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Dog Behaviorist Course

What will I learn?

Learn all the ins and outs of how dogs behave with our Course on Understanding Dog Behavior. This course is for people who work with animals, especially vets, who want to get better at understanding dogs. You'll learn how to change dog behavior using good ways like rewarding them, getting them used to things slowly, and changing how they feel about things. You'll also learn how to make good plans for fixing behavior problems, talk to dog owners clearly, and see if the plans are working. You'll become a pro at reading what a dog is saying with its body and knowing what makes a dog get angry or scared. This course will give you real, useful knowledge that you can use every day to help dogs and their owners.

Apoia's Unique Features

Online courses available for life
Certificate aligned with educational standards
Printable PDF summaries
24/7 online support
Select and arrange the chapters you want to study
Set your own course schedule
Instant feedback on practical activities
Study at your convenience, no internet needed

Develop skills

Enhance the practical skills listed below

Get really good at using rewards to make dogs behave how you want them to.

Make special plans to change the behavior of individual dogs.

Talk to dog owners in a way that makes them trust you and understand what you're saying.

Look at how a dog is standing and moving to understand what it's feeling and thinking.

Know the different kinds of anger or aggression in dogs and how to handle them.

Suggested summary

Workload: between 4 and 360 hours

Before beginning, feel free to change the chapters and the workload.

  • Choose which chapter to start with
  • Add or remove chapters
  • Increase or decrease the course workload

Examples of chapters you can add

You will be able to generate more chapters like the examples below

This is a free course focused on personal and professional development. It is not akin to a technical, undergraduate, or postgraduate course, but offers practical and relevant knowledge for your professional journey.