Animal Shelter Training
Animal Shelter Training gives veterinary professionals practical tools to reduce stress, improve welfare, and boost adoptability through low-stress handling, behavior support plans, clear volunteer protocols, and consistent behavior monitoring.

from 4 to 360h flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
Animal Shelter Training gives you clear, practical tools to reduce stress and improve welfare for dogs and cats in busy shelter environments. Learn low-stress handling, fear-aware care, and reward-based methods, plus step-by-step behavior plans for shy cats and fearful dogs. Follow simple volunteer protocols, safety procedures, and data-tracking templates to support consistent, humane, and efficient daily care.
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Develop skills
- Low-stress handling: apply fear-aware techniques for safer dog and cat care.
- Shelter behavior tracking: log stress, progress, and incidents with clear metrics.
- Fearful dog support: run brief enrichment, desensitization, and crisis protocols.
- Shy cat behavior plans: assess fear, set 7-day goals, and use gentle handling.
- Volunteer SOPs: teach safe kennel entry, scripts, and reporting in busy shelters.
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