Happy Monday! Below is a brief roundup of resources added over the past week.

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

Redesigned Pet Lifesaving Dashboard
Best Friends Animal Society recently relaunched a redesign of its pet lifesaving dashboard, an online tool to provide a data-driven picture of lifesaving in the United States.  

University of Wisconsin/UC Davis Shelter Medicine Fellowship 2025-2026
Applications for the 2025/2026 Maddie’s UW/UCD Shelter Medicine Fellowship are being accepted through June 9, 2025. This is an opportunity to join a one-of-a-kind group of supportive veterinarians all learning from one-another to make a lifesaving impact in the field. 

Weekly Community Conversations
Today’s call: A Study of Socioeconomic Privilege using Legally Blonde the Musical
Register now for the weekly Monday 11AM PT/2PM ET call for animal well-being professionals. These 50-minute calls are a collaborative space to share exciting new programs and research, discuss uncomfortable topics, connect with peers in the industry and more, all while sharing a common goal of preserving the human-animal bond. There’s also $5,000 in grants given away each month to participants!

Don’t forget: Monthly grant opportunity!
Maddie’s Fund^® is giving away a $3,000 grant each month to one lucky Maddie’s^® Pet Forum member!  You’ll automatically be entered to win each month when you start a new discussion, reply to a new post… Learn More

Want to help keep more people and pets together?
Join Maddie’s^® Mailing List, connect with us at Maddie’s^® Pet Forum and take advantage of free online training with Maddie’s^® University!