Understand your dog better and give him what he deserves!

About This Course

Who is this course for?

  • Handlers of Dogs for First Responders

    Firstly, well done on your journey so far. This course is one of your modules in the training and development of your dog to become part of the First Responders Team of dog handlers.

  • Therapy Dog Handler (Professional)

    Any professional who intends to train their own dog to become a therapy dog within their workplace.

  • Therapy Dog Handler

    Any person who intends to take their dog to schools, care homes or any other environment.

What you'll learn

Ethology is the scientific study of animals in their natural environment which enables us to understand their complicated behaviours and how this relates to our present day dogs. .

  • Domestication of the dog - where our dogs came from and how does this influence their behaviour.

  • Wolves - how does the wolf differ from the dog and the relationship between their behaviour.

  • Normal Behaviour - understanding what normal behaviour is to allow us to identify undesirable behaviour.

  • Dog Breeds - how our dogs differ and why we need to understand why and how this affects their behaviour.

  • Effective Training - how to provide our dog with the right input according to their basic needs and requirements..

Course curriculum

    1. Ethology

    2. Exploring the history of the dog

    3. Where did the dog come from

    4. Adaptation

    5. Behaviour in dogs and why we need to know about it

    6. Dog Breeds

    7. Characteristics

    8. Providing education according to breed

    9. Test your knowledge

About this course

  • $199.00
  • 9 lessons
  • 0.5 hours of video content