Dog Behaviour Practitioner - Certificate – course code JC002
No other course better prepares you for the real world of being a Dog Behaviourist.
Devised by a practicing Behaviourist, this course is specifically for those who wish to become a Dog Behaviourist themselves, and don’t know where to start. Again, this course is unique for the same reasons that make the Dog Behaviour Course unique. It is the first of its kind to study and consider both Positive Reward Training and its application in the human-dog relationship, and the more physical world of dog behaviour between dogs.
Find yourself immersed in the debate of topics such as pack structure, appeasement societies, the need for an authority figure, and the relevant scientific studies. Far from a course that exists to merely educate from one perspective, this course will challenge everything you thought you knew about dogs and dog psychology, calling on the work of Fisher, Scott and Fuller, Bruce Fogle, Cesar Millan, Ray and Lorna Coppinger, Stephen Budiansky, Ian Dunbar and many more leading experts.
Additional units are designed to not only cover training and behaviour, but the practical aspects of setting up in business, conducting a consultation, follow up sessions, monitoring progress, the law, health & safety, and your role as Dog Behaviourist, Teacher, Trainer, Mentor and Coach.
Lesson structure
UNIT ONE - The History of Dogs
UNIT TWO - Genetics of the Dog’s Mind, Nature or Nurture? The Brain, The Senses
UNIT THREE - Breed Difference - Are all dogs the same?
UNIT FOUR - Hormones, Diet & Health – Their Influence on Behaviour
UNIT FIVE - Communication, Pheromones, Body Language
UNIT SIX - Early Learning, Mum and Pack’s Influence, Socialization, Habituation
UNIT SEVEN - How Dogs Learn, Classical Conditioning, Operant Conditioning, Punishment etc.
UNIT EIGHT - Social Structure of the Dog, New Understandings Examined - Dominance, Pack Structure
UNIT NINE - Aggression In All Its Forms
UNIT TEN - Fears, Phobias & Anxiety
UNIT ELEVEN - The Owner Influence, Energy, Personality, Compatibility
UNIT TWELVE - The Walk, Feeding, Routine & Structure
UNIT THIRTEEN - Case Studies, Diagnosis, Evaluation, Proposals & Implementation
UNIT FOURTEEN – H&S, The Law, Code Of Conduct, Insurance, Advertising, Record Keeping, Time Management
UNIT FIFTEEN – Consultations, Follow Ups, Progress
On completion, the student will…
Have learned the difference between how dogs learn, and how dogs behave.
Have a greater understanding of both dog training and dog psychology.
Have examined the most recent studies and debates in the world of dog behaviour and training, and encouraged to formulate their own opinion based on experience and research.
Have a better understanding of key subjects such as: socialisation, communication, the origins of the dog and evolution.
Have a better understanding of the importance of the role of the owner, human moods, temperament, personality, morality and their affects on the dog.
Be able to recognise key body language, gestures and signals of the dog.
Be able to diagnose classic behavioural problems and formulate possible solutions, calling on both dog training and dog psychology.
Have a greater understanding of what is required for a dog to be happy, healthy, well behaved, and mentally balanced. In essence, what it truly is to be a good dog owner.
Have an understanding of the daily running of a dog behaviour practice including time management, the law, health and safety, marketing, insurance, code of conduct, record keeping and referrals.
Be able to perform a real life consultation with clients and their dog, evaluate, diagnose, and implement solutions and techniques both relevant and suitable to the dog and owner.
Delivery: Online
Duration: 240 hours
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