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March 2025 Maddie's Monthly Behavior Connection: Behavior Plans to Reduce Hyperarousal

March 2025 Maddie's Monthly Behavior Connection Behavior Plans to Reduce Hyperarousal in Shelter Dogs: The Impact of Setup and Choice Canine hyperarousal behaviors like rapid jumping and grabbing are common challenges in animal shelters, impacting dog welfare, adoption prospects, and the...

 03-27-2025 | 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM PT

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February 2025 Maddie's Monthly Behavior Connection: Turning Fear into Friendship

February 2025 Maddie's Monthly Behavior Connection Turning Fear into Friendship: Building Trust with Shelter Cats Despite our best efforts, the shelter can be a stressful place for cats. Some cats love humans but the separation from what is familiar coupled with exposure to a new and...

 02-27-2025 | 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM PT

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January 2025 Maddie's Monthly Behavior Connection: Decoding Behavior Certifications

January 2025 Maddie's Monthly Behavior Connection Decoding Behavior Certifications with Dorothy Baisly Guest Speaker: Dorothy Baisly Alphabet soup! The behavior and training world is full of letters and it can be very confusing to navigate. Which letters mean what and how do...

 01-23-2025 | 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM PT

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Dog-Dog Matchmaking: Setting Adopters and Their Dogs Up for Success. Maddie's Monthly Behavior Connection Thurs Nov 21

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Play Aggression in Cats: Taming the Too Frisky Kitty w Dr. Mikel Delgado (Maddie's Monthly Behavior Connection October 2024)

Dr. Mikel Delgado's presentation #AdoptionsandAdoptionPrograms #Behavior,TrainingandEnrichment #FosterPrograms #PetSupportServices* #Maddie'sMonthlyBehaviorConnection #Maddie's Monthly Foster Connection

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Play Aggression in Cats w/ Dr. Mikel Delgado, Oct 24 at noon PT/3 pm ET - Maddie's Monthly Behavior Connection

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Presentation Slides & Recording: Managing Canine Arousal in the Shelter Setting, August 2024 w/ Fernando Diaz

In this webinar, we discuss some challenges of working with what we often call "high arousal" or "high energy" dogs in a shelter or rescue environment. We identify specific behaviors of concern, the impact of those behaviors on people and animals, and look at how to manage or modify them. ...

Managing Arousal in the Shelter Setting.pdf

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Managing Canine Arousal Behaviors in the Shelter Setting: Thursday, August 22 @ noon PT/3 pm ET

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Managing Separation Anxiety in Shelter Dogs with Dr Valarie Tynes - July 2024 Maddie's Monthly Behavior Connection

Presented by: Dr. Valarie Tynes, Shelter Veterinary Behaviorist for the SPCA of Texas in Dallas Separation related problems result in extreme mental suffering in affected dogs and negatively impact the quality of life of their owners as well. With time, these types of problems can severely...

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Presentation Slides: Managing Separation Anxiety in Shelter Dogs, July 2024 with Dr. Valarie Tynes

July 2024 Presentation Slides #Maddie'sMonthlyBehaviorConnection #Behavior,TrainingandEnrichment

Canine Separation Anxiety.pdf