This course is designed for anyone involved with dogs, whether as a pet owner or a professional working in settings such as boarding kennels. It provides essential knowledge on maintaining a dog’s health, identifying signs of illness or injury, and administering basic first aid when needed.
Students will gain valuable insights into canine behaviour, preventative care, and emergency response techniques, ensuring they can confidently support the well-being of dogs in various environments.
Why choose us?
✅ Comprehensive & Detailed – Unmatched in-home study quality! ✅ No Work Experience Required – Focus purely on theory and essential knowledge. ✅ Immediate access to course material! ✅
What You'll Learn:
Continued Health
- Health care, what to look for to check your dog is healthy or not
- Common disorders
- Nutritional disorders
- Other parasites you should be aware of
- Grooming equipment for specific coat types
- Basic First Aid
- Putting together a simple first aid kit
- The elderly dog, extra care and feeding
- Holidays: kennels/pet sitters
Principles of first aid (part 1)
- Accident prevention
- Outdoor basics
- Indoor basics
- Triage
- Objectives and rules of first aid
- Putting together a first aid kit
- Muzzles
- Restraining techniques
- Vital signs – Temperature, Pulse and Respiration
- Cleaning wounds
- Bandages
- How to bandage a foot
- How to bandage a tail
- How to bandage an ear
- Making a splint
- Transporting an injured dog
- Road traffic accident (RTA) and what to do
Principles of first aid (part 2)
- Specific situations of first aid
- Open wounds
- Closed wounds
- The various types of fractures and first aid action
- Haemorrhaging and the four main types of haemorrhaging
- Signs of haemorrhaging and first aid action
- Tourniquets
- Dislocations and first aid action
- Shock and first aid action
- Heat stroke and first aid action
- Cut paws
- Burns and scalds and first aid action
- Drowning and first aid action
- Foreign bodies in eyes, throat and mouth
- Insect stings and first aid action
- Poisoning and first aid action
- Convulsions and fits, causes and first aid action
Course Details:
Study Level 2
The study Level relates to the how demanding the course is. 1 is beginner and 5 is HND / Foundation Degree level.
4 Module Course - This course is delivered in 4 study modules which need to be passed to gain the qualification.
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📚 Education in Animal Welfare, Training & Behaviour
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⏳ Flexible Learning – Each module takes up to 4 months, or finish faster
🚫 No Exams ✅ Interactive Learning Approach Each module includes: 🔹 Research-Based Questions – Strengthen understanding through exploration 🔹 One or Two Projects – Apply your knowledge in real-world scenarios 🔹 Revision Questions – Reinforce key concepts for mastery
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