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CANINE BEHAVIOUR FOUNDATION COURSE
PRESENTED BY:-
Scotty Valadao
 Animal Behaviour Consultant (Canine) (ABC of SA™)
Registered Canine Behaviourist (SABCAP)
Tellington TTouch Practitioner
Canine Puppy & Obedience Instructor (SAADOI)
Veterinary Nutrition Adviser (VNA)
Louise L. Hay Facilitator
Clicker Instructor
Founder-Friends of the Dog
Mobile: 073 735 0469
Fax: 0867704116
www.scottysdogs.co.za : www.friendsofthedog.co.za

(My CV available on request)

This course is for anybody who is considering a career with dogs. It is presented at ‘grass roots’ level and will give you an excellent foundation from which to take your career forward and put you in a position to undergo more in-depth training and studying.

The course is available by correspondence with practical sessions for those in Gauteng. Two certificates are available – One for successful completion of the course with practical experience, and another for successful completion of the course without practical experience.

Please note that this course does NOT qualify your as a behaviourist, but does give you the basic tools you will need to make a start in this wonderful, exciting and rewarding profession. This course is recommended by the ABC of SA™

The course includes the following:·         Comprehensive & Practical as detailed below.

·         Practical Experience

(a)   – One day private practical on completion of each segment.

(b)  – Two morning sessions of Tellington TTouch practicals with your own dog (Additional practice at rehab sessions)

(c)   – Once a week attendance on a 6 week Puppy Course on a Sunday morning.

(d)  – Minimum of once monthly attendance at a rehabilitation session at a shelter. 

(e)   – One day of observing body language in dogs.

(f)   – As and when time allows, students are welcome to shadow me at behaviour consults. This will be arranged between us, with a maximum of one student attending at a time.

  • Theoretical Case Studies
  • Role-play  practical session  on behaviour problems 
  • Students will be tested after completion of each segment to gauge their knowledge.
  • Having breed knowledge is an essential part of becoming a behaviourist. Students will be required to investigate and submit breed studies on 7 popular breeds – 1 from each Group..
Theory
Anatomy & Psychology

Dog’s Brain
Dog’s Skeletal System
Dogs Senses
Body Language
Dogs emotions

Basic Learning Theory

From Wolf to Dog
Development Stages
Socialization & Habituation
Location Separation Anxiety
Lure & Reward
Punishment
Reinforcement Schedules
Alpha Dogs
Operant Conditioning
Classical conditioning
Reinforcers
Markers
Behaviour Consequences
Positive Reinforcement
Negative Punishment
Positive Punishment
Negative Reinforcement

Shelter Dogs

Behaviour problems
Honeymoon Period
Tools to assist
Modifications for shelters

Basic Obedience

Why they don’t work
Sit
Down
Stand
Recall
Wait
Stay
Heel
Cue’s / signals /commands

Basic Ethology

Terminology
Dog’s Needs





Puppies

Why get a puppy?
Before Getting a Puppy
Cost of a Puppy
Nature or Nurture
Sterilization
Breeders
Breed Groups
What is Genetic Testing
One or two pups
Preparing for new arrival
The first few days
House Training
Training on Paper
Crate Training
Feeding
Food Bowl Exercises
Grooming
Importance of Socialization
Puppy Schools
Bite Inhibition
Mouthing/Biting
Fearful Pups
Games with Pups
Free Play
House Rules
Alone Time
Chewing
Toys
Putting on Collar & Lead
Fear Responses
Tantrums
Calming/Settle
Development Stages
Jumping Up
How to Train
What to Train
Cue’s/Signals
Fading
Rewards
Fetch
Non Reward Markers
Time Outs
Body Language
Sound Desensitising

Nutrition

How does diet impact on behaviour


Problem Behaviours

Medication in behaviour
Mouthing and nipping
Collar and Lead Problems
Stealing
Barking
Digging
Escape Artists
Chasing Behaviour
Jumping Up
Jumping on Furniture
Storm Fear Phobia
Noise Phobias
Fear of New Locations
Destructive Behaviour
Lead Pulling
Over Dependency
Separation Anxiety
Hyperactive/OTT
Coprophagia
Pica
Signs of Reactive Behaviour
Dominance
Resource Guarding
Humping
Fear Behaviour
Escape Artists
Inappropriate Elimination
Marking
Calming and Stress Signals
Signs of Reactive Behaviour
Alone Time
Destructive Chewing

Working with clients

Questionnaires
Communication skills
Basic Reports
How client can influence dog
Dying and Death

Tellington TTouch

2 session with your own dog
Further practice at rehab



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