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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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 spot 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 can:
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.

Upon successful completion of the course, you will have the option of printing your CPD accredited certificate.
This course is ideal for all dog lovers.
Written by a canine behaviour specialist with over 15 years of 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.

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