e-Training for Dogs photo of a dog at a computer

Course Registration:

Register for Recorded Class

  • No Recorded Class Available at this time
CC101: The Psychology of Dogs: How They Learn

This course is designed to provide an introduction to facts and theories underlying dog behavior. Special emphasis is given to the following topics: schools of dog behavior, physiological factors, sensation, perception, motivation, learning, thinking, emotion, abnormal behavior, temperament, heredity, environment, and socialization factors.

Prerequisites: None

Course Length: 8 one-hour sessions

Course Cost (Register above):
For Credit: Live and OnDemand=$225
Audited: Live=$150; OnDemand=$120

Credits: 4*
(*Applies toward certificate programs for students registered in the ADT, PDT or PCTS programs. You do not have to be in a certificate program to take this class.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Core Course: To be applied
toward the ADT, PDT, and PCTS.

Return to Associate Dog Trainer Certification

Steps in Registration:

1. Choose between:
Live
—You will speak to the instructor
in an online “classroom” with several
other students.
Choose from the
listed times in the Course Registration
box to your left.

OnDemand/Recorded
—Watch the
presentation "OnDemand"- at your
own pace. Click on "Recorded Session"
under "Register for Recorded Class" to
your left.

2. Choose between:
For Credit-You will participate fully in
the class with required homework and tests.
You will send in video homework to learn
"hands on" with the instructor examining and providing individualized feedback, attention and assistance on course material.

Audited-You will participate fully in
the class with no required homework or tests.
The instructor will not provide any assistance
out of class such as viewing your videos in
order to be able to give you individualized
feedback.

NOTE: We will be providing Certification for Professional Dog Trainers in the near future (planned for FALL of 2008). This course is worth 4 credits and can be applied to Certifcation once we are approved by the Colorado Department of Higher Education. Only the "For Credit" courses can be applied to Certification.