This course teaches you how to plan and prepare for traveling with your dog; checking ahead with hotels, campgrounds or friends; portable kennels; proper identification; grooming before a trip; favorite food, toy(s), and dishes; crossing state or international borders. Lessons also include learning how to check air travel guidelines; getting your dog accustomed to car travel; safety in a car; simple pet first-aid kits; and, daily “health checks” while traveling.
Prerequisites: None
Course Length: 6 one-hour sessions
Course Cost (Register above): For Credit: Live and OnDemand=$225
Audited:
Live=$150; OnDemand=$120
Credits: 3*
(*Applies toward certificate programs for students registered in the PDT or PCTS programs. You do not have to be in a certificate program to take this class.)
Course currently not available. Available July 1, 2008.
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 3 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.
