Who is this course for?

  • Who?

    Designed for those who live with, work with or want to understand more about dogs. A must for all veterinary and grooming professionals working with canine patients and as informed dog owners too.

  • Why?

    This course aims to further strengthen the bond between humans and dogs through improved mutual understanding and better communication.

  • What?

    Using up-to-date canine behavioural studies, to teach you exactly what dogs are saying to us and each other through a variety of signals, facial expressions, body movements, and vocal communications. It shows you how by simply altering our own behaviour we can react to this input, in ways that are meaningful to the dog.

Topics covered

  • Emotion and behaviours

  • Response to triggers

  • Monitoring our emotions

  • Observation before interpretation

  • Positive interactions

  • The primary emotion of dogs

  • Body language

  • Appeasement, agnostic and displacement behaviours

  • Stress behaviours

  • Mental stimulation