Date: Thursday, November 19, 2020
Time: 3pm Pacific Time (Click here for time at FDSA (Pacific Time).
Fee: $19.95 – Registration required PRIOR to scheduled presentation time.

A LOT of our efforts at Cooperative Care work take place on and around the head. By focusing on this part of our dogs’ bodies we can make great strides forward for a number of common and necessary procedures.

In this webinar we will discuss approaches that will help our dogs become eager and active partners in their care process. Our goal is to make typical husbandry procedures fun games that our dogs look forward to playing with us.

First we will discuss consent behaviors such as the chin rest and head down position. Then we will look at wearing equipment such as muzzles and cones. Focus on the mouth will include taking medications as well as tooth care. And finally we will consider the basics of eye and ear care.

Come join Deb to hear about all the ways that we can make Head Games fun and valuable for our dogs!

WEBSITE LINK:  https://www.fenzidogsportsacademy.com/index.php/self-study/webinars

Date: Thursday, November 12, 2020
Time: 6pm Pacific Time (Click here for time at FDSA (Pacific Time).
Fee: $19.95 – Registration required PRIOR to scheduled presentation time.

In training behaviors, we have a lot of options at our disposal! Choosing between shaping, capturing, luring, prompting, or modeling can be daunting. We know where we want to go, we just need to figure out how to get there! This webinar will explain these strategies, including the benefits and drawbacks of each, how to apply them effectively and how to transfer a cue to a learned behavior. Join Julie to map out a clear path to your next training destination!

WEBSITE LINK:  https://www.fenzidogsportsacademy.com/index.php/self-study/webinars

Date: Thursday, November 12, 2020
Time: 3pm Pacific Time (Click here for time at FDSA (Pacific Time).
Fee: $19.95 – Registration required PRIOR to scheduled presentation time.

Don’t touch that! How do you train a “don’t do it” concept without using aversive methods? That’s what this webinar is all about. No more grabbing up the cookies or covering them with your hand. No more frustration and confusion for your dog when something looks to be available but it’s not.

In this webinar we’ll look at when to “Take It!” (or “Get It!”) and when to “Leave It!” The concept and the verbal cues will be built through fun and simple games. Not surprisingly, clean mechanics are the key! We’ll train both cues without causing frustration or confusion. There will be simple step-by-step instructions. You can follow the steps at home in a very small space, with no special equipment. Then we’ll take the concepts outdoors into the big spaces of the real world.

WEBSITE LINK:  https://www.fenzidogsportsacademy.com/index.php/self-study/webinars

Join Vu Le (Nonprofit AF and Community-Centric Fundraising) and Crystal Hayling (The Libra Foundation) for a fun and informal chat about the good, bad, and ugly of foundations’ response to the pandemic, protests, elections, etc., as well as what they hope to see in 2021.

WEBSITE LINK: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_pkVCzUrfQiCfdZMYMRxefA

Presented by Gary Block, DVM, MS, DACVIM
8 pm ET/5 pm PT, Wednesday, December 9, 2020

This webinar is pending approval for 1.5 hours of RACE CE
credit for both veterinarians and veterinary technicians. 

Registration is FREE for HSVMA members.

During this webinar, Dr. Block will explore the financial barriers to obtaining veterinary care that many pet owners are facing. Several possible solutions will be considered. The following topics will be covered during this webinar:

• Description and clinical examples of the concepts of Standard of Care medicine and how understanding these may be critical to improving access to care
• Review of the role some veterinary schools are planning in trying to educate students in the concepts of Incremental Care/Spectrum of Care
• Guide to creating a financial assistance algorithm for your hospital and resources that provide support to pet owners in need

If you are not a veterinary professional (veterinarian, veterinary technician, veterinary or veterinary technician student), we welcome your participation in the webinar for a one-time fee. Please call 530-759-8106 or email info@hsvma.org to complete the registration.

PRESENTER: Gary Block, DVM, MS, DACVIM

Dr. Gary Block attended vet school at Cornell University. He then completed an internship at Angell Memorial Animal Hospital in Boston and obtained his residency training in internal medicine at Purdue University. He became board certified in small animal internal medicine in 1994. In 1997, he obtained a Masters degree from the Tufts Center for Animals and Public Policy, focusing his thesis on the teaching of veterinary ethics.

Dr. Block is past-president of the Rhode Island Veterinary Medical Association, the Humane Society Veterinary Medical Association and the Society for Veterinary Medical Ethics. He helped found the Rhode Island Pets in Need Clinic-a full-service general practice that caters to low income pet owners He is co-owner of Ocean State Veterinary Specialists—a 50-doctor referral and emergency hospital in Rhode Island.

WEBSITE LINK: https://hsvma.memberclicks.net/webinar—accesstoveterinarycare