Animal Shelter Training
Animal Shelter Training equips veterinary professionals and volunteers with practical tools to cut stress, enhance welfare, and increase adoptability for dogs and cats. It covers low-stress handling techniques, tailored behaviour support plans for fearful dogs and shy cats, straightforward volunteer protocols, 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 straightforward, hands-on tools to ease stress and boost welfare for dogs and cats in hectic shelters. Master low-stress handling, fear-sensitive care, and reward-focused training, along with clear behaviour plans for timid cats and anxious dogs. Follow easy volunteer guidelines, safety steps, and record-keeping templates for steady, kind, and effective daily routines.
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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 includes enrichment, desensitisation, and crisis protocols.
- Shy cat behaviour plans assess fear, set 7-day goals, and apply gentle handling.
- Volunteer SOPs teach safe kennel entry, scripts, and reporting in busy shelters.
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