Welcome to SBI Online!
Educational Content for Shelter Teams
Available Courses
The ultimate quick course to get your shelter's playgroups off the ground, or enhance the structure and logistics of the playgroups your team is already running! This course contains almost two hours of content, including playgroup videos, and templates for your shelter to utilize starting today!
Our ongoing monthly webinar series brings real-world, welfare-driven behavior expertise directly to the people doing the work. Perfect for shelter employees, volunteers, supervisors, managers, and directors, each session features Laurie Lawless in conversation with leading industry experts on today’s most relevant shelter behavior topics. Experts include: Trish McMillan, Tom Candy, Sue Sternberg, Jessica Wheatcraft, Dr. Karen Griffin, and more!
Free access to all Lives with Laurie from the More Adoptions; Less Burnout Facebook group!
This hour-long webinar addresses crucial topics regarding the adoption of sheltered dogs into homes with children under 12. Three month subscription allows you to replay for all of your staff and volunteers conducting adoption counseling.
Let's move beyond the 5 Domains! This webinar series introduces the Framework of Dog Needs for shelter settings, an adaptation of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Human Needs into a Framework of Dogs’ Needs by Animal Welfare Researchers. The welcome video and Lessons 1, 2, & 3 are available immediately, while Lessons 4&5 will be released over the next 3 months, giving you time to practice application between lessons.
