With Special Guest: Daisy Wise

How can shelters improve behavior programs to in turn promote better outcomes?

A strong shelter behavior program doesn’t start in the kennel, it starts at intake and carries all the way through adoption. When behavior, enrichment, and playgroups are aligned, outcomes improve for both dogs and staff.

Join us for the next Lawless Off Leash webinar, “From Intake to Adoption: Strengthening Shelter Behavior Programs,” featuring Daisy Wise of Greenville Humane Society and hosted by Laurie Lawless of Shelter Behavior Integrations.

📅 Monday, March 23, 2026 at 6:00 PM EST via Zoom

In this session, Daisy and Laurie will explore what it takes to build, manage, and continually improve a shelter behavior program that supports dogs at every stage of their shelter journey. From intake processes to daily enrichment and playgroup structure, this conversation will focus on practical systems that help teams work more effectively and help dogs move forward successfully.

Topics include:
🐾 Assessing and strengthening your shelter’s overall behavior program
🐾 Creating consistent, meaningful behavior support from intake through adoption
🐾 Improving and managing shelter playgroups for safety, clarity, and welfare
🐾 Aligning training, enrichment, and behavior goals across teams
🐾 Identifying gaps in current programs and how to address them

Whether you’re refining an established behavior program or building one from the ground up, this webinar will give you concrete ideas for creating structure, consistency, and positive momentum in your shelter.

If you can’t make it or just want to listen to your favorite insight again - replays will be available for purchase. 🐶
👉 https://laurielawless.com/sbi-lawless-off-leash-replays

About Daisy Wise:
Daisy Wise is a behavior professional with two decades of experience in the animal welfare field. Her work has included dog rescue, dogfighting case response with The Humane Society of the United States, and service with the ASPCA Behavioral Sciences Team. She currently serves as the Behavior & Enrichment Operations Manager at Greenville Humane Society in Greenville, South Carolina, where she leads behavior modification, training, enrichment, and playgroup programs for shelter animals.

Daisy is a Certified Dog Behavior Consultant (CDBC) and a Fear Free Certified Professional Trainer (FFCP), and is a strong advocate for modern, positive reinforcement-based methods. After relocating from Pittsburgh to Greenville in 2024, she joined GHS inspired by its mission and progressive approach to sheltering.

Outside of work, Daisy enjoys time with her partner and their three rescue dogs — Batgirl, Justin Bieber, CGC, and Penny Wise, CGC — and firmly believes that time with dogs is time well spent.