A recording of the webinar will be available if you cannot attend live!
Join Trish McMillan and Laurie Lawless for a real-world webinar about their favorite shelter “meatballs” - the dogs who come flying out of the kennel at a level 12, struggle to regulate themselves, and leave everyone asking, “Okay…how do we get this dog adopted?”
This 90-minute webinar focuses on understanding and working safely with high arousal dogs in shelters without automatically labeling them as aggressive, dangerous, or “too much.” We’ll talk about what arousal actually is, what it isn’t, how shelter environments contribute to escalation, and how handling choices can either help dogs regulate or accidentally make things worse. Expect practical strategies, honest discussion, and plenty of shelter dog stories from two people who have worked with a whole lot of chaotic, lovable meatballs.
