Behavior and Training Classes
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Upcoming Seminars The Myth of Gender in Companion Animals and Its Effects on Spaying & Neutering When encouraging owners to spay or neuter their pets, spay/neuter campaigns often focus on educating owners about overpopulation, unwanted litters, and health and behavior benefits. Despite this, many owners are still uncomfortable with or blatantly against having this surgical procedure performed on their pet. This innovative seminar addresses an often-overlooked influence on spay/neuter decisions: masculinity and gender identity. Following the seminar, we will host a Q&A session and group discussion. Shelter/rescue staff, volunteers, and animal professionals won't want to miss this cutting-edge look at this important topic.
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This seminar will be presented by guest speaker Amanda Leonard:
Amanda Leonard received her Master's degree in Anthropology from The George Washington University. Prior to attending graduate school, Amanda worked as a canine behavior evaluator and shelter enrichment coordinator at the Washington Humane Society (WHS). Her time at WHS was the inspiration for the research she conducted on "Big Black Dog Syndrome" as well as on gender and spay/neuter rates. Her research on black dogs has been published in the Kroeber Anthropological Society Papers, a scholarly journal out of the University of California at Berkeley.
Sunday, Oct. 23rd
10:00am - 11:30 am
Seminar Fee $10*
*Shelter/Rescue groups - contact us for special rates for groups of 4 or more
Pre-registration is required. Seats are limited. This is a humans-only seminar. __________________________________________________________________________________________
This page is currently being revised. For more information on our course offerings, please call 202-723-5730.
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