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SUMMARY:Online Meeting - Mondays - Weekly Community Conversations #ThanksToMaddie - Maddie's Fund
DESCRIPTION:Maddie’s Fund hosts a weekly 50-minute Zoom call for animal well-being professionals. These calls are a collaborative space to share exciting new programs and research\, discuss uncomfortable topics\, connect with peers in the industry\, and more\, all while sharing a common goal of preserving the human-animal bond. \nWho Should Join?\nExecutive directors\, animal well-being leaders\, shelter workers\, pet support professionals\, volunteers\, rescue organizations and anyone who shares the common goal of preserving the human-animal bond. \nWin Ca$h for Attending!\nEach month\, Maddie’s Fund will be giving away up to $10\,000 in grants. You can enter to win each time you attend a call or watch on-demand during the month by completing the giveaway drawing entry forms shared in the chat during the calls. \nRegister Today\nJoin us each Monday at 11am PT/2pm ET to receive support and learn about innovative ideas other organizations across the country are seeing success with. \nAll calls are recorded and uploaded to the Community Conversations page on Maddie’s Pet Forum https://forum.maddiesfund.org/communityconversations \nPlease note: All views expressed on these calls are not necessarily endorsed by Maddie’s Fund. \nWEBSITE LINK:  https://forum.maddiesfund.org/communityconversations
URL:https://www.sheltermedportal.com/event/online-meeting-mondays-weekly-community-conversations-thankstomaddie-maddies-fund/2023-01-16/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Zoom Meeting
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SUMMARY:Webinar - 1/18/23 - Breaking Down "Us vs. Them" Thinking to Build Stronger Connections - The AAWA
DESCRIPTION:Whether we realize it or not\, the polarization and uncertainty happening in society impacts every aspect of our lives\, including the workplace. When we feel that a core part of our values or our identity is threatened\, our instinct is often to contract\, to seek what feels comfortable\, predictable\, and safe. Yet it is precisely in these times when we need to expand\, to venture beyond the assumed safety of our comfort zones and echo chambers. We will explore 3 practices for expansion and how to broaden and diversify our social networks to make better decisions for our organizations. \nWEBSITE LINK:  https://learning.theaawa.org/p/1-18-23
URL:https://www.sheltermedportal.com/event/webinar-1-18-23-breaking-down-us-vs-them-thinking-to-build-stronger-connections-the-aawa/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230118T160000
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SUMMARY:Online Course - 1/18/23 - Surrender Prevention Certification Workshop - Community Cats Podcast (small fee applies)
DESCRIPTION:As a Surrender Prevention Specialist\, you may be the difference between a cat losing her home and staying in her home. Join this session to learn what surrender prevention is and why it works. Instructed by Dr. Rachel Geller\, she will share real examples\, with proven results\, setting the potential surrenderer and cat on the road to a happy relationship together and keeping the cat in her home. We’ll cover how to empathize with cat owners\, working around their limitations (financial\, time\, patience) and focus on the 3 most common reasons for surrender: litter box problems\, scratching (and not on the scratching post!)\, and inter-cat aggression. Take advantage of the interactive format\, extensive handouts\, and video footage of actual techniques. Attendees will receive a certificate after taking a short quiz. The workshop is offered three times in 2023 and the cost to register is just $10. \nThe session duration is 1.5 hours\, followed by an optional 15-minute Q&A session. \nWEBSITE LINK:  https://www.communitycatspodcast.com/events/surrender-prevention-certification-workshop-january-2023/
URL:https://www.sheltermedportal.com/event/online-course-1-18-23-surrender-prevention-certification-workshop-community-cats-podcast-small-fee-applies/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Online Course
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SUMMARY:Webinar - 1/19/23 - Dr. Christine Calder: Low Stress Handling: What is New? - PPG (fee applies)
DESCRIPTION:The shelter can be a scary place for dogs and cats but it doesn’t have to be. The emotional-well being of these animals is important and there are ways we can improve the welfare of these animals by setting up low stress environments\, monitoring emotional states\, and practicing Low Stress Handling Techniques when handling and restraining. \nAbout the presenter\nA graduate of Mississippi State University but native of New Jersey\, Dr. Christine Calder has lived and practiced veterinary medicine in both New Jersey and Maine for many years. In addition to general practice\, Dr. Calder has worked at the San Francisco SPCA\, Auburn University’s College of Veterinary Medicine and Louisiana State University’s School of Veterinary Medicine. Most recently\, she was an assistant clinical professor in community veterinary services and veterinary behavior at Mississippi State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine. \nAs a general practitioner\, Dr. Calder always had an interest in animal behavior especially clinical veterinary behavior and\, in 2016\, she finished a residency with the American College of Veterinary Behaviorists. In 2017\, she became a diplomate with the American College of Veterinary Behaviorists (DACVB). Her special interest is in shelter behavior\, feline behavior\, and shy/fearful dogs. She shares her home with three Rhodesian ridgebacks\, a black Lab\, two French bulldogs\, and a snake. \nWEBSITE LINK:  https://petprofessionalguild.com/event-5063846
URL:https://www.sheltermedportal.com/event/webinar-1-19-23-dr-christine-calder-low-stress-handling-what-is-new-ppg-fee-applies/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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SUMMARY:Webinar - 1/19/23 -  Reducing Return Rates Through Early Dog Training - CalAnimals
DESCRIPTION:Join the GoodPup team as they share how shelters and rescue groups all over the US and Canada are reducing adoption return rates by as much as 45% through GoodPup’s life saving partnership program. In this webinar\, you will learn how your organization can work with GoodPup to offer convenient\, affordable\, positive-reinforcement dog training in your community. You will also find out how you can utilize GoodPup’s innovative technology to track training completion rates of dogs getting adopted from your facility. GoodPup offers an affiliate program that is 100% free for shelters and rescues. They also offer training gift certificates\, called “Scholarships\,” that can be purchased at an affordable rate. \nWEBSITE LINK:  https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_wY3_hnYeQX23kyC5cJZUeg
URL:https://www.sheltermedportal.com/event/webinar-1-19-23-reducing-return-rates-through-early-dog-training-calanimals/
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CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230119T110000
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SUMMARY:Virtual Seminar - Thursdays in June - Shelter Behavior with Kelley Bollen - CalAnimals (open to non-members also)
DESCRIPTION: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. \nEach session is 90 minutes\, from 11am to 12:30pm Pacific Time every Thursday in June\, beginning June 4th. \nThe topics are: \n\n\nAdvice to Resolve Common Behavior Problems in Dogs and Cats to Prevent Surrender – June 4th \n\n\nIntake and Adoptions – A Behavior Perspective  – June 11th \n\n\nCanine Behavior Evaluations and Disposition Decision Making – June 18th \n\n\nBehavior Modification in the Shelter – June 25th \n\n\nTuition for entire series: \n$40 Staff & Volunteers of CalAnimals Member Organizations – Remember to sign into the Member Portal to receive member discount. \n$55 non-members \nComplete 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. \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n6/4/2020 to 6/25/2020\n\n\nWhen:\nAll Thursdays in June\n11am-12:30pm\n\n\nWhere:\nVIRTUAL – 4 ZOOM WEBINARS\n\n\nPresenter:\nKelley Bollen\, MS\, CABC\n\n\nContact:\nKathy Anderson\nKathy@CalAnimals.org\n\n\n\nREGISTER HERE:  https://calanimals.site-ym.com/event/KelleyBollenWorkshopJune
URL:https://www.sheltermedportal.com/event/virtual-seminar-thursdays-in-june-shelter-behavior-with-kelley-bollen-calanimals-open-to-non-members-also/2023-01-19/
CATEGORIES:Online Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230119T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230119T131500
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SUMMARY:Webinar - 1/19/23 - Bodies of Evidence: Issues Arising from Search and Seizure of Animal Bodies in Cruelty Investigations - NACA/Justice Clearinghouse
DESCRIPTION:A law enforcement officer seizes a dying horse without a warrant. An abused animal is brought to a veterinarian for euthanasia and cremation\, but instead is necropsied. A law enforcement officer shields onlooking children from a cat’s body by placing it in a nearby dumpster. A veterinarian does a warrantless blood draw to diagnose a malnourished dog\, and the blood results are used in a criminal prosecution. In animal cruelty cases\, the animal’s body—whether dead or alive—is a crime scene. Many law enforcement professionals have not been trained to properly preserve and search that crime scene\, and yet they are forced to do so\, without compromising the evidence\, the defendant’s constitutional rights\, or the animal’s health or life. These cases present novel search and seizure issues. Join the Animal Legal Defense Fund’s attorneys David Rosengard\, Emily Lewis\, and Kathleen Wood to discuss how these and other issues can be resolved for a successful prosecution\, and how they can be addressed or avoided in future cases. \nWEBSITE LINK:  https://www.justiceclearinghouse.com/webinar/bodies-of-evidence-issues-arising-from-search-and-seizure-of-animal-bodies-in-cruelty-investigations/
URL:https://www.sheltermedportal.com/event/webinar-1-19-23-bodies-of-evidence-issues-arising-from-search-and-seizure-of-animal-bodies-in-cruelty-investigations-naca-justice-clearinghouse/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230119T150000
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SUMMARY:Webinar - 1/19/23 - Suzanne Clothier - Quick – Hit PAUSE! Using Controlled Set-ups for Reactive Dogs - FDSA (fee applies)
DESCRIPTION:Handlers of reactive dogs struggle to find ways to help their dogs feel less worried\, overwhelmed or pushed past their thresholds. But progress can be slow\, particularly if the dog continues to be triggered despite the handler’s best efforts. \nAs a behavior consultant\, I work with many handlers who are discouraged or frustrated. In many cases\, there are holes in the training plan. Inevitably\, the training falls apart\, the dog is triggered\, the handler is embarrassed or upset. Why does this happen so often? \nThis webinar dives into what you need to know to help reactive dogs through carefully controlled set-ups. \nTraining in the wild?\nPause button or uncontrolled variables?\nUnderstanding your dog’s triggers (visual\, auditory\, kinesthetic\, olfactory\, social\, chase)\nThe holy trinity of dog training: Distance\, intensity & duration\nUsing Line of View and Field of View in the real world \nIf you’ve ever wished for a PAUSE button on life to help your dog\, this webinar is for you. The practical information provided will help anyone create successful training moments. Find out why so many clients and their dogs have benefited from this sensible approach to thin slicing for success. \nWEBSITE LINK:  https://www.fenzidogsportsacademy.com/index.php/self-study/webinars
URL:https://www.sheltermedportal.com/event/webinar-1-19-23-suzanne-clothier-quick-hit-pause-using-controlled-set-ups-for-reactive-dogs-fdsa-fee-applies/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230119T150000
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SUMMARY:Webinar - 1/19/23 - Top Insights from 2022 on the H in HASS - HASS
DESCRIPTION:You’re invited to attend our live webinar\, this Thursday at 5pm CT with Dr. Ellen Jefferson\, President and CEO of Austin Pets Alive!; Vincent Medley\, Maddie’s® Director of Human Animal Support Services; Diaz Dixon\, Maddie’s® Advisor for External Affairs and Partnerships for the HASS Project; and Alexis Telfair-Garcia\, Social Work Program Development Manager at Austin Pets Alive!. \nWhen people and pets are separated\, it often comes down to human issues such as eviction\, job loss\, or health issues. In the Human Animal Support Services project and at Austin Pets Alive!\, we are working to create an animal welfare system that helps solve these root problems and better supports pets and the people who love them. \nRegister today to hear from our leaders about the intersection of human struggles\, human services\, and animal services—and how that relates to the animal welfare movement and HASS. \nCan’t make it live? Still sign up and we’ll send you the recording. \nWEBSITE LINK:  https://zoom.us/webinar/register/7816739797796/WN_yuHmoj2sQT-lu3Zm3Iip7g
URL:https://www.sheltermedportal.com/event/webinar-1-19-23-top-insights-from-2022-on-the-h-in-hass-hass/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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SUMMARY:Online Course - Enrollment open 1/1/23 to 1/20/23 - Spring Cohort 2023 - Shelter Playgroup Alliance (fee applies)
DESCRIPTION: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. \nCohort structure: Learners will join a cohort that will meet virtually for four months. Each cohort will be invited to optional twice-monthly (bi-weekly) hour-long\, live meetings via Zoom webinar so that questions can be answered live. The Zoom sessions will be recorded and shared only with the current cohort. \nAs of January 1\, 2023 the following fee structure will apply:\nShelter\, rescue\, or animal-related welfare organization staff and volunteers: no cost\nRegistration process for shelters\, rescues\, or animal-related welfare organizations: Individuals interested in joining each cohort must submit an “e-mail of interest” by the enrollment deadline to mara@shelterdogplay.org. The e-mail must include: (1) the organization with which the individual is affiliated; and (2) affirmation of understanding of the completion requirements. \nIndividuals not affiliated with any shelter\, rescue\, or animal-related welfare organization: $200\nDog day care staff enrolling multiple employees: $300 (10 or less employees); $500 (11 to 20 employees); or $800 (21 or more employees)\nRegistration process for non-shelter or rescue participants: Non-shelter individuals interested in joining each cohort must pay the registration fee via the Shelter Playgroup Alliance website. \nCompletion time frame: Learners will be expected to complete approximately 1.5 modules per week during the 16 week period (four months)\, which will require 60-90 minutes per week. The program consists of Basic\, Foundation\, and Intermediate modules all of which must be completed to earn CEUs and/or a certificate of completion. Learners may continue their learning across only two cohorts. For example\, if an individual is enrolled in the Spring cohort and is not able to complete the program in the allotted time frame\, the learner may be enrolled in the Winter cohort in order to complete by the end of the year. Winter cohort registrants may be enrolled into the Spring cohort\, to complete by mid-year the following calendar year. Further extensions will not be granted. \nOther requirements: In order to complete the assignments\, learners must have access to at least two species of animals during the cohort period (e.g.\, dogs\, cats\, rabbits\, birds\, or horses). \nLearner Agreement: Each learner must sign an agreement stating that they will agree to the discussion rules\, not screen record the sessions or content\, nor use any of the materials provided for their own financial gain without prior written consent. Violation of the learner agreement will result in immediate account deactivation. \nCPDT: 36 CEUs | IAABC: 36 CEUs \nWEBSITE LINK:  https://www.shelterdogplay.org/workshops
URL:https://www.sheltermedportal.com/event/online-course-enrollment-open-1-1-23-to-1-20-23-spring-cohort-2023-shelter-playgroup-alliance/2023-01-20/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Online Course
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SUMMARY:Webinar - 1/20/23 - Surrender Prevention Series: Potty Training Challenges - GoodPup
DESCRIPTION:GoodPup’s New Webinar Series on Surrender Prevention; Addressing Common Behavioral Challenges begins Friday\, January 20\, 2023! \nDuring the spring webinar series\, GoodPup will break down how to provide some preventive management and simple solutions for addressing a variety of common behavioral challenges experienced with the welcoming of new family members. The series begins in January with House Training struggles including common setbacks and the demands encountered within different lifestyles. Then they’ll dabble into other challenges during the following months including barking\, jumping\, mouthiness\, crate concerns and reactivity to unfamiliar people. \nThe first webinar is scheduled for January 20th at 2 PM EST. Mark your calendars as you won’t want to miss the beginning of this new problem solving series! \nPresenter: \nKait Hembree VTS (Behavior)\, CVT\, KPA CTP\nHead of Training at GoodPup \nKait Hembree and her team designed the GoodPup Training Program using the latest scientific research and positive reinforcement training techniques. Kait’s career in Animal Behavior spans decades. She has extensive experience working with behavior modification both in and outside veterinary practices and animal shelters. She regularly consults as a dog behavior expert across the country. \nWEBSITE LINK:  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/surrender-prevention-series-potty-training-challenges-tickets-499611179487
URL:https://www.sheltermedportal.com/event/webinar-1-20-23-surrender-prevention-series-potty-training-challenges-goodpup/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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