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• Intention, The Law, and Rescue with Melissa McCue-McGrath

  • Start
    Monday, December 28, 2015
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    11:00 AM
  • End
    Thursday, December 28, 2023
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    12:00 PM
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  presented by Melissa McCue-McGrath
  

  CEUs

  PPAB 1, IAABC 1, CPDT 1, KPA 1
  

  
  

  
  

  I have discovered massive loopholes in conglomerate rescue websites as they relate to Massachusetts state law, and how the culture of obtaining dogs by click-and-ship is harming the human-dog relationship. This affects both puppy mill dogs and rescue. There is information out regarding puppy mill dogs, less about trucking sick dogs via rescue. The focus will be on the latter, though I will address both. 

  
  

  After detailing where we are going wrong in obtaining our dogs, I present responsible, ethical ways to get pet professionals  at the table together to change the culture of how we talk about dogs, how we get dogs, and how we help dogs together.

  
  

  Webinar Objectives

  • Understand how less-reputable breeders are able to continue selling sick and undersocialized puppies to the public, even with increased awareness of puppy mill operations.
  • Understand how some rescues are using legal loopholes in Pet Finder (and similar sites) to ship clinically under-socialized dogs to city centers, and what affect that has on families.
    
  • Recognize the language anyone selling a dog will use to move the dog; how to work with that language and remain professionally able to guide our students while helping the dog.
    
  • Be able to identify quality rescues, shelters, and breeders; be able to identify quality dog trainers, behavior consultants, applied animal behaviorists and veterinary behaviorists; be able to pass that information along to clients.
    

  
  

  About The Presenter

  
  

  
  

  
  

  Melissa McCue-McGrath, CPDT-KA is a certified professional dog trainer in greater Boston. She grew up in an accidental dog-sledding family in rural Maine and now sits as the co-Training Director of New England Dog Training Club, the oldest AKC obedience club in the country. She has twelve years of professional, science-based dog training under her belt. She is now speaking around the country about #HandsOnFirst, a movement that encourages dog owners to meet dogs in person prior to adoption instead of electing to click-and-ship. 

  
  

  She currently teaches a variety of classes, including Disc Dog classes in addition to private consultations where she evaluates dogs who are having a difficult time living in urban areas.

  
  

  Melissa writes alongside Dr. Sip Siperstein for Car Talk's new FIDO blog. She has been featured on PBS's Design Squad, NECN's The Secret Life of Animals, FOX 25 Morning News and other media outlets. When she has spare time, she keeps up The MuttStuff Blog with resources for Boston area dogs, and is frequently updating the MuttStuff Facebook Page.

  
  

  
  

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• Learn About Cat-Handling Techniques to Reduce Fear, Anxiety, and Stress Presented by Paula Garber

  • Start
    Wednesday, December 14, 2016
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    12:00 PM
  • End
    Thursday, December 14, 2023
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    1:00 PM
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  Presented by Paula Garber

  CEUs: PPAB 1, CCPDT 1, IAABC 1 

  
  

  In this webinar, you will learn the common causes of fear, anxiety, and stress in cats, as well as the evolutionary, environmental, and social factors that often contribute to these emotions. You will also learn how cats typically express fear, anxiety, and stress and the signs to look for, some of which may be subtle. After gaining an understanding of the potential fallout of using force-based handling techniques, you will learn basic handling techniques to reduce fear, anxiety, and stress in cats that you can begin using immediately, whether you work with cats in a veterinary clinic or a shelter, or in a home setting with your clients’ cats—or even your own cats.

  
  

  Learning Objectives

  • Understand why cats are especially prone to experiencing fear, anxiety, and stress
    
  • Identify signs of fear, anxiety, and stress in cats
    
  • Understand the potential consequences of force-based handling techniques on cats and humans
    
  • Learn basic handling techniques to reduce fear, anxiety, and stress for cats in veterinary clinics, shelters, and at home

  About the Presenter

  
  

  
  

  Paula owns LIFELINE Cat Behavior Solutions in Westchester County, NY. She holds a master of arts degree in education and is a Certified Animal Training and Enrichment Professional and Certified Feline Training and Behavior Specialist through the Animal Behavior Institute. She is also certified in Low Stress Handling (Silver, 2015) through Sophia Yin’s course, Low Stress Handling of Dogs and Cats, and she is pursuing a diploma in Feline Behavior Science and Technology from the Companion Animal Sciences Institute.

  Paula is currently a co-Vice Chair for the Pet Professional Guild’s Cat Committee and a supporting member of the International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants. She also serves as an advisor to the board of FurBridge, a non-profit animal rescue and community outreach program. A consummate cat advocate, Paula hosts an annual event for volunteers to build winter shelters for free-roaming cats in her community. She resides in Ossining, New York, with her husband and five rescued cats.

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• Equine Clicker Training - Targeting Part 2/3 Presented by Alizé Veillard--Muckensturm

  • Start
    Thursday, April 05, 2018
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    2:00 PM
  • End
    Friday, April 05, 2024
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    3:00 PM
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  (Equine Clicker Training is a 3 Part Webinar Series)
  

  Part 2/3

  Presented by Alizé Veillard--Muckensturm

  CEUs: PPAB 1, CCPDT (pending), IAABC (pending)

  
  

  This is the second part of a three part webinar series focused on building a strong foundation of clicker training with your horse.

  We will start by giving an overview of targeting as a positive reinforcement training technique and then move to real life examples of how it can be used for husbandry behaviours, encourage desired movements, and solve problematic situations. This part of the series includes short videos and photos to inspire everyone to give it a trial.

  We will then discuss the tools needed to get started with their own horse by outlining the training steps to teach basic nose targeting.

  Objective

  - Introduce the use of target training in horse training

  - Learn how targeting is used 

  - Learn how to introduce targeting to a horse.

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  Alizé Veillard--Muckensturm has been a force-free horse trainer since 2014 and is a qualified equine behaviourist from the Natural Animal Centre.
  

  She is the author of the book "Humane, science-based horse training: introduction to learning theory and exercises for everyday handling and fitness".

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• Emotional Animals Presented by Jessica Gonzalez

  • Start
    Sunday, October 07, 2018
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    6:00 PM
  • End
    Monday, October 07, 2024
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    7:00 PM
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  Presented by Jessica Gonzalez

  CEUs: PPAB 1

  
  

  In this webinar we'll take a basic look at the nervous system, brain, and hormones, to see how it effects an animals emotions. Using this information we'll see how the emotions are organized into seven basic systems. We'll discuss these 7 emotional systems in individual detail and see how they interact with each other. Then we will look at the emotional systems and see how the effect and interact with our learning and training.

  Learning Objectives

  • Understand the neuroscience study of emotion
    
  • Review and analyse Jaak Panksepp's Emotional Systems:
    

  1. FEAR
     
  2. RAGE
     
  3. PANIC
     
  4. LUST
     
  5. CARE
     
  6. PLAY
     
  7. SEEKING
     

  • Understand how the systems interact and work together
    
  • Reconcile with why understanding emotions matters so much to us as professionals in our training
    

  About Your Presenter

  
  

  Jessica Gonzalez

  Jessica runs a non-profit horse rescue and education program. She is extremely dedicated to teaching and promoting a positive reinforcement lifestyle, working with horses and humans alike. The rescue has a growing program of volunteers and students eager to learn to work with equines with clicker training. Jessica also travels to teach students locally and at events.

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• C.A.T. with CATS – from Fearful to Friendly. Presented by Caroline Crevier-Chabot

  • Start
    Monday, January 13, 2020
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    1:00 PM
  • End
    Monday, January 13, 2025
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    2:30 PM
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    59 registrants

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  January 2020 Free Member Webinar

  CEUs: PPAB 1.5

  Fearful shelter cats are numerous in our shelters. If they are not euthanized because of lack of resources, they can spend months in shelters or in foster families with few improvements. While the term feral does not apply to these cats, they do lack the tools to deal with strangers and new places.

  Can we help them gain these tools? Can we change their view of strangers? Can we bring them to a state where their chances of getting adopted and of staying in that home are now good? Join us to think about cats, about the constructional approach and about re-evaluating how we are currently working with fearful cats and why. This presentation will use videos and examples to illustrate the subject.

  Learning Objectives

  • To understand the particularities of cats.
  • To understand what C.A.T. with cats is and why we would want to use it.
  • To geek out on the science of behavior behind it.
  • To get you interested in working with cats!

  
  

  
  

  About The Presenter

  
  

  Caroline Crevier-Chabot

  
  

  A civil engineer by training, Caroline always loved animals and found in the science of behavior a true passion. After learning about clicker training through canine freestyle back in 2006, she gradually learned more about behavior and eventually moved to the cat side, clicker training her own cats to do things like getting down trees the “proper” cat way (butt first). Through volunteering at two different shelters, she started to reflect on better ways to care for and rehab fearful shelter cats. Caroline has been fostering fearful cats since 2018 and films her training a lot. She hopes sharing these experiences and thoughts will foster more discussion on cats and on better ways to help them.

  
  

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• The Science Behind Counter Conditioning. Presented by Dr. Kristina Spaulding, PhD, CAAB

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    Friday, April 16, 2021
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    1:30 PM
  • End
    Tuesday, April 16, 2024
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    2:30 PM
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    90 registrants

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  CEUs: PPAB 1, CCPDT 1, KPA  1

  Counter conditioning is one of the most common methods of reducing fear in dogs. This webinar will explore what the research has to say about the process of counter conditioning. Find out how counter conditioning works, how it’s related to extinction, what limitations it has, how it’s impacted by stress and what additional strategies we can use to enhance the treatment of fear. Even if you are experienced in the use of counter conditioning, you should get some useful information from this webinar. It’s excellent for beginners as well!

  Learning Objectives:

  1. Explain how counter conditioning works.

  2. Discuss the benefits and limitations of counter conditioning.

  3. List several additional methods for reducing fear in dogs.

  
  

  About the Presenter

  
  

  Dr. Kristina Spaulding
  

  
  

  Dr. Spaulding has a PhD in biopsychology - the study of the biological basis of behavior - and is a Certified Applied Animal Behaviorist through the Animal Behavior Society. She specializes in stress and behavior, social cognition and emotion, positive welfare and the prevention and treatment of behavior problems in dogs. In addition to her academic background, she has been in the dog training and behavior profession for 19 years. She currently splits her time between private behavior work and teaching other dog trainers and behavior consultants online and through seminars and conferences.

  In addition, Dr. Spaulding is a long-standing member of the APDT Education Committee. She is also a member of the Fear Free Advisory Group and an authorized Speaker for Fear Free. She also chairs a task force for Meeting of the Minds, a coalition of top dog professionals across the country charged with improving the quality of life for our dogs and is a member of the IAABC Foundation Board. Use this link to find out more about her on her website: http://smartdogtrainingandbehavior.com/online-services/

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• Instant Memory Training for Professional Success - Learn from the world’s leading memory skills expert, Chester Santos

  • Start
    Wednesday, August 10, 2022
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    2:00 PM
  • End
    Saturday, August 10, 2024
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    3:00 PM
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    22 registrants

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  The ABCs and 123s for Developing a powerful Memory to Enhance Pet Professional Development & Lifelong Learning
  

  Free to PPG Members

  CEUs: PPAB 1

  Learn from the world’s leading memory skills expert! In this very fun & interactive presentation, U.S. Memory Champion, Chester Santos – “The International Man of Memory” will help you to develop life-changing skills to greatly enhance your professional development & lifelong learning.

  Unlock your mind's hidden power to easily remember names, facts/figures, presentations, processes/procedures, famous quotes, foreign languages, software commands/directories, complex terminology, laws/statutes, exam/training material, and much more.

  This is an entertaining, educational, and “memorable” program with wide appeal!

  Learning Objectives:

  • Master the fundamental principles for developing powerful memory skills
  • Exercise your visualization ability, creativity, and imagination
  • Learn to better remember names to get more out of networking at conferences/meetings and improve professional & personal relationships
  • Better retain learned information and consolidate knowledge for enhanced professional & personal development
  • Become inspired by the incredible power of your mind and increase your thirst for knowledge and continuing education

  
  

  About the Presenter

  
  

  Chester Santos
  

  
  

  Chester Santos – “The International Man of Memory” has left an impression on all corners of the earth. With his unique ability to not only demonstrate extraordinary feats of the mind, but also educate others to do the same, this U.S. Memory Champion is widely regarded to be the world’s leading memory skills expert. Through his entertaining & educational television and movie appearances, professional seminars, and best-selling books, Chester has helped millions of people around the world to realize the benefits of an improved memory and sharper mind.

  He is highly sought-after by the media for his exceptional skills and expertise. CNN, ABC, PBS, NBC, CBS, BBC, and the Science Channel have all featured Chester and his memory building tips for viewers. When newspapers and magazines need memory improvement tips for their readers, they also seek out Chester Santos. He has been quoted in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, San Francisco Chronicle, Washington Post, and most recently, TIME Magazine featured his advice for remembering numbers in a December 2018 Special Edition entitled, “The Science of Memory”. The 2020 documentary film, "David vs. Goliath" features Chester Santos and his memory skills training.

  Chester is also a best-selling author. His first book, “Instant Memory Training for Success”, was published by leading academic publisher John Wiley & Sons (Wiley) in 2016. It quickly became a bestseller in WHSmith stores across the UK and also on the Amazon UK website in multiple categories. Chester’s second book, “Mastering Memory: Techniques to Turn Your Brain from a Sieve to a Sponge”, was published by leading nonfiction publisher Sterling Publishing (Sterling) in 2018. It is currently (as of 2019) still featured in the Psychology section of almost every Barnes & Noble store across the USA. Chester’s books have been acquired by 246 public libraries worldwide.

  As the preeminent thought leader on memory skills and their effect on one’s professional, personal, and academic success, Chester has been booked to give presentations in over 30 countries. He has entertained and educated people of varying backgrounds, including executives for CEO Clubs International and YPO, investment professionals for NASDAQ and Credit Suisse, students for organizations at Berkeley, Stanford, and Harvard, and even actors for the Screen Actors Guild (SAG-AFTRA) Foundation.

  His keynote speaking credits include TEDx with some of the nation’s most highly regarded professors and scientists, the prestigious Talks at Google program featuring “the world’s most influential thinkers, creators, makers and doers”, and the International Festival of Brilliant Minds in Puebla that had him speaking to an audience of 5000 people along with Nobel Prize winners, Pulitzer Prize winners, and other luminaries.

  Chester Santos is also the personal memory and mind coach to some notable celebrities, politicians, professional athletes, and high-powered executives.

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• Understanding and Promoting the Self-Regulation of Behavior. Presented by Dr. Kristina Spaulding, PhD, CAAB

  • Start
    Thursday, September 08, 2022
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    2:00 PM
  • End
    Sunday, September 08, 2024
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    3:00 PM
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  Free Webinar for PPG Members

  CEUs: PPAB 1, CCPDT 1, IAABC 1, KPA 1

  Are you interested in developing better self-control in dogs? Then this talk is for you! Executive function refers to the mental processes that are involved in the self-regulation of behavior. For example, maintaining focus and avoiding distraction, inhibiting behavior, adjusting behavior for different environments, and working toward a goal.

  Obviously, these behaviors are critical for pet, performance, and working dogs alike. This webinar is a review of everything we know about the development of executive function in dogs. You don't want to miss this talk!

  Learning Objectives:

  • Define executive function
  • Explain the relationship between executive function attention, emotional regulation, impulse control, stress resilience and behavior issues
  • List the factors that influence executive function in dogs
  • Discuss ways of improving executive function in dogs

  
  

  About the Presenter

  
  

  Dr. Kristina Spaulding
  

  
  

  Dr. Spaulding has a PhD in biopsychology - the study of the biological basis of behavior - and is a Certified Applied Animal Behaviorist through the Animal Behavior Society. She specializes in stress and behavior, social cognition and emotion, positive welfare and the prevention and treatment of behavior problems in dogs. In addition to her academic background, she has been in the dog training and behavior profession for 19 years. She currently splits her time between private behavior work and teaching other dog trainers and behavior consultants online and through seminars and conferences.

  In addition, Dr. Spaulding is a long-standing member of the APDT Education Committee. She is also a member of the Fear Free Advisory Group and an authorized Speaker for Fear Free. She also chairs a task force for Meeting of the Minds, a coalition of top dog professionals across the country charged with improving the quality of life for our dogs and is a member of the IAABC Foundation Board. Use this link to find out more about her on her website: http://smartdogtrainingandbehavior.com/online-services/

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