for evaluations of the trachea and esophagus.
discuss a variety of disease processes in these areas.
understand the structures of the mediastinal areas not trachea and esophagus.
recognize abnormalities in these areas and describe them accurately.
recognize abnormalities within the pleural space including fluid, air, and tissue.
discuss a number of disease processes that involve the pleural space.
recognize abnormalities of the ribs and sternum and how they can relate to the pleural space.
discuss a number of disease processes that can impact the osseous structures of the thorax.

Level and Prerequisites: This intermediate VIN CE course is open for enrollment to veterinarians actively interested in thoracic radiology.
Accreditation: This course is approved for 7.5 hours of continuing education credit by RACE for veterinarians. (RACE 20-766755)
Course Agenda:
Week 1 (Real Time Session May 3, 2021): Anatomy of the Thorax
This session will cover the normal anatomy of the thorax in dogs and cats and discussion on how to compare normal radiographs.
**** BREAK – May 10, 2021 ****
Week 2 (Real Time Session May 17, 2021): Trachea and Esophagus
This session will cover the abnormalities that are associated with the trachea and esophagus and discuss disease processes in these areas.
Week 3 (Real Time Session May 24, 2021): Mediastinal Structures
This session will cover the structures of the mediastinal areas and how to recognize abnormalities in these areas.
**** BREAK – May 31, 2021 ****
Week 4 (Real Time Session June 7, 2021): Pleural Space
This session will cover how to recognize abnormalities in the pleural space and the disease process in this area.
Week 5 (Real Time Session June 10, 2021): Ribs and Sternum
This session will cover how to recognize abnormalities in the ribs and sternum and the disease process in this area.
Successful completion (scoring 80% or better) on the end-of-course test is required to earn a certificate of completion for the course. To learn more about the requirements for earning a CE certificate, please refer to Receiving Your CE Credit and Course Completion Certificate.
Course Materials: Course materials will be available in the course library prior to each Real Time Session.
Required Textbook(s): There is no required textbook for this course.
Tuition: Member $173 ($156 early bird special if enrolled by April 12, 2021)
Non-Member $274 ($247 early bird special if enrolled by April 12, 2021)
Prices are listed in US dollars.
*To ensure participants are ready and prepared for classes, enrollment will close on May 3, 2021 at 5 pm ET (USA) or when the maximum number of participants is reached.
*For more information on how online CE works, see the Participant Resource Center.

Enrollment qualifications: VIN CE courses are open to VIN member and non-member veterinarians. Veterinarians enrolling in a VSPN CE course must be a VIN member. Veterinary support staff must be a VSPN member to enroll in a VSPN CE or a VIN CE course open to VSPN member enrollment.
Each enrollee must be able to receive emails from @vspn.org and @vin.com addresses. Email is our major form of communication with participants; personal emails are highly recommended rather than clinic/hospital email addresses.
For further assistance call 800-846-0028 ext. 797 or email CEonVIN. Please include the course title, your full name, and contact information in your correspondence.

Course withdrawal and refund policy: A complete refund of the paid course price will be issued when your withdrawal request is received prior to the listed start date of the course. If you wish to withdraw after the start date please contact the VIN office 800-846-0028 ext. 797 to discuss eligibility for a pro-rated refund.
*For more information on VIN’s upcoming CE courses, check the VIN Course Catalog.
Katherine James, DVM, PhD, DACVIM (SAIM)
VIN Education Director
VIN CE Services: CEonVIN
800-846-0028 or 530-756-4881; ext. 797
or direct line to VIN/VSPN from the United Kingdom: 01 45 222 6154
or direct line to VIN/VSPN from Australia: 02 6145 2357
WEBSITE LINK: https://www.vin.com/ce/DIAG410-0421.htm

Webinar - 4/27/21 - A Tale of Two URI Outbreaks, Part 2: A Sustainable Solution - VIN (for VIN members)
2021-04-27 09:00 - 10:00 | Virtual
Presented by Emilia Wong Gordon, DVM, DABVP (Shelter Medicine)
Click the green button on the session page or the top right corner of the Student Center to attend
WEBSITE LINK: https://www.vin.com/doc/?id=10092853
