Animal Shelter Training
Animal Shelter Training equips volunteers and staff with practical english tools to ease stress, enhance welfare, and increase adoption rates for dogs and cats. It covers low-stress handling techniques, fear-aware care protocols, reward-based training methods, detailed behaviour plans for shy cats and fearful dogs, straightforward volunteer guidelines, safety measures, and easy data-tracking systems to ensure humane, efficient shelter operations every day.

from 4 to 360h flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
This course provides straightforward, hands-on tools to cut down stress and lift welfare for dogs and cats in hectic shelters. You will master low-stress handling, fear-smart care, and reward-focused approaches, along with clear behaviour plans for timid cats and scared dogs. It includes easy volunteer steps, safety rules, and tracking templates for steady, kind, and smooth daily work.
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- Low-stress handling uses fear-aware methods for safe dog and cat care.
- Shelter behaviour tracking logs stress, progress, and incidents with simple metrics.
- Fearful dog support involves quick enrichment, desensitisation, and crisis steps.
- Shy cat behaviour plans assess fear, set weekly goals, and apply gentle care.
- Volunteer SOPs teach safe kennel access, clear scripts, and reporting routines.
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