Maddie’s Weekly Roundup: Re-register for Weekly Community Conversations, Camp Maddie recordings and more!
Happy Monday! Below is a brief roundup of resources added over the past week. Camp Maddie: Behavior Edition session recordings now available on-demand!Maddie’s Fund® recently hosted Camp Maddie, a two-day online event focusing on dog behavior. We’re happy to share that sessions are now available for you to learn at your leisure on Maddie’s® University! Whether you missed it the first time or just want a refresher, these informative sessions may be just what your organization needs it… Learn More Continue...
Camp Maddie: Behavior Edition session recordings now available on-demand!
Maddie’s Fund® recently hosted Camp Maddie, a two-day online event focusing on dog behavior. We’re happy to share that sessions are now available for you to learn at your leisure on Maddie’s® University! Whether you missed it the first time or just want a refresher, these informative sessions may be just what your organization needs it take its dog behavior knowledge to the next level. Featured sessions include: Risk Assessment of Dogs with a History of Aggressive Behavior with Chris Pachel, DVM, DACVB, CABC...
It’s Animal Care & Control Appreciation Week!
Celebrate National Animal Control Officer Appreciation Week this April 14-20, 2024! It’s a week when communities are encouraged to learn about what the job of animal control really entails and to be grateful for those who do them. We thought it fitting to highlight the excellent Maddie’s® University course authored by National Animal Care & Control Association (NACA), “NACA Field Services Series: Canine Behavior in the Field.” This course first focuses on understanding what a dog may be communicating through...
Maddie’s Weekly Roundup: Understanding intake diversion with data, ACO Appreciation Week and more!
Happy Monday! Below is a brief roundup of resources added over the past week. It’s Animal Care & Control Appreciation Week!Celebrate National Animal Control Officer Appreciation Week April 14-20, 2024. It’s a week when communities are encouraged to learn about what the job of animal control really entails and to be grateful for those who do them. Learn More Strengthen your animal behavior knowledge with Maddie’s® Monthly Behavior ConnectionIf you’re looking to bring new ideas to your organizations about dog and...
Strengthen your animal behavior knowledge with Maddie’s Monthly Behavior Connection
If you’re looking to bring new ideas to your organizations about dog and cat behavior then look no further than Maddie’s® Monthly Behavior Connection. This monthly webcast is held on the fourth Thursday of the month at 12PM PT/3PM ET and is an opportunity hear from speakers about behavior medications, modifying animal behavior, assessing and improving animal well-being (welfare) and how organizations successfully provide behavior support to dogs and cats. On April 25, join Dr. Jill Sackman for “Assessment and Treatment...
Using community data to understand intake diversion of Owner Surrendered Animals
How do we reduce relinquishment to animal shelters? In the U.S. and Canada, approximately 25-30% of animals that enter shelters are surrendered by owners. However, despite many shelters and rescues providing various pet support services for the past few decades, there has been little demonstrable reduction in owner surrendered animals. Currently, many animal shelters use data collected at intake, such as surrender reasons, to create programs that aim to support pet owners to keep their pets. Join us as we dive deeper into this topic on April...
Maddie’s Weekly Roundup: Maddie’s Monthly Foster Connection, DEI survey and more!
Happy Monday! Below is a brief roundup of resources added over the past week. Supercharge your foster program with Maddie’s Monthly Foster ConnectionIf you’re looking to bring new ideas to your organizations foster program, then look no further than Maddie’s® Monthly Foster Connection. This monthly webcast held on the first Thursday of the month at 12PM PT/3PM ET is an opportunity to discuss successful foster innovations and programs, collaborate with others in the field, answer questions and… Learn More Take the...
Supercharge your foster program with Maddie’s Monthly Foster Connection
If you’re looking to bring new ideas to your organizations foster program, then look no further than Maddie’s® Monthly Foster Connection. This monthly webcast held on the first Thursday of the month at 12PM PT/3PM ET is an opportunity to discuss successful foster innovations and programs, collaborate with others in the field, answer questions and talk through complex foster-related issues. This event is for foster managers and coordinators, and any staff who are interested in learning about what’s working in foster...
Maddie’s Weekly Roundup: Dog field trip benefits, webcasts galore and more!
Happy Monday! Below is a brief roundup of resources added over the past week. How one shelter is using a field trip program to rally their community“One of the best things we could have done for our shelter was create our Paws Around the Pee Dee program,” says Wendy Ransome, a foster coordinator, data manager and volunteer from Darlington County Humane Society in Darlington, South Carolina. (Pee Dee is a region in the northeast corner of South Carolina, which lies along… Learn More These upcoming webcasts will put a spring...
How one shelter is using a field trip program to rally their community
“One of the best things we could have done for our shelter was create our Paws Around the Pee Dee program,” says Wendy Ransome, a foster coordinator, data manager and volunteer from Darlington County Humane Society in Darlington, South Carolina. (Pee Dee is a region in the northeast corner of South Carolina, which lies along the Pee Dee River.) The foster field trip program was developed when Ransome took the Short Term Foster and Field Trips Online Instructor-Led Course through Maddie’s® University and the shelter...
