Shelter Learniverse

Webinar - 6/17/21 - Lyme disease and other tick borne pathogens in wildlife: What it means for our pets - VETGirl
2021-06-17 17:30 - 18:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Virtual
In this complimentary 1-hour, VETgirl–Zoetis webinar, Dr. Richard T. Marconi, PhD reviews the dangers of tick-borne disease as the prevalence of ticks prevail. Lyme disease and other tick borne disease are a growing health threat. In this presentation, we explore the relationship between wildlife, companion animals and the tick-borne diseases.
Thanks to sponsorship from Zoetis, free to all!

WEBSITE LINK: https://vetgirlontherun.com/webinars/june-17-2021-lyme-disease-and-other-tick-borne-pathogens-in-wildlife-what-it-means-for-our-pets/

Webinar - Driving a Cat Culture Shift with the Ten Movement Webinar - AmPa!/HASS
2021-06-17 15:00 - 16:00
A recent creative campaign featuring “Scooter the Neutered Cat,” helped spur a transformation in the live-release rate of cats and drove a culture shift in the way Cincinnati, OH thinks about cats. On June 17, Deborah Cribbs, chairperson of the nonprofit cat advocacy group, the Ten Movement, will join Monica Frenden, Maddie’s® Director of Feline Lifesaving at American Pets Alive!, to share about this breakthrough campaign. The Ten Movement recently pivoted its focus from owned cats to community cats with its campaign, “Mild Kingdom.” Learn more about this new campaign and how the Ten Movement’s efforts changed the way people think about, behave toward, and interact with community cats in this live webinar.
Register Here: https://bit.ly/3cdMyoe

Webinar - 6/17/21 - The Importance of Agency - FDSA (fee applies)
2021-06-17 15:00 - 16:00 | Virtual
Agency describes the overall amount of control an animal has over its environment. Control is a big buzzword in the dog world right now. There is an increasing call from professionals to give our dogs more control. How do agency and control actually impact behavior? Why are they so important? Luckily for trainers, we have many decades worth of research on this topic! And the research suggests that providing animals with a sense of agency is critically important for promoting their emotional wellbeing. It turns out that control changes how the brain functions and can influence the animal’s entire world view!
This talk will start with a discussion of learned helplessness and what it tells us about the impact of lack of control. I will cover how control (or lack of it) influences brain function and how it can change an animal’s approach to his or her environment in dramatic ways. Finally, we will talk about different ways of increasing control for our dogs. This webinar is great for puppies and adult dogs and for pet owners and professionals alike.
Click here to view guest instructor biography
Date: Thursday, June 17, 2021
Time: 3pm Pacific Time (Click here for time at FDSA (Pacific Time).
Fee: $19.95 – Registration required PRIOR to scheduled presentation time.
Instructor: Kristina Spaulding, PhD, CAAB
WEBSITE LINK: https://www.fenzidogsportsacademy.com/index.php/self-study/webinars

Webinar - 6/17/21 - What Color is My Cat? - Texas Unites (fee applies)
2021-06-17 14:00 - 15:30 | Virtual
A colorful, fun, but basic presentation, based on Cat Genetics “001”, describing the fundamentals of identifying cat colors and patterns. The presentation also discusses some of the most popular breeds of cats. With less than 5% of companion cats being an actual “breed” of cat, the common model of describing dogs in terms of combinations of “breeds”, doesn’t work in the world of cats. Participants learn that “tabbies” are not a breed of cat but all cats are tabby cats! What’s the difference between a tortie and a Calico, why do some white kittens have a little black mark on the top of their heads, what do all pointed cats have in common? Participants learn the answers and much more.
Presenter
Vickie Fisher, President-Elect, EveryCat Health Foundation (a Winn Feline Foundation legacy)
Immediate Past President, The International Cat Association, Inc. (TICA)
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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/

Webinar - 6/17/21 - Bridging the Gap: Understanding Adopter Expectations, Perception and Reality - Texas Unites (fee applies)
2021-06-17 12:00 - 13:30 | Virtual
Adopt-a-Pet.com is North America’s largest non-profit pet adoption website and that means we have millions of potential adopters visiting our website every month. In fact, we had over 50 million visitors in 2018. We’ve been collecting lots of data and asking our visitors to provide us with insights into how they think, feel and experience pet adoption. In this session, we will get into all of the data that we have been collecting for the past several years, share specific insights into the adopter experience and explain trends we are seeing with online pet searching. We will also share insights into the gaps between perception and reality and how your organization can boost or break your reputation with potential adopters.
Presenter
April Huntsman, CAWA, Director of Animal Welfare Insights, Adopt-a-pet.com
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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)
2021-06-17 11:00 - 12:30, 2021-06-10 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 - 6/17/21 - Licensing Best Practices - Increase Revenue & Compliance! - CalAnimals
2021-06-17 10:00 - 11:00 | Virtual
With pet license compliance below 20% across California, we know we can do better. Let’s make pet licensing easy, make the rules clear and consistent, and find common ways to communicate the importance and value of registration. All of this with the goal of attracting and engaging more pet owners, and making pet licensing a common, sharable experience for all Californians.
1. Why do we make it so confusing for pet owners to “know the rules” in California?
2. What’s right? What pricing and policies are best?
In this webinar, Grant Goodwin, CEO of DocuPet, will:
● Showcase just how varied our programs have become,
● Identify a pricing and policy structure that has shown to be more effective,
● Highlight communication best-practices that really resonate with pet owners, and
Explain how DocuPet is working with and between communities to make pet licensing work better for pet owners and animal service departments alike.
WEBSITE LINK: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_mGc-L6-cTXelVYJT30E1ig

Webinar - 6/17/21 - Poisoned Pets: Treating Unknown Toxins in Dogs and Cats - ASPCAPro
2021-06-17 10:00 - 11:00 | Virtual
About this Webinar

Quickly recognizing, diagnosing, and treating toxic exposures in dogs and cats is an essential part of clinic operations, but what can be done when a toxin is unknown? In this presentation we’ll discuss which questions to ask pet owners in a possible unknown toxin exposure. We’ll also cover the available diagnostics for identifying potential toxins, decontamination of a poisoned patient, and treatment options.

Takeaways

Identify patients with unknown toxic exposures
Understand which diagnostic tests may help identify common toxin exposures
Learn best practices when treating patients poisoned by unknown toxins

Suited For

Veterinarians and veterinary technicians.

Bonus

The live webinar and post-webinar online course are RACE-approved and good for one hour of free CE for veterinarians and veterinary technicians. Courses meet the requirements of RACE hours of continuing education credit for veterinarians and veterinary technicians in jurisdictions that recognize AAVSB’s RACE approval.
ABOUT THE PRESENTERS:

Kirsten Waratuke
DVM, DABT, Consulting Veterinarian in Clinical Toxicology, APCC
Dr. Kirsten Waratuke received her undergraduate degree in Biology at the University of Illinois. She later earned her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine, also from the University of Illinois. After working at a small animal practice and emergency clinic she joined the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center as a Consulting Veterinarian in Clinical Toxicology. In addition to answering calls on the APCC hotline, Dr. Waratuke also authors several blog posts for ToxInsider, a monthly e-newsletter for veterinarians and veterinary staff. In 2016, she become a Diplomate of the American Board of Toxicology.
WEBSITE LINK: https://www.aspcapro.org/training/webinar/poisoned-pets-treating-unknown-toxins-dogs-and-cats

Webinar - 6/17/21 - Basic Customer Service for Animal Welfare Professionals - Texas Unites (fee applies)
2021-06-17 08:30 - 10:00 | Virtual
If you know the basics of customer service and want more advanced techniques and strategies to handle difficult people, this workshop is for you. During this session, you’ll learn more about body language, word choice and tone; language techniques, like agreement frames and reframing, that can help people see things more positively; and special strategies on how to manage and deal with difficult people, whether they be clients or co-workers. You’ll learn through examples and handouts how the subtlest change in tone and body language can help de-escalate a tense situation and turn an upset individual into a more agreeable customer.
Presenter
Cathy M. Rosenthal, CHES, Writing for a Cause, Animal Welfare Communications Consultant
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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/

Online Event - 6/17/21 - Mini Event: The Future of Sheltering - Humane Canada (fee applies)
2021-06-17 07:00 - 14:15 | Virtual
Humane societies, SPCAs, animal shelters and rescues are society’s safety nets for animals, but we can’t discredit the role that human-animal bond plays in supporting people and the role the community plays in supporting these organizations. The COVID-19 pandemic was a perfect example of this. To prevent the spread of the virus, most shelters and animal care workers limited services and changed their operations to maintain physical distancing. Anticipating a shortage of staff and limited operations, shelters called on their communities for support, and those communities stepped up to help on an unprecedented level. As a result of this, animal welfare organizations across the globe were given the opportunity to review the importance of maintaining the human-animal bond and in keeping families and pets together.
Join us on June 17 to learn from experts from across the continent on the important connection between animals, community members and animal sheltering organizations.
WEBSITE LINK: https://humanecanada.swoogo.com/minievents/1177765

Webinar - 6/17/21 - Basic Customer Service for Animal Welfare Professionals - Texas Unites (fee applies)
2021-06-17 07:00 - 08:00 | Virtual
Poor customer service can spread quickly on social media and impact every aspect of your agency. Delivering exceptional customer service only takes a little effort and can drastically increase adoptions and donations as well as attract more volunteers and foster families to your agency. In this workshop, learn the secrets to achieving customer service excellence, from what to say and how to say it to body language techniques that can help you build quick rapport with the people you serve every day. This is a fun and engaging workshop that shows staff the many ways to engage people in positive ways.
Presenter
Cathy M. Rosenthal, CHES, Writing for a Cause, Animal Welfare Communications Consultant
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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. 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 - 6/16/21 - Befriending Your Grief: How to Cope with Euthanasia and Other Veterinary-Related Losses Time - HSVMA
2021-06-16 17:00 - 18:00 | 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

Online Event - Wednesdays - The Wednesday Summit #ThankstoMaddie - AmPa!
2021-06-16 13:00 - 14:00, 2021-06-09 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 - 6/16/21 - Access to Veterinary Care: Community Care Models to Prevent Relinquishment - The AAWA
2021-06-16 12:00 - 13:00 | 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 - 6/15/21 - Helping New Pet Owners Create a Fear Free Happy Life for Their Pet - Fear Free
2021-06-15 17:00 - 18:00 | 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 - 6/15/21 - Understanding & Helping Your Reactive Dog - PPG (fee applies)
2021-06-15 16:00 - 17:30 | 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

CASCAR Zoom Call for California Shelters – 6/15/21 – Collecting Community Cat Data – CASCAR – UC Davis KSMP
2021-06-15 13:00 - 14:00 | 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

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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Online Meeting - Mondays - Shelter and Rescue Support Call - Hosted by Maddie's Fund
2021-06-14 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

Online Conference - 6/11/21 to 6/13/21 - Online Kitten Conference - CCP and National Kitten Coalition (fee applies)
2021-06-13, 2021-06-12, 2021-06-11 | 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/

Webinar - 6/5/21, 6/12/21, and 6/19/21 - Suzanne Clothier - Goodness of Fit - PuppyWorks (fee applies)
2021-06-12 09:00 - 12:00 | 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

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 | 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
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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/

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 | 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
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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 | 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.
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April Huntsman, CAWA, Director of Animal Welfare Insights, Adopt-a-pet.com
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Online Conference - 6/8/21 to 6/10/21 - The Spring Virtual Conference for Animal Welfare Advancement - The AAWA (fee applies)
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 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 | 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
