Animal Shelter Training
Animal Shelter Training equips veterinary staff and volunteers with essential skills to lower animal stress, elevate welfare standards, and increase adoption rates. Key areas include low-stress handling methods, tailored behaviour support plans for fearful dogs and shy cats, clear volunteer standard procedures, and reliable behaviour monitoring systems to ensure humane and efficient shelter operations.

from 4 to 360h flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
This course provides practical tools to minimise stress and enhance welfare for dogs and cats in shelter settings. Participants learn low-stress handling techniques, fear-aware care practices, and reward-based training methods. It includes detailed behaviour plans for shy cats and fearful dogs, along with straightforward volunteer protocols, safety measures, and data-tracking templates for effective daily care.
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Develop skills
- Low-stress handling: implement fear-aware methods for safe dog and cat management.
- Shelter behaviour tracking: record stress levels, progress, and events using simple metrics.
- Fearful dog support: conduct enrichment activities, desensitisation, and emergency protocols.
- Shy cat behaviour plans: evaluate fear responses, establish weekly goals, and apply gentle techniques.
- Volunteer SOPs: train on secure kennel access, communication scripts, and reporting in high-volume shelters.
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