Live’s with Laurie

The holidays can be a special and challenging time for shelter teams and volunteers. Join Laurie Lawless of Shelter Behavior Integrations for a live discussion on how to keep volunteer energy high, enrichment programs thriving, and shelter routines steady during the busiest season of the year.

In this session, Laurie focused on the importance of behavioral assessments and evaluations to establish meaningful baselines for every dog entering the system.

The discussion also highlighted the power of collaboration between departments and the need for regular rechecks to ensure progress, identify early signs of stress, and continuously improve welfare outcomes.

In this Lawless Live session, Laurie opened the conversation on one of the toughest topics in animal welfare—ethical decision-making in shelters.

She explored real-world case studies to illustrate how shelters balance compassion, safety, and practicality when deciding how to allocate limited resources.

The discussion dove into the gray areas of shelter ethics—how decisions about one animal can ripple through the organization, impacting staff morale, public trust, and the care of others.

Shelter stress isn’t just about noise and overcrowding, it’s a complex, layered challenge that affects everything from behavior to adoptability.

Join Laurie Lawless, founder of Shelter Behavior Integrations, for a live discussion on how stress shows up for animals in shelters and what we can actually do about it.

Join Laurie Lawless, founder of Shelter Behavior Integrations, for a supportive, real-world conversation about what resilient dog training actually looks like in today’s shelter environment.

If you’re managing a packed schedule, an overworked team, or a behavior program that keeps stalling out, this session will offer do-able strategies that help both dogs and people succeed

In this live session, I’ll walk through how to document what you see in a way that supports behavior plans, adoption matches, and decision-making. Whether you're jotting quick kennel notes or writing formal reports, this session will help you capture what matters without overcomplicating it.

Join Laurie Lawless, CDBC, CPDT-KA and Jessica Wheatcraft, CDBC for a candid, supportive conversation about what reactivity actually is (and isn’t), why it shows up so often in shelter environments, and how we can approach it with more clarity and compassion.

Is your shelter ready to handle the unexpected? Join Laurie Lawless for a practical and informative webinar designed to help you prepare for and manage critical incidents like bites, fights, and other shelter safety challenges.

In this session, we'll dive into:

- The impact of trauma on animal behavior and care.

- How latent learning plays a role in recovery and trust-building.

- Strategies to support animals transitioning from malnourished to healthy.

Join us for a special Facebook Live to kick off "Leia's Story," a series that explores the journey of dog adoption through the unique lens of a shelter consultant turned adopter.

Occasionally, the dogs we are working with on shelters won't eat, foiling what we thought would be a great B-Mod session. Trust me, I've been there.

How do we work around this in a shelter environment? Let's talk about the why's, the how's, and the what can be done's in this weeks Facebook Live!

I'm Laurie Lawless from Shelter Behavior Integrations, and I'll be diving into how veterinary care and behavioral understanding go hand-in-hand for our canine companions. This discussion is all about enhancing your dog's health by exploring how behavior and medical care intersect — making sure that we're not just treating symptoms, but understanding the whole picture.

Discover effective strategies to involve your volunteers in the critical work of behavior operations, turning them into key contributors to your shelter’s success.