Managing Animals in Shelters & in Rescue with Foster Carers

Maddie's University was created to provide courses to enhance your knowledge of animal behaviour, animal welfare and animal care for animal shelter leadership, staff and volunteers (including rescue volunteers like Foster Carers). Maddie's University offers an extensive catalog of classes and presentations to help you increase your animal care knowledge.

These FREE ONLINE courses are also excellent for Pet Owners, Pet Sitters and Foster Carers.

Maddie's University has an extensive catalogue of topics and courses.

• Self-paced, short lessens, are Free and provide a Certificate. After reading information and watching a video, you will be asked a few short questions.
• You will need to Login and create an account, which is FREE.
• Provide your Certificate to any Animal Rescue you wish to Foster for.

• Self-paced Online Courses
• On-Demand Presentations
• Learning Paths
• RACE Credit (Credits set by American Association of Veterinary State Boards (AAVSB))
• Choose a Learning Path, Foster, Behaviour, Feline Lifesaving, Behaviour, Shelter Management, and Animal Control (USA based).

Cat Behaviour and Dog Behaviour Collections

Everything you wanted to know about behavior! A series of collections with self-paced courses and resources on dog and cat behavior, body language, training, shelter care, managing different or difficult behaviours, program management, foster care, and managing unwanted behavior.

Cat Behaviour Collection

https://university.maddiesfund.org/products/cat-behavior-collection#tab-product_tab_overview

Dog Behaviour Collection

https://university.maddiesfund.org/behavior-collections

Assessing Dog Behaviour Through Everyday Interactions

Learning objectives

When we assess dogs through everyday interactions, we can gather well-rounded information about the dog's personality, preferences and needs, leading to more informed decisions and better outcomes for the pets in our care. This course introduces an eight-step protocol for assessing dog behavior through everyday interactions.

After successfully completing this course you will be able to:
Explain why assessing dog behavior through everyday interactions is preferred to traditional provocative methods. Practice an eight-step protocol for assessing dog behavior through everyday interactions. Explain the importance of a mechanism for all staff, volunteers and fosters to report their behavioral observations.

Course author

Kristen Brown is a certified dog trainer (CPDT-KA, VSA-CDT) dedicated to improving the lives of shelter dogs and helping others dive into the world of behavior and training. What began in 2017 as a part-time job at a dog daycare and boarding facility quickly became a life-changing discovery of the fascinating world of canine behavior.

Are you considering becoming a Foster Carer?

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