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  • Webinar – 7/30/20 – #meatballfeelings: Creative Uses of Food Rewards – FDSA (fee applies)

    Webinar – 7/30/20 – #meatballfeelings: Creative Uses of Food Rewards – FDSA (fee applies)

    Date: Thursday, July 30, 2020
    Time: 3pm Pacific Time (Click here for time at FDSA (Pacific Time).
    Fee: $19.95 – Registration required PRIOR to scheduled presentation time.

    Calling all foodies! Well, I mean foodie dogs, of course! A lot of times, trainers will use toys for easily rewarding at a distance or for increasing arousal, especially in agility. But, what if your dog doesn’t like toys? What if toys create so much conflict for your learner that it’s counterproductive to your training? In this webinar, Megan will go over how she uses food in all the same ways she could use a toy. If you’re feeling like all you ever do is hand your dog a cookie, and would like to add more variety, then this webinar is for you!

    Megan’s video examples will be agility-related, but these clever & creative cookie applications can be applied to any type of training session!

    Megan will talk about the application of:

    • Food Robots
    • Different types of Food Toys
    • Creating or Lowering Arousal with Food Reinforcers
    • Dish, Cookie Jars, & Stashing
    • Comparisons of using Toys vs Food

    * Click here to register **

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

  • Webinar – 7/22/20 – More Than a Thank You: Donor Acknowledgements That Delight – Network for Good

    Webinar – 7/22/20 – More Than a Thank You: Donor Acknowledgements That Delight – Network for Good

    One of the most important moments in the donor’s journey is when you thank them for their gift. You can thank them with a standard (templated) acknowledgment letter. Or, you can truly warm and delight your donors with thoughtful (and easy) multichannel acknowledgments.  

     In our webinar, we’ll talk about engaging, new ways to acknowledge donors, using tools like… 

    • Personalized videos 
    • Heartfelt acknowledgment letters 
    • Shout-outs on social media 
    • And more!

    Join Network for Good’s Lead Fundraising Coach Kimberly O’Donnell and Customer Marketing Manager Liz Ragland as they rank donor acknowledgment techniques and trends. You’ll learn how to make a lasting impression that will help boost donor retention.

     

    Kimberly O’Donnell, MS, CFRE

    Lead Fundraising Coach
    Network for Good
    Kimberly is a seasoned fundraising and nonprofit leader. She has spent nearly 25 years blending fundraising, marketing, and sales principles to scale dollars raised and strengthen donor and stakeholder engagement. Working as a fundraiser for small and mid-sized organizations, she has exceeded every goal given and leveraged best practices to make each fundraising activity a better version of the last.

    Liz Ragland

    Customer Marketing Manager, Network for Good
    Liz Ragland is the Customer Marketing Manager at Network for Good. Prior to joining Network for Good, Liz worked in communications, marketing, and development serving nonprofits in the arts, advocacy, and association spaces in Seattle, Oklahoma City, and Washington, DC.
  • Webinar – 7/26/20 – Just step away from the scalpel….most of the time! Using the 2016 ACVIM consensus statement for management and treatment of urolithiasis in dogs and cats – VetGirl/Hill’s

    Webinar – 7/26/20 – Just step away from the scalpel….most of the time! Using the 2016 ACVIM consensus statement for management and treatment of urolithiasis in dogs and cats – VetGirl/Hill’s

    In this complimentary VETgirl–Hill’s veterinary nutrition webinar, Dr. Sheri Ross, DVM, DACVIM, PhD discusses the management and treatment of urolithiasis in dogs and cats. Traditionally, uroliths have been managed with surgery. However, depending on location, size, number and composition of the uroliths, less invasive techniques may be equally as effective. Learn what options there are and how to help minimize recurrence of uroliths.

    Thanks to sponsorship from Hill’s Pet Nutrition, this webinar is free to all!

    Thanks to generous support from Hill’s Pet Nutrition, attend all 12 VETgirl nutrition webinars in 2020-2021 for a nutrition certification. To learn more about our nutrition certificate program as well as other VETgirl certificate programs, please click HERE.

    Not a VETgirl ELITE member? VETgirl ELITE members receive 100+ hours of RACE-approved, online veterinary CE/year ($249). That way, you know that you have flexibility to view any of our webinars (including small animal, large animal, veterinary technician, leadership, and listen to our podcasts when you have time.

    All the webinars are recorded and can be viewed 24/7 after their release date for CE credit. If you’re watching the recording later on, don’t forget to take the CE quiz with it when you’re done to get your CE certificate! Don’t see the quiz? Please check our our HELP CENTER for answers for important information, specific quiz information here!

    *Note: Viewing this webinar is for individual use only; VETgirl webinars are not designed nor meant to be viewed in a group setting due to RACE-CE audit purposes. Inappropriate sharing or viewing of the webinar may result in revoking of membership.

    RACE-CE provider name: VETgirl, LLC
    RACE Provider number: 785
    RACE Program number: 42081/42082

    This program has been approved for continuing education credit in jurisdictions which recognize AAVSB RACE approval; however participants should be aware that some boards have limitations on the number of hours accepted in certain categories and/or restrictions on certain methods of delivery of continuing education. Call VETgirl (858.859.1838) for further questions.

    WEBSITE LINK:  https://vetgirlontherun.com/webinars/july-26-2020-just-step-away-from-the-scalpel-most-of-the-time-using-the-2016-acvim-consensus-statement-for-management-and-treatment-of-urolithiasis-in-dogs-and-cats/

  • Online Event – 7/23/20 – Ken Ramirez and Emily Larlham – Trick Training and Working with Multiple Dogs – Karen Pryor Academy

    Online Event – 7/23/20 – Ken Ramirez and Emily Larlham – Trick Training and Working with Multiple Dogs – Karen Pryor Academy

    LIVE FROM THE RANCH

    Join Ken Ramirez, KPCT’s Chief Training Officer, for a free hour-long virtual event live from The Ranch on Thursday, July 23 at 12:00 pm (PT). Ken will be joined by Emily Larlham to talk about trick training and working with multiple dogs.

    Ken Ramirez

    Ken is the EVP and Chief Training Officer at Karen Pryor Clicker Training, co-leading the company with Aaron Clayton. Ken oversees the vision for, and development of, training education programs. You will usually find Ken teaching at a ClickerExpo conference, leading a course at the Karen Pryor National Training Center (The Ranch), or teaching one of the Karen Pryor Academy courses.A 40+ year veteran of animal care and training, Ken is a biologist and behaviorist who has supervised the development care and training of more than 40,000 species. He has worked with organizations across the globe to improve animal training, program effectiveness, and animal health and welfare. Ken’s diverse body of contributions includes designing and implementing conservation projects for elephant protection and spearheading projects to train everything from komodo dragons to butterflies. Ken’s extensive canine work includes working with trainers, organizations, and federal and state agencies on training procedures for topics including aggression, search-and-rescue, and scent detection.

    Ken has written/edited two successful books, taught at a major university, hosted two successful seasons of the television series Talk to the Animals, and was EVP of animal care and training at Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium. When he’s not doing cool stuff with animals and people, you might find Ken at a NY theater or at any movie screening.

    Emily Larlham

    Emily Larlham runs the dog training business Dogmantics Dog Training in San Diego, California.  She is known for her Youtube Channel ‘Kikopup’ where she has posted over 300 free in-depth dog training tutorials.  She believes that by putting out free training tutorials that don’t involve any forms of physical or psychological intimidation, it will not only effect how people treat animals but also how people treat other human beings.

    Emily began her training career as an animal care-giver in a shelter 16 years ago where she met her dog training mentor Kyle Rayon.  After meeting Kyle, Emily quit her job and became an apprentice.  After many years of study, learning from both human and thousands of canine mentors, she began her own business.  She combines her artistic background and training skills to invent creative, fast and reliable ways to solve problem behaviors as well as train complex behaviors and tricks.  She has been invited to conduct seminars on her techniques for training dogs in North and South America, Europe, Africa, Australia and Asia.  She has also spoken at conferences such as  ClickerExpo, APDT Australia, the PPG Summit and the Art and Science of Animal Training Conference.

    WEBSITE LINK:  https://theranch.clickertraining.com/live/#next

  • Webinar – 7/28/20 – The Veterinary Practice of Now and the Future: Telehealth & COVID-19 – Fear Free

    Webinar – 7/28/20 – The Veterinary Practice of Now and the Future: Telehealth & COVID-19 – Fear Free

    COVID-19 has forever changed the way that veterinary practices care for pets and interact with their valued clients. How will your veterinary practice adapt and transform to face the challenges of today and anticipate the needs of the future? Tanya Cooper, director of veterinary sales at BabelBark, will highlight items that successful practices are doing now and things to consider as we move toward recovery.

    Learn how you can:
    – Use Telehealth and Remote Patient Monitoring to enhance care
    – Create a Virtual Veterinary Care team
    – Increase profitability & build new revenue streams

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

  • Webinar – 7/29/20 – FosterSpace- Innovative Technology to Save More Lives! – National Kitten Coalition

    Webinar – 7/29/20 – FosterSpace- Innovative Technology to Save More Lives! – National Kitten Coalition

    Are you struggling to effectively manage and communicate with your fosters? Do you wish you had technology to manage hundreds of animals in foster without all of the hassles that come with managing foster programs at scale? What if you could send and receive text messages right from a dashboard, and see requests and needs from fosters all in one place? What if you could communicate via text or email to groups of fosters and manage invitations to events and meet and greets?

    Join us to learn about the revolutionary Fosterspace functionality launched by the team at Doobert. We’ll discuss how technology can help you scale your program and automate the time consuming tasks. We will share how technology can help you turn your into adoption advocates and how to set up a Foster Next program to always have ready and available volunteers.

    Guest Speaker: Chris Roy from Doobert

    Click here to register for this free webinar!

    WEBSITE LINK:  https://kittencoalition.org/event/webinar-fosterspace-innovative-technology-to-save-more-lives/

  • Webinar – 7/27/20 – Kitten Bottle-Feeding 101 – National Kitten Coalition

    Webinar – 7/27/20 – Kitten Bottle-Feeding 101 – National Kitten Coalition

    How much do I feed a kitten? How often? How much? How do I mix the formula? There are so many things to learn when it comes to feeding a tiny kitten. In this webinar we will teach you the basics on how to safely bottle-feed a neonatal kitten and help it grow!

    This kitten life-saving project was made possible in part through a generous Grant from The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®.

    WEBSITE LINK:  https://kittencoalition.org/event/webinar-kitten-bottle-feeding-101/

  • Online Meeting – Fridays – Animal Welfare Leadership Round Up – Hosted by Maddie’s Fund

    Online Meeting – Fridays – Animal Welfare Leadership Round Up – Hosted by Maddie’s Fund

    These calls are for executive and leadership level staff. 150 to 200 shelter professionals, national leaders and shelter veterinarians typically participate and we discuss everything from disaster and emergency relief planning, to creating more diverse, equitable and inclusive organizations, to addressing the realities of budget reductions and the need to pivot to better serve people and animals.

    Link to join meeting (note this has changed!)

    https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88202883764?pwd=SllHbERMOForNGRicENtZmlRVjZQdz09

    NEW Passcode: 063339


    NEW Meeting ID: 882 0288 3764

    NEW One tap mobile
    +16699006833,,88202883764#,,,,,,0#,,063339# US (San Jose)
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    NEW Dial by your location
            +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)
            +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)
            +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)
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    Meeting ID: 882 0288 3764


    Passcode: 063339
    Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kcmoj0x89

    MEETING LINK:  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88202883764?pwd=SllHbERMOForNGRicENtZmlRVjZQdz09

  • Online Meeting – Fridays – Animal Welfare Leadership Round Up – Hosted by Maddie’s Fund

    Online Meeting – Fridays – Animal Welfare Leadership Round Up – Hosted by Maddie’s Fund

    Register for 2021: https://bit.ly/3s2SYgi

    You need only register once to attend each recurring meeting throughout the year.

    WATCH REPLAYS: https://forum.maddiesfund.org/communityconversations

    These calls are for executive and leadership level staff. 150 to 200 shelter professionals, national leaders and shelter veterinarians typically participate and we discuss everything from disaster and emergency relief planning, to creating more diverse, equitable and inclusive organizations, to addressing the realities of budget reductions and the need to pivot to better serve people and animals.

    Have someone in mind who would make a great speaker for HASS? Submit this form: https://www.humananimalsupportservices.org/connections-form/

    MEETING LINK: https://bit.ly/3s2SYgi

  • Online Meeting – Fridays – Animal Welfare Leadership Round Up – Hosted by Maddie’s Fund

    Online Meeting – Fridays – Animal Welfare Leadership Round Up – Hosted by Maddie’s Fund

    Register for 2021: https://bit.ly/3s2SYgi

    You need only register once to attend each recurring meeting throughout the year.

    WATCH REPLAYS: https://forum.maddiesfund.org/communityconversations

    These calls are for executive and leadership level staff. 150 to 200 shelter professionals, national leaders and shelter veterinarians typically participate and we discuss everything from disaster and emergency relief planning, to creating more diverse, equitable and inclusive organizations, to addressing the realities of budget reductions and the need to pivot to better serve people and animals.

    Have someone in mind who would make a great speaker for HASS? Submit this form: https://www.humananimalsupportservices.org/connections-form/

    MEETING LINK: https://bit.ly/3s2SYgi