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Six Client Tips for Puppy Socialization

Six Client Tips for Puppy Socialization

Veterinarians often recommend that new puppy owners actively socialize their puppy during the sensitive socialization period. Well-intentioned pet parents may take that general guidance and inadvertently create, not prevent, problems. In this webinar, Jacqueline Neilson, DVM, DACVB, demonstrates how sharing six socialization principles will allow veterinary staff to help owners make wise choices for socialization that promote the pups’ emotional and physical wellbeing.

Our Practice Became Fear Free Certified, So Can Yours!

Our Practice Became Fear Free Certified, So Can Yours!

In this webinar, Monique Feyrecilde, BA, LVT, VTS (Behavior), will tell the story of her hospital’s journey through Practice Certification from start to finish. Learn where to start, how to create an SOP and referral community, what to expect during your onsite visit, and more.

Sight Serenity: Considerations for a Tranquil Visual Experience

Sight Serenity: Considerations for a Tranquil Visual Experience

In this final webinar of a three-part series, Jacqueline Neilson, DVM, DACVB, reviews how cats and dogs have different visual experiences than humans do in the same environment. She explains why ignoring those differences can often trigger fear, anxiety, and stress in our patient population. By understanding their perspective, we can provide a more tranquil visual experience for our patients during veterinary visits and thereby improve their overall emotional experience.

Non-Pharmacologic Options for Veterinary Visit Anxiety: An Evidenced-Based Review

Non-Pharmacologic Options for Veterinary Visit Anxiety: An Evidenced-Based Review

Lisa Radosta, DVM, DACVB, covers the various non-pharmacological treatments for veterinary visit anxiety and reviews the evidence behind each of these options.

Canine Allergic Dermatitis: Creating a Higher Quality of Life for Everyone Involved

Canine Allergic Dermatitis: Creating a Higher Quality of Life for Everyone Involved

What better way to decrease stress than by increasing quality of life? In this webinar, Dana Liska, DVM, DACVD, expands the discussion surrounding canine allergic dermatitis and the stress chronic disease causes for dogs and for owners and veterinarians caring for them. She looks at data supporting an improved quality of life for everyone involved in the veterinarian-client-patient relationship.

Canine Allergic Dermatitis: Creating a Higher Quality of Life for Everyone Involved

Canine Allergic Dermatitis: Creating a Higher Quality of Life for Everyone Involved

What better way to decrease stress than by increasing quality of life? In this webinar, Dana Liska, DVM, DACVD, expands the discussion surrounding canine allergic dermatitis and the stress chronic disease causes for dogs and for owners and veterinarians caring for them. She looks at data supporting an improved quality of life for everyone involved in the veterinarian-client-patient relationship.

Fear Free on a Budget

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Fear Free on a Budget

Listen to Practice Certification Manager Dr. Rachel Abrams for tips on how many Practice Certification standards can be met with little to no strain on your budget.

Kitten Socialization: Do Kittens Need Kindergarten?

Kitten Socialization: Do Kittens Need Kindergarten?

Getting kittens off to a good start lays the foundation for an adulthood free of fear, anxiety, and stress. But just what does a “good start” mean? What exactly is kitten socialization? What role does genetics play, and what should we be doing for our kitten patients? In this webinar, Dr. Krista Sirois answers these questions and discuss the benefits of establishing a Kitty Kindergarten program in your clinic for your patients, pet parents, and your team.

Understanding Medical Conditions and Pain

Although animal trainers can typically recognize the external signs of an animal in serious pain or distress, they are not necessarily aware of what’s going on inside the animal’s body and how it can affect their behavior. This module will discuss common conditions as well as take an in-depth look at pain management strategies and the effects of pain and stress on an animal.

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

This module is divided into three lessons.

Lesson One: Medical Conditions and Special Considerations When Training
Lesson Two: Understanding Pain: Effects, Signs, and Treatments
Lesson Three: Stress and Its Impact on Body and Welfare

How Fear Free and Best Practices Go Hand in Hand in Shelters

How Fear Free and Best Practices Go Hand in Hand in Shelters

Implementing best practices in shelters means less animals enter the shelter and if they do, the shelter operates within their capacity for care. In this webinar, Dr. Sara Pizano, Fear Free Certified Professional and animal welfare strategist, discusses how a Fear Free experience in the shelter must be top priority and can only be achieved when the shelter is operating efficiently and all resources used strategically. Tune in to learn how Fear Free and best practices are intricately woven together.

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