Sentences with phrase «on shelter behavior»

«Kelley Bollen's seminar on shelter behavior was a tremendous learning experience for me.

Maddie's ® Shelter Medicine Program at Cornell University co-hosted a 2 - day conference featuring experts on shelter behavior, disease, emergency care and shelter management.

Not exact matches

They are beginning to offer services above and beyond shelter: training in household management, daily monitoring of lifestyle habits like drug use, directed job - searches, organized support groups and pep - sessions and sanctions on miscreant behavior.

«Spay / neuter protects pet health, improves pet behavior and lessens the burden on animal shelters and taxpayers,» says Gina Gardner, President of the Humane Society of Tulsa.

Decisions on size, coat type, potential health problems, ease of training, need for exercise, behavior, temperament, and attitude made before you see that litter of pups or visit a pet store or shelter will help make a good decision on the animal that will share your home.

This further sets the stage for abusive behavior toward the pet, severe neglect and / or abandoning the dog on a roadside or at the local animal shelter.

If you have a copy of the text Animal Behavior for Shelter Veterinarians and Staff, open it to the chapters focused on feline housing and feline enrichment, where you will find tons of great ideas and information.

We offer and refer to resources on rehoming, low cost vet care, behavior resources (we have our own behavior helpline and offer training classes), and any number of ways that an animal can get help without ever having to come into a shelter.

June is «Adopt a Shelter Cat Month» and Animal Behavior College (ABC) is commemorating the occasion by offering a Continuing Education Program (CEP) on cat management and training.

You will be able to consult and advise them on defensive handling and safety, understanding shelter stress points and assessing canine behavior.

Steve Appelbaum on Shelter Dogs Interview With Nan Talleno on «Teacher's Pet» Recently, Animal Behavior College President and CEO Steve Appelbaum appeared on «Teacher's Pet,» a podcast hosted by ABC graduate Nan Talleno, ABCDT.

Petfinder even brings seminars on animal behavior and shelter care to its members across the country, since many are unable to travel very far.

They'll offer advice on behavior issues and access to low - cost veterinary care and pet food if those are the reasons an animal is being turned in to the shelter.

Behavior Hotlines: Some shelters with behaviorists on staff are opening behavior help desks where anyone can call and receive free behaviorBehavior Hotlines: Some shelters with behaviorists on staff are opening behavior help desks where anyone can call and receive free behaviorbehavior help desks where anyone can call and receive free behaviorbehavior advice.

It was here, in a shelter environment *, where my interest in animal training progressed into the desire to focus more specifically on behavior modification.

Past president of both the New Hampshire and New England Federations of Humane Societies, Troughton is a guest blogger on human dynamics in animal welfare and the author of the chapter on working with adopters in Animal Behavior for Shelter Veterinarians and Staff.

The new television, radio, print, outdoor and Web ads, created pro bono by Draftfcb Chicago, focus on the relationship between shelter pets and their owners by featuring pets observing their human's quirky yet loveable behaviors, concluding with the message that, «A person is the best thing to happen to a shelter pet.»

She has also trained both dogs and people in animal shelters, lectured on dog behaviour at the Society of Veterinary Behavior Technicians conference and is the NW Coordinator and presenter for Doggone Safe, which teaches dog bite prevention classes to school aged children.

b) Offering advice on pet behaviors with the intention of minimizing the rate at which people relinquish their pets to shelters.

Kelley Bollen, MS, CABC and Behavioral Consultant for Maddie's ® Shelter Medicine Program at Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, gives a must see presentation on Behavior Modification in the Shelter at the 2012 ASPCA / Maddie's ® Shelter Medicine Conference.

Dr. Sheila Segurson D'Arpino completed veterinary school and then a specialty - training program in animal behavior with a focus on sheltered pets at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine in 1996 and 2005, respectively.

How Stress is Sabotaging Your Cat Adoption Efforts, its companion webcast, How Stress is Sabotaging Your Dog Adoption Efforts, and future webcasts on preventing and treating stress and the behavior problems it can cause, are all part of an ongoing series of educational programs from Maddie's Institute, the academic division of Maddie's Fund, providing the most innovative animal welfare information to shelter staff, veterinarians, rescue groups and community members to increase the lifesaving of homeless dogs and cats community - wide.

That's the size of the dedicated volunteer force at PAWS Chicago, a shelter that includes a state - of - the - art Adoption Center that finds homes for nearly 6,000 pets annually; the Lurie Spay / Neuter Clinic and the GusMobile, which spays and neuters 18,000 pets each year for low - income families; and, on top of all that, PAWS Chicago also has a cutting edge shelter medicine and behavior program.

Shelter Medicine Hands - On Workshop: How to Teach Shelter Dogs Three Simple Cues to Maximize Their Adoptability Dr. Sara Bennett, Dr. Niwako Ogata, Melinda Cotton Fee: $ 15 / participant (2 CE) Limit: 40 participants, 24 observers (no fee) Session attendees will learn about and observe three basic training exercises being applied to shelter dogs that will help to improve the dog's behavior, presentation to the public, and consequently, its adoptaShelter Medicine Hands - On Workshop: How to Teach Shelter Dogs Three Simple Cues to Maximize Their Adoptability Dr. Sara Bennett, Dr. Niwako Ogata, Melinda Cotton Fee: $ 15 / participant (2 CE) Limit: 40 participants, 24 observers (no fee) Session attendees will learn about and observe three basic training exercises being applied to shelter dogs that will help to improve the dog's behavior, presentation to the public, and consequently, its adoptaShelter Dogs Three Simple Cues to Maximize Their Adoptability Dr. Sara Bennett, Dr. Niwako Ogata, Melinda Cotton Fee: $ 15 / participant (2 CE) Limit: 40 participants, 24 observers (no fee) Session attendees will learn about and observe three basic training exercises being applied to shelter dogs that will help to improve the dog's behavior, presentation to the public, and consequently, its adoptashelter dogs that will help to improve the dog's behavior, presentation to the public, and consequently, its adoptability.

«Now our focus is on assisting other local animal shelters reduce the number of animals euthanized for medical and behavior reasons in San Diego County.»

To some degree, these things will depend on the dog's age and breed, but problem behaviors may be what landed them in the shelter in the first place.

Certified Veterinary Behavior Specialist Dr. Sheila D'Arpino has worked with shelter pets since the 1990s, and seen the harmful effects stress can have on them.

«Registration now open for on - line course in shelter animal behavior and welfare Main When posting to Twitter becomes a disaster for pet adoption groups»

Most learn how to work with animals through apprenticeships with established trainers, volunteering at animal shelters, attending seminars on training and behavior and training their own animals.

The Irvine, California, shelter has been the subject of a lot of criticism in the last several months, and the city brought in a shelter - medicine consultant who trained at the UC Davis program to weigh in on the issues of euthanasia and behavior evaluations.

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Dr. Laurie Wright, who received the Maddie's ® Graduate Certificate in Shelter Medicine in 2013, presented recent research at this year's Veterinary Behavior Symposium preceding the AVMA Annual Convention in Boston, MA on an unexpected byproduct of behavior assessment in shelteShelter Medicine in 2013, presented recent research at this year's Veterinary Behavior Symposium preceding the AVMA Annual Convention in Boston, MA on an unexpected byproduct of behavior assessment in sheltBehavior Symposium preceding the AVMA Annual Convention in Boston, MA on an unexpected byproduct of behavior assessment in sheltbehavior assessment in sheltershelter cats.

Throughout college, Taylor focused her education on companion animal behavior and spent countless hours at local animal shelters facilitating adoptions.

Behavior consultations are scheduled on - site at the shelter or in your home!

Not only does our foster program maximize the number of animals rescued and saved, it allows LA Animal Services to care for animals who would be difficult to care for in our shelter environment - orphaned or shy kittens or dogs needing one - on - one behavior rehabilitation.

Such litters can have a positive impact on a cat's general health and well - being and save thousands of cats from losing their homes and landing in shelters as a result of undiagnosed medical issues, which are often incorrectly labeled as deviant litter box behavior.

The Training & Behavior Center is located on the second floor of the shelter (take the stairs or the elevator then look to your left) at 2323 55th Street in Boulder.

Conduct behavior and temperament evaluations on animals while in the shelter and prior to their placement in the adoption kennels, transfer to outside agencies or euthanasia.

Dr. Yin is an internationally - acclaimed veterinarian and applied animal behaviorist who lectures and teaches workshops to dog trainers, shelter workers, and veterinary staff, and is the author of three books including a veterinary textbook and DVD set on behavior.

We do not impose a time limit on an animal's stay and strive to find new ways to treat animals with medical or behavior problems, as well as enrich the pets in our shelters.

Assesses the general health of the shelter animals on a regular basis for signs of stress, illness, injury, aggressive tendencies (either towards humans or other animals) and abnormal behaviors.

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From our state - of - the - art medical team and the compassionate and knowledgeable shelter staff, to the experts on our Pet Behavior Team, our animals truly get a second chance.

In this issue: stopping behavior problems before they start, #PPGSummit 2017 - a full report, harnesses - why to use them and how to choose one, a dog's perceptual abilities and the impact these might have on behavior, from «difficult» shelter dog two days from euthanasia to Rally and trick dog champion, canine anxiety, the world of wolfdogs, overcoming fear of humans (a feline case study), a Thoroughbred's life after racing, a lesson in compassion for professional behavior consultants, and getting shock off the table — quotes from the experts.

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She has worked in animal shelters with many breeds, on behavior issues, as an adoption counselor, and as a trainer.

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She encouraged shelters to make decisions about dogs based on the animals» behavior and temperament, not on lack of space or length of stay in the facility, and to match people with particular dogs to increase the chances of successful adoption.

Development of a behavior service to help shelters improve the welfare and adoptability of dogs and cats by conducting research on various housing and management arrangements that affect animal behavior; helping shelters customize the training and behavior rehabilitation of their animals in preparation for adoption; and working with shelters to market adoptable cats and dogs in order to reach the no - kill goal.

Our goal is to build a no - kill shelter on enough land to house not only «adoptable» animals, but «treatable» ones as well — those who need medical care or behavior modification to become adoptable.