Animal Shelter Training
Animal Shelter Training equips volunteers and staff with essential skills to minimize animal stress, promote better welfare, and increase adoption rates in shelters. Participants learn low-stress handling techniques, behavior assessment and planning for fearful dogs and shy cats, standardized volunteer procedures, safety protocols, and reliable tracking methods to ensure humane and efficient operations in high-volume environments.

from 4 to 360h flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
This course provides practical tools to ease stress and enhance welfare for dogs and cats in shelters. You will master low-stress handling, fear-aware care, reward-based training, and detailed behavior plans for shy cats and fearful dogs. It includes volunteer protocols, safety measures, and tracking templates for effective daily care.
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Develop skills
- Low-stress handling: Master fear-aware methods for safe dog and cat interactions.
- Shelter behavior tracking: Record stress levels, progress, and events using simple metrics.
- Fearful dog support: Implement enrichment, desensitization, and emergency response plans.
- Shy cat behavior plans: Evaluate fear, create weekly goals, and apply gentle techniques.
- Volunteer SOPs: Train on secure kennel access, communication scripts, and incident reporting.
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