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Canine Behaviour TrainingDiploma Course

Gain insight into canine behaviour and learn how to support positive, reward-based training with this online Canine Behaviour Training Diploma Course. Explore how dogs communicate, why behavioural issues arise, and how to encourage desirable behaviours using humane, non-clinical techniques.

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What Will You Learn?

Understanding how dogs feel, whether they’re scared, anxious, over-excited, or relaxed, is essential, even if you live with just one dog. It becomes even more important if you care for other people’s pets in any setting.

This dog behaviour course provides a comprehensive introduction to their behaviour, exploring the evolution of dogs, their place in human life, and how their brains and bodies function. You’ll be introduced to modern, reward-based training principles and learn how to better respond to your dog’s needs. You will be given proven methods of dog communication, training, and explore how to live a relaxed life with your own dogs.

People love dogs, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that they understand them. For instance, can you tell if a dog in the room with you is worried? Do you know what a calming signal is, or how long adrenaline takes to leave the body of a dog? Do you know why dogs bite, or that, although they share most of their DNA with the wolf, their behaviour is very different?

Our course will equip you with a greater understanding of dog training and dog behaviour modification methods. You’ll learn how these methods came to be common practice, plus how they affect the dog. You will be able to recognise key body language, gestures, and signals of the dog, and discover how your own human body language and reactions often misrepresent your attempts to communicate with your dog.

You will also learn the best dog training methods and how to diagnose classic behavioural problems. Explore the ways dogs communicate, what calming signals are, and how their emotional and physiological states (such as adrenaline release) affect behaviour. You’ll also gain a better understanding of aggression in dogs and what might trigger it.

By studying this dog behaviour course, you will:

Develop greater awareness of how dogs communicate through body language and signals.
Explore how human behaviour and reactions influence dog behaviour.
Learn humane, non-clinical approaches to training and behaviour management.
Understand common challenges in domestic dog behaviour from an educational perspective.

Please note: This course is for educational and professional development purposes only. It does not provide a veterinary or behavioural qualification and does not permit clinical diagnosis or treatment.

This course is ideal for all dog lovers.

Written by a canine behaviour specialist with over 15 years experience in the field, and backed up by scientific knowledge, this canine behaviour course can help to change your life and your relationship with any dog that you come into contact with.

This online course is ideal for those who have a dog or those who work with dogs in any capacity and want to understand and improve their relationships with their furry companion.

Introduction
Part 1: Canine History
Part 2: Canine Genetics and Evolution
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Module 1 Assessment

Part 1: Canine Breeds
Part 2: Canine Senses
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Module 2 Assessment

Part 1: The Brain and Puppy Development
Part 2: Essential Social Learning
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Module 3 Assessment

Part 1: Body Language
Part 2: Canine Communication
Part 3: What is Canine Stress?
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Key Learning Points Exercise
Module 5 Assessment

Part 1: The Environment We Create For Dogs
Part 2: Dog Meets Home
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Key Learning Points Exercise
Module 6 Assessment

Part 1: General Health Checks
Part 2: Behaviour During Health Checks
Part 3: Hormones
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Module 7 Assessment

Part 1: Pavlov's Dogs and Beyond
Part 2: What We Know Now
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Module 8 Assessment

Part 1: Punishment in the Name of Training
Part 2: Aversion Training
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Key Learning Points Exercise
Module 9 Assessment

Part 1: Aggression Towards People
Part 2: Stages of Aggression
Part 3: Types of Aggression
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Module 10 Assessment

Part 1: Reinforcement
Part 2: Preparing for Dog Training
Part 3: Basic Commands
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Module 11 Assessment

Part 1: The Canine Expert
Part 2: Resource Guarding
Part 3: Fear of Dogs or People
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Key Learning Points Exercise
Module 12 Assessment

The Canine Behaviour Training Diploma Course will take you up to 150 hours to complete working from home. There is no time limit for completing this course, it can be studied in your own time at your own pace. This is a Level 3 course and will give you 150 CPD (Continued Professional Development) points.

Upon completion of your course assessments, you receive 2 certificates. A certificate from the Centre of Excellence and a CPD certificate displaying the number of CPD points earned from the course.

This course is endorsed by the Quality Licence Scheme. Therefore, upon successful completion of this course, learners can also receive a certificate of achievement from Quality Licence Scheme and a Learner Unit Summary, which lists the details of all the units the learner has completed as part of the course. (This certificate is optional and costs an additional £25).

The Quality Licence Scheme is part of the Skills and Education Group, a charitable organisation that unites education and skills-orientated organisations that share similar values and objectives. With more than 100 years of collective experience, the Skills and Education Group’s strategic partnerships create opportunities to inform, influence and represent the wider education and skills sector.

The Skills and Education Group also includes two nationally recognised awarding organisations; Skills and Education Group Awards and Skills and Education Group Access. Through their awarding organisations they have developed a reputation for providing high-quality qualifications and assessments for the education and skills sector. They are committed to helping employers, organisations and learners cultivate the relevant skills for learning, skills for employment, and skills for life.

Their knowledge and experience of working within the awarding sector enables them to work with training providers, through the Quality Licence Scheme, to help them develop high-quality courses and/or training programmes for the non-regulated market.

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There is no time limit for completing your course it can be studied in your own time at your own pace.

All of our courses vary in length but most of our courses will take you between 50 - 250 hours to complete. The length of this course can be found in the Accreditations section above.

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You can purchase a printed copy of your course materials at the checkout or from within your Learning Centre at any time after purchasing your course.

As part of this Canine Behaviour Training course, you will gain a deeper understanding of dog training and dog behaviour modification methods. You will also learn the best dog training methods and how to diagnose classic behavioural problems.

Understanding dog behaviour is a valuable skill to have as a dog owner or a dog trainer. Knowing how to recognise whether a dog is scared, overly excited or anxious can be very useful when looking after your own dog, or if you are pet sitting for other people.

Yes! The Canine Behaviour Training Course is a Level 3 course and will give you 150 CPD (Continued Professional Development) points. Upon completion of your course assessments, you'll receive 2 certificates: a certificate from the Centre of Excellence and a CPD certificate displaying the number of CPD points earned from the course. It is also endorsed by the Quality Licence Scheme.

Yes! Our Canine Behaviour Training Audio course is identical to this course and covers the same 12 modules.

We offer a great variety of Dog/Canine related courses, ranging from how to set up a dog business, canine communication and even dog first-aid.