Animal Shelter Training
Animal Shelter Training equips veterinary staff and volunteers with essential skills to lower animal stress levels, elevate welfare standards, and increase adoption rates. Key areas include low-stress handling methods, customised behaviour support strategies for fearful dogs and shy cats, structured volunteer procedures, and reliable tracking systems for behaviour monitoring, fostering a compassionate shelter environment.

flexible workload of 4 to 360h
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-sensitive care practices, reward-based training methods, along with detailed behaviour modification plans for timid cats and anxious dogs. It covers straightforward volunteer guidelines, safety measures, and record-keeping formats to ensure humane and effective routine 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 indicators, progress updates, and events using simple metrics.
- Fearful dog support: Execute quick enrichment activities, desensitisation steps, and emergency protocols.
- Shy cat behaviour plans: Evaluate fear levels, establish weekly targets, and apply soft handling techniques.
- Volunteer SOPs: Train on secure kennel access, communication scripts, and reporting in high-volume shelters.
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