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Reducing Dog Bites by Understanding the Secret Language of Dogs

Reducing Dog Bites by Understanding the Secret Language of Dogs

Dog bites and injury to veterinarians, staff, and pet professionals are often considered an occupational hazard. Many of the situations that may result in a dog bite can be prevented by understanding the language and emotions of dogs.

Celebrity dog trainer and author Victoria Stilwell discusses dog body language, behavior, and how to safely interact with dogs as part of National Dog Bite Prevention Week.

Stilwell is joined by State Farm Brand Specialist Heather Paul, who discusses dog bite insurance claims data for 2018, dog bite liability, and how the insurance company is working to reduce dog-related injuries as a member of the Dog Bite Prevention Coalition.

Sponsored by State Farm

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Establishing & Strengthening Trainer Relationships with Veterinary Practices

Establishing & Strengthening Trainer Relationships With Veterinary Practices

Establishing a relationship with a trainer is a great way to set your current and future clients up for success, increase revenues, and help to eliminate pet relinquishment and euthanasia. While it may be simple to find a trainer in your area, finding one who fits with your style, needs, and scheduling can become difficult. Dr. Marty Becker, founder of Fear Free, and Mikkel Becker, Lead Animal Trainer for Fear Free, team up to walk you through the process of finding a trainer who fits your practice needs.

Reducing Fear in Veterinary Dentistry for Pets & Pet Owners

Reducing Fear in Veterinary Dentistry for Pets & Pet Owners

In this webinar, Heidi Lobprise, DVM, Diplomate AVDC, will show you how to apply the core concepts of Fear Free to make sure pets get the dental care they need. Sponsored by Zoetis.

Infectious Conditions: What Trainers Need to Know

Course Overview

In this module, we will review the signs and risk factors associated with infectious diseases in dogs and cats. We will cover how to minimize disease risk when training pets as well as how to properly disinfect and manage the training environment.

This module has been approved for 1.5 RACE CEU and 1 CEU from CCPDT, IAABC and KPA.

The one-hour course is only for trainers with renewal credits and costs 1 credit.

Lesson One: Common infectious diseases of dogs and cats

After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

  • Recognize possible signs for various types of infectious diseases in dogs and cats
  • List common modes of transmission

Lesson Two: Minimizing disease risk when training

At the end of this lesson, you will be able to:

  • Identify ways of minimizing the spread of disease in the training setting
  • Recognize the components of a clean environment and how to achieve it
  • Identify when to liaise with veterinary professionals over preventative health concerns

Certified Practice Member Exclusive: Highlights of Feline Communication & Natural Behavior

Postcards from the Cat: Highlights of Feline Communication & Natural Behavior

Learn about the facets of feline communication and behavior, as it relates to working and living with this truly fascinating species.

Dr. Marie Hopfensperger is one of two board-certified veterinary behaviorists in the state of Michigan. She graduated with honors from the College of Veterinary Medicine at Michigan State University in 2009. She was a small animal primary care veterinarian in northern Michigan before returning to academia to pursue her passion for behavior. She completed a non-traditional residency, spending time at North Carolina State University and Michigan State University. She has taught primary care and behavior medicine at Michigan State since 2013. Her areas of interest are behavioral medication, aggression, and feline inappropriate urination. Her household includes a human son, two cats, two dogs, two parakeets, and a rabbit, most of whom were adopted from area shelters.

Certified Practice Member Exclusive: Sharing Best Practices from 2018

Take a Penny, Leave a Penny: Sharing Best Practices from 2018

As a Fear Free Certified Practice, you are already doing so many great things to safeguard the emotional wellbeing of your patients, clients, and care team. What better way to ring in the new year than to hear and see what unique and creative hacks your Fear Free Certified Practices colleagues have come up with? You don’t have to do anything! Just sit back, relax, enjoy, and be inspired!

Communicating Fear Free to Pet Owners: Why It Matters

Communicating Fear Free to Pet Owners: Why It Matters

If you’re not sure what “Clients are made aware of Fear Free tools and techniques” means or not sure why it matters, then join Practice Certification Manager, Dr. Rachel Abrams for a down-n-dirty discussion of what this looks like and why it made its way into the Practice Certification standards.

Fear Free Companion Animal Euthanasia Course

Every pet’s final visit to the veterinarian should be as Fear Free as the first. In this one-hour module, you will learn how to utilize pre-planning to create a meaningful and low-stress experience for pet and owner. It will cover uses of pre-euthanasia sedation and anesthesia to give the pet a gentle euthanasia and the benefits and downsides of different euthanasia techniques. Also explored will be the dangers of compassion fatigue and how to prevent or alleviate it.

This course was written by Kathleen Cooney, DVM, MS, CHPV, founder of the Companion Animal Euthanasia Training Academy.

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