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Welcome to the Doggone Safe On-Line Learning Centre
Here you will find all kinds of fascinating information about dogs, how to read their body language and how to keep yourself and others safe. If you own or work with dogs you will be able to understand them better and to take steps to improve thier lives if you start to notice that some things are making them anxious.
Happy dogs are easier to train, easier to live with, less likely to bite and less likely to develop behaviour problems.
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Click on the course name
Basic Body Language
Cost: $30 (join Doggone Safe to get a discount)
To view a free PDF demo of this course visit www.doggonesafe.com and follow the links.
This course will teach you to read dog body language and to understand how dogs communicate with their various body parts. You will learn how to look for clues in a dog's body postures and in the environment to help you decide whether a dog wants to interact or is best left alone. Happy dogs are easier to train, less likely to develop behaviour problems and less likely to bite. The information you gain from this course will be useful to anyone who owns a dog, works with dogs or encounters other people's dogs on the job or during leisure time. If you own or work with dogs, you will learn how to tell if some aspects of the dog's life are causing anxiety so that you can work to reduce these, resulting in a happier dog that is easier to train and live with.
This course is intended for parents, dog owners, dog industry professionals, veterinary professionals, people who encounter other people's dogs on the job, home daycare professionals, social service workers and anyone who is interested in dog behaviour. This course is a prerquisite for other Doggone Safe courses tailored specifically for each of these different groups. These other courses will give people the tools they need to assess the bite risk to themselves and others and to implement risk management strategies to prevent dog bites.
This course qualifies for the following Continuing Education Credits:
IAABC 2.5 credits
IACP 2.5 credits
OAVT 2.5 credits
SAVT 3 credits
CACVT 2.5 credits
CPDT 2.5 credits
SVMA 2.0 credits (non-scientific)
Others pending. Check back. To earn your CE credits, complete the course with a passing mark of 80%, print the certificate and submit this to your professional organization as proof of completion.
"I did the course and it was so well put together...I was so impressed !!! Thank you !!!!" - Ricko Rask, Behavior Coordinator for the Kauai Humane Society
To view a PDF demo of this course please go to www.doggonesafe.com and follow the links. | |
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Doggone Smart at Work - Outside
This course is designed for workers who may encounter dogs on the job. The focus is on outside workers such as meter readers, cable installers and mail carriers, however, anyone who wants to avoid on-the-job dog bites will benefit from the information provided. The focus of the course is on prevention and how to assess and avoid dangerous situations with dogs. This course does not discuss how to fight a dog off or intimidate a dog. This course will teach you how to read dog body language, how to apply a risk assessment approach and how to act to defuse a potentially dangerous situation. Dogs are unpredictable. Taking this course will not guarantee to prevent dog bites.
To view a free PDF demo of this course visit www.doggonesafe.com and click on the "Be Doggone Smart at Work" link. This demo shows some of the videos from the course, but does not contain the narration that accompanies each slide in the full on-line version. | |
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