CC103: Basic Dog Care
Learn how to properly care for a dog. Topics will cover house and travel safety, basic health and nutrition, vaccinations, handling, nail triming, basic grooming, ear cleaning, dental care, administering medications, and car travel with your dog. This course is designed for the caring for dogs in a responsible, caring way. The basics of care, nutrition, housing etc. Everything you need to get started and where to get more advanced information.
Prerequisites: None
Text and Required Supplies: "The Holistic Dog Trainer Presents: Basic Dog Care " class manual. ($30 paperback book, 45 pages). Order HERE. Specify you would like to order this manual.
Course Length: 8 one-hour sessions
What you can expect to learn from this Course:
- What are your basic supplies needed
- Licensing & Identification Information
- Housing your dog
- Exercise
- Vaccinations
- Health Care
- Nutrition
- Administering Medication
- Diseases & Parasites
- Grooming & Handling
- How to choose pet professionals
- Safety at the Dog Park
- Dental Care
- Travel Safety
Course Cost (Register above):
For Credit: Live and OnDemand=$300
Audited:
Live and OnDemand =$200
Live—You will speak to the instructor in an online “classroom” with other students. Choose from the listed times in the Course Registration box above.
OnDemand/Recorded—Watch classes "OnDemand"- at your own pace. Click on "OnDemand/Recorded Session" under "Register for Recorded Class" above.
Certification/For Credit-You will participate fully in the class with required homework and tests. You will send in homework (may include video) 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.
Instructor: Shana Carranco, The Holistic Dog Trainer™
Is a Certified Pet Dog Trainer and has been working with dogs professionally since 1999. After a long career as a Meeting and Event Planner, she focused on teaching dogs, which evolved quickly to become a Holistic Dog Trainer with a specialty in Toy/Small breeds. She takes a holistic approach to teaching and.jpg)
care of dogs, believing in the balance of mind, body, environment to build and enhance the human/canine relationship. She is also very interested in natural diets and remedies for pets, knowing there is a strong link between behavior and nutrition.
She instructs weekly Puppy Socials, and Lifeskills Lessons, private consultations and conducts workshops and seminars to the public and canine education instructor training programs to trainers, enthusiasts and those who are interested in becoming dog trainers. In addition, she is a Certified Groomer, Pet First Aid & CPR Instructor for PetTec, AKC – CGC Evaluator, and founder of Miami Toy Dog Training Club.
She has been published several times in the Stuart News, and was recently interviewed for a DVD production on Meet the Professionals, which will air on cable in 2008. Author of: Shana Carranco, The Holistic Dog Trainer™ Presents: The First 48 Hours with Your New Toy Puppy (available for download) and soon to be available: Toy Dogs: Training, Behavior and Beyond!
She has recently launched Little Paws Travel n Adventures which is a specialty travel company for people traveling with Little Dogs! www.TheHolisticDogTrainer.com
www.LittlePawsTravelnAdventures.com
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You must also read and agree to the E-Training for Dogs, Inc. Standard Terms and Conditions prior to taking a course: Click here to read these. You will be asked when you register if you have read them and will not be allowed to take the course if you do not agree to the terms.
