How do I use Thinkific?
About your instructor, Trish McMillan
Perma Zoom link for all meetings, every second Thursday at 10 AM or 7 PM EST (you may attend either or both meetings!)
Meeting dates for 2025
Introduction
Facebook group link for discussion
Perma Zoom link for all meetings, every second Wednesday at 10 AM or 7 PM EST (you may attend either or both meetings!)
ASV guidelines: how do you measure up?
Learning Objectives: Capacity for care
Understanding Capacity for Care
Capacity for Care calculation
Resources
Learning Objectives: Intake
Behavior and Intake
Stray dog intake
Owned Animal Relinquishment
Seized/impounded animal intake
Transfers from other facilities
Scheduled intakes and intake diversion
Fast-tracking from intake
Sample Intake Forms
Managing Intake Webinar
Your turn!
Intake quiz
Resources
Jan 23 AM zoom recording
Jan 23 PM zoom recording
Learning objectives: Dog body language
Why learn about body language?
Canine body language webinar
Body language handout for staff and volunteers
Your turn!
Quiz: body language
Resources
Feb 6 AM Zoom
Feb 6 PM Zoom
Learning objectives: reducing stress
Fear-free/low-stress handling
Shelter stress
Reducing stress
Reducing stress in shelter dogs
Quiz: reducing stress in shelter dogs
Your turn!
Resources: Reducing stress
Feb 20 Zoom
Anyone wanting to learn more about Shelter Dog Behavior. ESPECIALLY those involved in sheltering and rescue: volunteers, staff, veterinarians and vet techs, as well as anyone interested in a future career in animal welfare
Every two weeks we will have a zoom meeting covering a different module, with an emphasis on meeting the behavioral needs of the dogs in our care. After finishing the prerequisite course, covering the ASV Guidelines and the five domains, you can dig into the rest of the course. Topics covered are reading dogs, assessment, enrichment, defensive handling, placement, adoptions, and so much more!. This course is THE industry standard for learning about dog behavior in a shelter or rescue setting. Please see the curriculum outline in the section above for weekly topics!
The answer is yes & no! You can work your way through the webinars and written material at your own speed. You have your choice of one of two meeting times twice a month via zoom If you can't make it live, you can watch the recording.
Yes! CEU's pending for IAABC and CCPDT
No need to worry! You have up to a year to complete the course material, and you will have the option to renew month-by-month after that.
Join Now And Bring Science-based Behavior Programming to Your Shelter or Rescue!
