Pet Psychology
Course
In Dunsland Cross
Description
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Type
Course
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Location
Dunsland cross
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Start date
Different dates available
Pet Psychology - A Distance Learning Course by BSYA poorly-behaved pet can cause high levels of stress and discontent for pet owners. This distance learning course discusses the principles of animal psychology to illustrate the natural instincts and behaviours of a wide range of common pets. Students will learn to identify poor behaviour among pets, understand why an animal behaves badly and techniques for helping alleviate bad behaviour. The course will also explore ways to understand if an owner is well-suited to a particular type of pet.
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Subjects
- Psychology
- Dog
Course programme
The course syllabus is structured as follows:
Lesson One- Introduction/Dogs
- Meeting the Needs of Pets
- Dogs
- Introduction
- Owner Suitability
- Choosing an Appropriate Breed
- Buying a Dog
- Settling in a New Dog
- Training
- Psychological Problems in Dogs
- Dogs (Continued)
- Separation Anxiety
- Meaning and Sound
- Hyper-Emotionality
- The Dominant Dog
- Dogs (Continued)
- Submissive Urination
- Aggression
- Jealousy
- Barking
- Scooting
- Tail Chasing
- Encountering Unfamiliar Dogs
- Strengthening Bonds
- Cats
- Introduction
- Owner Suitability
- Choosing an Appropriate Breed
- Buying a Cat
- Settling in a New Cat
- Training
- Litter Training
- Coming to Call
- Discouraging Hunting
- Clawing and Scratching
- Psychological Problems in Cats
- Inappropriate Spraying/Defecation
- Coprophagia
- Wool Sucking
- Normal v Abnormal Behaviour
- Cats (Continued)/ Rabbits and Rodents
- Overly Aggressive Behaviour
- Antisocial Behaviour
- Over-Social Behaviour
- Neuroses
- Similarities between Cats and Dogs
- The Needs of Rabbits and Rodents
- Horses
- Introduction
- Owner Suitability
- Choosing an Appropriate Breed
- Buying a Horse
- Spooking
- Bucking and Rearing
- Refusal to Accept Commands
- Training
- Pica Behaviour
- Equine Self-Mutilation Syndrome (ESMS)
- Foal Rejection
- Horses (Continued)/ Birds
- Headshaking
- Trailering
- Birds
- Introduction
- Owner Suitability
- Choosing an Appropriate Breed
- Buying a Bird
- Settling In a New Bird
- Birds (Continued)/ Iguanas/ Pet Therapy
- Anxiety
- Boredom
- Aggression
- Jealousy
- Resolving Behavioural Problems
- Training
- Talking
- Iguanas
- Stress
- Sexual Aggression
- Pet Therapy
Additional information
Expenses
For information on the cost of this training course, please contact BSY.
Instalment plans are available.Pet Psychology