Monday 6 April, 2020

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

7:00 AM

45 minutes, 7:00 AM - 7:45 AM

8:00 AM

1 hour, 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Radisson Hotel Nashua - Grand Ballroom

If this is your first day attending, stop by the registration table on your arrival. Pick up your packet and name badge.

9:00 AM

Welcome to the Conference

30 minutes, 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM

Radisson Hotel Nashua - Grand Ballroom

9:30 AM

GENERAL SESSION: Animals We Are Placing in the Community

1 hour 30 minutes, 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Radisson Hotel Nashua - Grand Ballroom

Panel

Melissa McCue-McGrath CPDT-KA, author (Participant)

Mike Keiley, MSPCA-Angell (Participant)

Seana Dowling-Guyer MS, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University (Participant)

Should or should not? When it comes to placing behaviorally challenged dogs, that is the question.The unintended consequence ...

11:00 AM

Vendor & Exhibitor Break

30 minutes, 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Visit our sponsors and exhibitors in the grand ballroom. Network with other attendees. ...

11:30 AM

Implementing Enrichment and Playgroups at Your Shelter

1 hour 30 minutes, 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Radisson Hotel Nashua - Track A

Talk

Mara Velez MA, CPDT-KA, Shelter Playgroup Alliance (Participant)

Attendees will learn about the Shelter Playgroup Alliance (SPA), including our inter-dog playgroup guidelines and enrichment program. The SPA playg...

Empathy: The Prescription for Better Client Relationships

1 hour 30 minutes, 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Radisson Hotel Nashua - Track C

Talk

Stephanie Itle-Clark, Academy of Prosocial Learning (Participant)

Some clients will be irate, some will be full of questions, a few will be uncomfortable and act ou...

Best practices for companion birds – housing, nutrition, and enrichment

1 hour 30 minutes, 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Radisson Hotel Nashua - Track B

Talk

Sheila S. Blanchette, Hearts of Feathers Education & Training (Participant)

This presentation will aid anyone looking for knowledge on basic temporary care of companion birds...

1:00 PM

Vendor & Exhibitor Lunch

1 hour, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

2:00 PM

The Forgotten Pets of Domestic Violence

1 hour 30 minutes, 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Radisson Hotel Nashua - Track A

Talk

Devon Krusko, RedRover (Participant)

Your shelter (and you!) are a resource for your community. Animal sheltering is very much a social service that is expanding to me...

A New Look At Enrichment and Building Sustainable Enrichment Programs

1 hour 30 minutes, 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Radisson Hotel Nashua - Track C

Talk

Emily Strong CDBC, CPBT-KA, SBA, Pet Harmony (Participant)

In the pet and sheltering communities, people typically think of enrichment as play and exercise. ...

Crash Course in Rodent Care & Adoptability

1 hour 30 minutes, 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Radisson Hotel Nashua - Track B

Talk

Lena Maurer, Mainely Rat Rescue (Participant)

This workshop covers a variety of topics concerning rodent (rats, guinea pigs, mice, hamster) care...

3:30 PM

Vendor & Exhibitor Break

15 minutes, 3:30 PM - 3:45 PM

Visit our sponsors and exhibitors in the grand ballroom. Network with other attendees. ...

3:45 PM

Beyond Spay/Neuter: Innovative Programs & Practices to Decrease the Number of Pets Relinquished to Animal Shelters & Rescue Groups

1 hour 30 minutes, 3:45 PM - 5:15 PM

Radisson Hotel Nashua - Track A

Talk

Kim Wolf, Beyond Breed (Participant)

Jenna Coffey LMSW, Animal Haven (New York City) (Participant)

Animal shelters in the Northeast have made tremendous strides in reducing the homeless animal population through spay/neuter programs. New programs...

Association of Animal Welfare Administrators: Companion Animal Transport Best Practices

1 hour 30 minutes, 3:45 PM - 5:15 PM

Radisson Hotel Nashua - Track C

Talk

Brad Shear CAWA, Potter League for Animals (Participant)

Animal transport is an important component in sheltering and there are severa...

There is a goat at the shelter, now what?

1 hour 30 minutes, 3:45 PM - 5:15 PM

Radisson Hotel Nashua - Track B

Claudia Stauber, Happy Heart Sanctuary (Participant)

More and more farm animals show up at shelters, from roosters, to pigs, to goats and more. Where i...

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