Pet Sitting and Dog Walking Certificate

Module 1: Introduction to Pet Psychology

Module 2: Why Learn About Animal Behaviour?

Module 3: How Animals See the World and Animal Vision

Module 4: Concept Formation

Module 5: About Animals’ Brains

Module 6: Basic Emotional and Motivational Processes and Social Emotions

Module 7: Conditioning

Module 8: Spatial Reasoning

Module 9: Language and Animals

Module 10: History of Animal Training

Module 11: Typical Dog Behaviour

Module 12: How Dogs Learn

Module 13: Understanding Dog Communication

Module 14: Learning About Dog Actions

Module 15: Dog Fears and Phobias and Aggression

Module 16: Training Dogs, More on How Dogs Learn

Module 17: Biobehavioural Monitoring in Dogs

Module 18: Understanding Typical Canine Psychiatric Behaviours

Module 19: Learning About Cat Communication

Module 20: What Feline Actions Mean

Module 21: Feline Actions

Module 22: Feline Psychiatric Challenges

Module 23: Cat Anxiety, Fear and Aggression

Module 24: Understanding Rabbits and Rabbit Psychology

Module 25: Understanding Hamsters and Gerbils

This is a short course, so it works best as a skills booster for roles that involve observing pets and supporting owners.

Pet shop assistant

Kennel assistant

Dog daycare assistant

Animal shelter assistant or volunteer

Pet sitter

Dog walker

Grooming assistant

Animal care assistant supporting handling and observation

Dog training assistant working under an experienced trainer

Customer support assistant for a pet services or pet products business