Join us for a brand-new season of Maddie's Insights: Practical tips based on current research to help pets and people.
Date/time: Thursday, September 12, 2024 at 12n Pacific / 3p Eastern for one hour. This webcast will be recorded.
Our speaker will be @Seana Dowling-Guyer. She is the Associate Director for the Collaborative (Center) for Shelter Dogs at Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University.
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Animal sheltering has evolved to focus on community-based services as much as in-shelter care. The philosophy that animal sheltering begins and ends within the community through various support programs is gaining traction. These programs, ranging from food banks and training classes to veterinary services, aim to support pet guardianship and retention in the home. However, there's often a mismatch between the programs offered and the actual needs of the community. In this session, Seana will share research on pre-COVID retention programs focused on companion dogs offered by US animal sheltering organizations, highlighting gaps between these programs and community needs. She will outline a strategic decision-making process for selecting community programs to support pets in homes and discuss different program options.
Learning objectives:
- Learn about common retention programs focused on companion dogs offered by US shelters and identify gaps between available programs and community needs
- Become familiar with a strategic decision-making process that can be used when developing and evaluating community programs that support pets in homes
Can't attend live? Register anyway and you will get a link to the recording.
These webinars have been pre-approved for 1.0 Certified Animal Welfare Administrator continuing education credits by The Association for Animal Welfare Advancement and by the National Animal Care & Control Association. They have also been submitted for approval for 1 hour of continuing education credit in jurisdictions which recognize the Registry of Approved Continuing Education (RACE) approval.
About Seana Dowling-Guyer, MS
Seana Dowling-Guyer is the Associate Director of Tufts Collaborative (Center) for Shelter Dogs at Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University and teaches in the M.S. in Animals and Public Policy program. Seana is interested in the intersection of animal behavior and people's perceptions of that behavior, particularly how our attitudes and knowledge of animal behavior impact animal welfare and behavior. Her research examines how to improve the welfare of dogs in shelters and support dogs and other companion animals in the home and community. She also investigates trends in animal sheltering. A long-time cat parent, Seana now takes care of four crazy ferrets while her daughter is away at college.
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