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
Online Course – Starts 5/20/24 – Professional Dog Training: Science & Application – IAABC (fee applies)
IAABC Presents (fee applies): Training is simple, but it’s not easy! There’s canine learning to understand, practical skills and timing to master, and of course, the human part of the equation to consider. Professional Dog Training: Science & Application is a comprehensive 20-week program designed to provide you with the knowledge, skills, and confidence needed to succeed as a dog trainer.
Online Certificate Program – Starts 5/20/24 – Animal Shelter Behavioral Management Certificate Program – Humane Network/UoP (fee applies)
Humane Network/UoP Presents (fee applies): Comprehensive behavior programs are essential to keep the animals behaviorally and emotionally healthy during their stay. This eight-week course will give you the knowledge and skills to develop an effective behavior program aimed at improving the welfare of the animals in your care.
Online Meeting – Mondays – Weekly Community Conversations #ThanksToMaddie – Maddie’s Fund
Online Meeting – Mondays – Weekly Community Conversations #ThanksToMaddie – Maddie’s Fund
Maddie's Fund Presents: Join 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. If you registered prior to May 2024 or are new to these meetings, please use this link to register: https://maddies.fund/CommunityConvo2024Registration.
Webinar – 5/20/24 – Successful Dog Adoption Placement in Families – PPG (fee applies)
Webinar – 5/20/24 – Successful Dog Adoption Placement in Families – PPG (fee applies)
PPG Presents (fee applies): We will discuss some of the challenges for parents raising dogs and kids together. We will focus on decompression, safety, and management for new adopters.
Webinar – 5/21/24 – Community Cats 2024: Saving Free-Roaming Cats’ Lives in the Most Humane Way Possible – CalAnimals
Webinar – 5/21/24 – Community Cats 2024: Saving Free-Roaming Cats’ Lives in the Most Humane Way Possible – CalAnimals
CalAnimals Presents: In this 75-minute webinar, attendees will learn the factual and legal basics of community cats, how to support those programs with local ordinances, and also how to sign up your shelter for free legal support to set up or shore up the CCP in your own community.
Online Event – 5/21/24 – All Call: Advocating for Funding with the HASS Budget Calculator – California for All Animals
Online Event – 5/21/24 – All Call: Advocating for Funding with the HASS Budget Calculator – California for All Animals
California for All Animals Presents: On May 21, Dr. Ellen Jefferson and Maggie Lynch will join the call to introduce the new HASS budget calculator, which was created to address the persistent underfunding of animal services. This workshop will cover how to use the calculator tool and its results to advocate for budgets appropriate to meet the public's expectations around humane care and shelter lifesaving.
Webinar – 5/21/24 – Saving Lives: Mindfulness in Animal Welfare – HASS
Webinar – 5/21/24 – Saving Lives: Mindfulness in Animal Welfare – HASS
HASS Presents: Join panelists Dr. Jyothi V. Robertson, Founder of JVR Strategies & Journey You Own along with José Ocaño, Founder & CEO of Hatching, to discuss the importance of mindfulness in animal welfare and best practices the industry can implement today to support the people who save pets.
Webinar – 5/22/24 – Considering Communication: Strategies To Improve Behaviour Change in Clients – PPG (fee applies)
Webinar – 5/22/24 – Considering Communication: Strategies To Improve Behaviour Change in Clients – PPG (fee applies)
PPG Presents (fee applies): Our role as animal advocates and client advisors requires us to excel at communication too. This webinar focuses on communication strategies for obtaining a case history, the practical use of empathy and compassion, and providing constructive, personalised coaching and reinforcing feedback.
Webinar – 5/22/24 – Whiskers on the Way: A Fear Free Guide to Kitten Season Preparation – Fear Free
Webinar – 5/22/24 – Whiskers on the Way: A Fear Free Guide to Kitten Season Preparation – Fear Free
Fear Free Presents: Kitten season brings many challenges and opportunities for shelter staff and the rescue community. Join us on May 22 at 8 p.m. ET, with Elite Fear Free Certified® Veterinary Technician, Tabitha Kucera, RVT, KPA-CTP, CCBC, VTS (Behavior), as we discuss how you can prepare for a successful kitten season.
Webinar – 5/23/24 – How to Create the Future – Nonprofit AF
Webinar – 5/23/24 – How to Create the Future – Nonprofit AF
Nonprofit AF and Creating the Future Present: If you're tired of working your tail off to achieve only incremental, baby-step results, come join the conversation! Vu and Hildy will introduce a framework that will shift your thinking from reacting incrementally to what's wrong in our communities, to creating what is possible. From scarcity and going it alone, to the power of radical inclusion and Collective Enoughness - sharing and building upon each other’s strengths.
Online Event – 5/23/24 – Maddie’s Monthly Behavior Connection: Removing Behavior-Related Barriers to Adoption – Maddie’s Fund
Online Event – 5/23/24 – Maddie’s Monthly Behavior Connection: Removing Behavior-Related Barriers to Adoption – Maddie’s Fund
Maddie's Fund Presents: When we look at the realities of dog training and the behavioral effects of the shelter environment, we find that training in a shelter can be difficult to justify. So what do we do about the behavior-related barriers to placing dogs out into homes? This presentation will explore that topic, and offer concrete solutions for some of our toughest behavior challenges.