This calendar is a listing of webinars, other learning opportunities, online meetings and other upcoming national events related to animal sheltering and related areas of interest.
Only some of these events are produced by the UC Davis Koret Shelter Medicine Program. Most are being created and sponsored by other groups and agencies. Being listed here does not mean that we have reviewed the material contained. We are trying to provide a variety of resources to hopefully help make your life a little easier. For additional information on any of these items before or after the event please contact the organizer directly (listed in the item description).
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Week of Events
Webinar – 6/26/23 – Separation Anxiety Webinar Series: The Truths and the Training of Separation Anxiety – PPG (fee applies)
Webinar – 6/26/23 – Separation Anxiety Webinar Series: The Truths and the Training of Separation Anxiety – PPG (fee applies)
PPG Presents (fee applies: Unfortunately, while the research on this disorder is significant, concrete evidence surrounding effective treatment remains limited. Separation anxiety training is a complex topic that deserves in-depth discussion. In this webinar, we will review the various aspects of what truly makes systematic desensitization the gold standard for resolving separation-related behavior problems.
Online Meeting – Mondays – Weekly Community Conversations #ThanksToMaddie – Maddie’s Fund
Online Meeting – Mondays – Weekly Community Conversations #ThanksToMaddie – Maddie’s Fund
Maddie's Fund Presents: 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.
Webinar – 6/28/23 – Northern Tier Shelter Initiative Zoomies: How Agency Culture & Community Engagement Helps Reunite Lost Pets – ASPCAPro
Webinar – 6/28/23 – Northern Tier Shelter Initiative Zoomies: How Agency Culture & Community Engagement Helps Reunite Lost Pets – ASPCAPro
ASPCAPro Presents: Returning animals back to homes they already have is vital to ending overcrowding and euthanasia in shelters. In this webinar, you will hear from three agencies: Circle of Friends, ND; City of Havre, MT; and Heart of the Valley, MT about how and why they have been successfully reuniting pets with their families in their communities.
Webinar – 6/28/23 – Don’t Eat That! – Force free food-avoidance training for “Hoover Dogs” with Simone Mueller – PPG (fee applies)
Webinar – 6/28/23 – Don’t Eat That! – Force free food-avoidance training for “Hoover Dogs” with Simone Mueller – PPG (fee applies)
PPG Presents (fee applies): Living with a dog who relentlessly scavenges food can be exhausting. Instead of enjoying relaxed walks with their dogs, dog owners are constantly scanning the environment for discarded food and feel frustrated as they have to fish something disgusting out of their dog’s mouth, yet again. However, there is a structured food-avoidance training program that can help manage a dog’s scavenging behaviour in a kind, effective way - achieving long-term results without aversive training techniques.
Webinar – 6/29/23 – Increase Summer Adoptions & Return to Home – CalAnimals
Webinar – 6/29/23 – Increase Summer Adoptions & Return to Home – CalAnimals
CalAnimals Presents: As many shelters face overcrowding and slow adoptions, this webinar is intended to help you get the animals home. This is a check in on best practices, what is working, and what isn’t with respect to returning pets to their families or placing them with new families. If your adoption or RTO programs need a boost, you won’t want to miss this!
Webinar – 6/29/23 – Boundaries: Reframing the Concept – VETGirl (fee applies)
Webinar – 6/29/23 – Boundaries: Reframing the Concept – VETGirl (fee applies)
VETGirl (fee applies for non-members): In this 1-hour VETgirl wellness webinar, Dr. Sonja Olson, DVM will guide a conversation that examines boundary creation, articulation, and value. Boundaries are essential when it comes to healthy individuals, teams, and culture. So why are they so hard? Tune in and learn some of the places and reasons why healthy boundaries for yourself and for the team can be challenging and then how to be more skillful in navigating these important conversations!
Online Event – 6/30/23 – Emerging Leaders Cohort Final Presentations – CalAnimals
Online Event – 6/30/23 – Emerging Leaders Cohort Final Presentations – CalAnimals
CalAnimals Presents: We are pleased to announce that this year’s Emerging Leaders cohort will be giving their final presentations on Friday, June 30th. Please join us for the live webinar to check out what they’ve learned. The session will run from 12:00 to 3:00pm. If you can’t attend the whole thing, feel free to pop in! We’d love to have you.