Building a Better Body-Through Nutrition
Earn a Certificate in Canine Nutrition.
Developed and Presented by Ava Frick, DVM
Purpose: Offering a high quality on-line course in canine nutrition that is current in its content, enlightening in data presented,enjoyable, and applicable for every dog you own, treat, or work with. Results in a Certificate in Canine Nutrition.
Prerequisites: None. Some understanding of biology, science, andnutrition would be helpful.
CEU course - IAABC: 9 Credits
CEU course - CCPDT: 13.5 Credits
Course Cost:
BBB Part I
For Credit: Live (currently only available OnDemand) and OnDemand=$365
Payment plan available. Total cost will be $378. Three payments of $126.00 each.
BBB Part II (coming spring, 2010)
Course Goals:
- To give you a working knowledge of whole food nutrition that you can understand and apply.
- To help you understand how to determine what is the right type of canine food or diet to purchase or recommend.
- To guide you in knowing how to select a quality whole food nutritional supplement for dogs throughout life and life stages.
Course Info: BBB Part I- The first nine sessions will introduce you to whole food nutrition; meaning utilizing real foods and thenutrients within to glean value and energy in what is eaten. It will build upon this by defining vitamins and minerals, looking at
where these can be derived in nature as well as basic nutrient requirements for dogs. Formulations, dietary options, processing, and nutrigenomics will also be presented. You will have the opportunity to learn how to read labels and then try your new skills either on-line or at a store. Selecting whole food supplements is introduced and thecourse closes with tools to determine a dog’s nutritional status using fur analysis and a body systems questionnaire.
Completing this course will prepare you for BBB Part II (coming soon) where I will go through every body system and the nutrients needed to make each system function optimally.
Course Length: Each Part/course runs 9 weeks
Text and Equipment: You do not need a specific textbook. References will be made and additional reading is an option. The information for specific assignments will either be included that you can download or it will be available via the internet.
Instructor: Ava Frick, DVM Dr. Ava Frick’s topics are as varied as the talents she possesses. She educates and entertains pet.jpg)
owners, horse trainers, veterinarians, and just about anyone interested in helping themselves or their animals. Ava can improve your understanding of nutrition, herbs, pain management, animal chiropractic and rehabilitation.
Balancing the autonomic nervous system by utilizing all of these modalities is her passion in practice and she blends this interesting perspective into many of her presentations. For the veterinarian, Ava addresses how to better implement, promote and market these new facets into their particular hospital setting and style.
Dr. Frick has had a life of challenging accomplishments. She has authored many magazine and newspaper articles, hosted two radio talk shows and has done many hours of public speaking. Her originality, energy and enthusiasm make each presentation most enjoyable.
Her veterinary career has transitioned from one of a busy conventional practitioner, specializing in rabbits, to a specialty in the field of chiropractic and animal rehabilitation. Always looking and reaching beyond the customary, in 1997 Dr. Ava became
interested in physical therapy and ventured into the human field seeking knowledge about other applications of pain management
she could use for animals. Growing up on a farm and working at
Purina’s Research Farm, nutrition has remained a focus of her current practice. There she uses a body systems approach
to address function from a nutritional perspective.
For more information about Dr. Frick, please go to her website or here.
Student Information
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