Resource guarding is a common problem in dogs with a wide variety of behavioral presentations. The condition is sometimes referred to as possessive aggression, and it poses a serious risk of injury when aggression is directed toward humans or other animals. Resource guarding can negatively affect the human-animal bond and the dog’s social relationship with other animals. In this webinar, Kenneth Martin, DVM, DACVB, will discuss prevention, establishing a diagnosis, and treatment recommendations.

Attendees will learn:
– How to provide dog owners with general recommendations for the prevention of resource guarding in dogs
– Specific training exercises helpful for preventing and treating resource guarding in dogs
– Behavior modification techniques and medications that can be helpful in treating possessive aggression

Presenter Dr. Kenneth Martin is a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Behaviorists and a licensed practicing veterinarian in the state of Texas. He has been treating animal behavior disorders and training problems for over 20 years. Dr. Martin is a Fear Free Certified Elite Professional and a subject matter expert for Fear Free.

Brought to you by our friends at Blue Buffalo.

WEBSITE LINK:  https://fearfreepets.com/resources/webinars/

Cats’ paws and toes play a critical role in their lives. Sometimes, however, we see cats in our practices who have had their P3s amputated. These cats, no matter how carefully their surgeries were performed, are subjected to the same nervous system aberrations that occur in humans post-amputation, which can result in chronic maladaptive, neuropathic pain in up to 80% of patients.

In this session, Robin Downing, DVM, MS, DAAPM, DACVSMR, CVPP, CCRP, will explore ways to “unwind” the peripheral and central sensitization that occurs in the wake of P3 amputation, both in the feet, and downstream from altered biomechanics.

WEBSITE LINK:  https://fearfreepets.com/resources/webinars/

Join HSUS’ Amanda Arrington (Director, Pets for Life) and Kelly Peterson (Oregon state director) to learn about their experiences co-founding Beyond Fences and Fences For Fido, respectively. You’ll learn about how these organizations have worked with families and provided alternatives to tethering for thousands of dogs in North Carolina and Oregon through fencing, veterinary care, and pet supplies at zero cost to the people and families with pets that are kept outside.

This webinar will be at 1:00 pm ET, 12:00 p.m. CT.

WEBSITE LINK:  https://humanepro.org/trainings/beyond-fences-and-fences-fido-unchaining-dogs-providing-support-services

The last year and a half has been one for the history books. In this moment of animal welfare, as intake numbers soar, people and pets are being evicted, and COVID is coming in another wave, there is struggle but there is also triumph. Join HASS Pilot Shelter Directors and members of the Managing Executive Committee, Chris Fitzgerald, Director of Rochester Animal Services, and Rebecca Guinn, CEO of LifeLine Animal Project, in a live webinar to discuss their wins and their losses. This webinar will be moderated by Maddie’s® American Pets Alive! Director, Kristen Hassen.

WEBSITE LINK:  https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/3316280110728/WN_-NhItPuDR7OmADRKVp8coA

Canine ehrlichiosis is a serious, tick-transmitted disease of dogs. Until 2020 Australia was free of this disease due to stringent pre-import screening of dogs coming into Australia. Since its initial identification in northern WA, locally acquired cases have been diagnosed throughout the NT, northern WA and northern SA, with cases also identified in dogs travelling from these regions to NSW, Qld and Victoria. This presentation will provide some background to the disease and its vector tick, an update on the number of cases reported, the signs displayed by infected dogs, and the strategies needed to manage canine ehrlichiosis.

Presenters

Professor Peter Irwin, BVetMed, PhD, FANZCVS, MRCVS

Peter graduated in veterinary science from the Royal Veterinary College, London University in 1982 and has a PhD from James Cook University (1991) for studies into canine babesiosis in Australia.  He is a Fellow of the Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists (Canine Medicine). Peter has worked in academia in Australia and overseas for more than 25 years as a teacher of companion animal medicine and as a researcher in the fields of veterinary parasitology and medical microbiology. He is an internationally recognised expert in vector-borne diseases and is a director of the Vector- and Water Borne Pathogens Research Group(the Cryptick Laboratory) at Murdoch University.  His research concerns tick-borne infections of companion animals, wildlife and humans in Australia.  Peter is currently appointed  Emeritus Professor at Murdoch University.

Dr Bonny Cumming – BVSc, MVS

Bonny is a veterinarian and Program Manager -Strategic Delivery for Animal Management in Rural and Remote Indigenous Communities – a national not-for-profit organisation that coordinates veterinary and education programs in rural and remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.

Bonny’s role with AMRRIC is diverse and includes establishing and managing strategic partnerships and projects, monitoring and evaluation, managing the development of the AMRRIC App, and policy and protocol development.

For the last 13 months, Ehrlichiosis has been a huge part of Bonny’s role. On behalf of AMRRIC and the remote Indigenous communities that they service, Bonny has been raising awareness of the impacts of Ehrlichiosis to all levels of government, as well as relevant community-based stakeholders. Bonny has been leading the AMRRIC team to develop a range of education resources about this new disease, and is actively involved with ongoing government responses to this disease.

WEBSITE LINK:  https://www.g2z.org.au/g2z-webinars-and-online-events.html

How we talk about cats can influence public attitudes and behavior, so it is important to consider the words, images and stories we use—particularly when we are trying to change the way the public views and responds to our work.

Does the term “feral” hamper efforts to gain public support for community cat programs? How might your fundraising appeals accidentally create backlash against those same programs? In this fast-paced and thought-provoking webinar from Million Cat Challenge, we’ll see how we often talk about cats may actually be bad for them and make our work harder. We’ll have time after the webinar for discussion and figuring this out together. Plus, there may be bingo!  To play along, download the Bingo Card PDF and cut out one of the cards before the webcast!

This webinar will be recorded.

Presenters:
Danielle Bays, Senior Analyst, Cat Protection & Policy, The Humane Society of the United States

Monica Frenden-Tarant, Maddie’s Director of Feline Lifesaving, American Pets Alive!

Dr. Julie Levy, Co-Founder, Million Cat Challenge, Maddie’s Shelter Medicine Program at University of Florida

This webcast has been pre-approved for 1.00 hour of Certified Animal Welfare Administrator continuing education credits by the Association for Animal Welfare Advancement and continuing education credit by the National Animal Care & Control Association.

WEBSITE LINK:  https://maddiesfund-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ThlK9FoqRJayZ8uhx6nk3g