Increase space and enhance your well-being with this new online course

Creating space in your life plays a crucial role in enhancing both personal and professional well-being. In your personal life, space allows for creativity and problem-solving by providing time for reflection and mental rest. It helps reduce stress and prevent burnout by introducing intervals of rest and relaxation. In professional settings, creating space improves focus… Learn More

Fostering dogs with behavior concerns

How do you support a dog who is a wallflower in the shelter? How about a socially awkward dog, or an adrenaline seeker? The “Fostering Dogs with Behavior Concerns: Supporting Dogs and People” course on Maddie’s® University is designed to teach shelter and rescue professionals to identify common behavior problems in shelter dogs and break… Learn More

The disconnect between pet-friendly and inclusive housing policies

This blog was originally posted in 2024.  The benefits of renting a home to a pet owner are remarkable. Pet-friendly vacancies fill up faster, they are easier to fill and renters stay longer in pet-friendly housing.  On a recent Community Conversations, these benefits and what can be done were discussed in “Keeping Pets and People… Learn More

The ins and outs of socializing puppies

On May 22, 2025 at 12PM PT/3PM ET, join veterinary behaviorist Dr. Karen Overall for “Socializing Puppies,” part of the Maddie’s® Monthly Behavior Connection series. The puppies are here so let’s try to set them up for success! What do we mean when we recommend that puppies are “socialized”?  Is there a role for mom… Learn More

Doors Wide Open webcast: Strategies to expand access to care that work

Join us on Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 12PM PT/3PM ET for the final webcast of our current Open Door Series featuring Becca Britton, Executive Director of Neighborhood Pets Outreach & Resource Center in Cleveland, Ohio. Geraldine D’Silva and Janet Hoy-Gerlach of Open Door Veterinary Collective will be leading the conversation. Neighborhood Pets is a… Learn More

The April Weekly Community Conversations grant giveaway winner is…

Yesterday, Maddie’s Fund® gave one organization at random a $5,000 grant for attending the April Weekly Community Conversations!  Join us in congratulating Jean Harman from The Cat Sanctuary in Eugene, OR! In addition to the Community Conversation grant, one grant was given away for monthly participation on Maddie’s® Pet Forum. Congrats to grant winner Monica… Learn More

Kitten season is here! And so are the Camp Maddie: Kitten Edition recordings

The kittens are here! And so is help. Back in March, Maddie’s Fund® hosted Camp Maddie: Kitten Edition, a half-day learning event with four of the premier experts in the field. Now, all four sessions and one question and answer session, is available on Maddie’s® University to peruse anytime you’d like. This series provides critical… Learn More

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