Animal Shelter Training
Animal Shelter Volunteer Training delivers hands-on strategies for shelter staff and volunteers to minimise animal stress, elevate care standards, and increase adoption rates. Key areas include low-stress handling methods, customised behaviour support for fearful dogs and shy cats, structured volunteer procedures, and reliable tracking of behaviour progress to promote humane shelter operations.

flexible workload from 4 to 360h
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
This course equips you with practical skills to ease stress and enhance welfare for dogs and cats in crowded shelters. Master low-stress handling techniques, fear-sensitive care practices, and positive reinforcement methods. Develop detailed behaviour modification plans for timid cats and anxious dogs. Implement straightforward volunteer guidelines, safety measures, and record-keeping systems to ensure reliable, compassionate, and effective routine care in shelter settings.
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Develop skills
- Low-stress handling: Use fear-sensitive methods for safe care of dogs and cats.
- Shelter behaviour monitoring: Record stress levels, improvements, and events using simple metrics.
- Support for fearful dogs: Implement quick enrichment, desensitisation, and emergency procedures.
- Behaviour plans for shy cats: Evaluate fear, establish weekly targets, and apply soft handling.
- Volunteer standard procedures: Train on secure kennel access, communication scripts, and reporting in high-volume shelters.
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