Training for the Future: Puppy Class Instructor's Course - Accredited
Sarah's BEST-SELLING course on how to plan, structure, and run effective, successful and FUN puppy training classes, based on the best in behavioural understanding
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Those who are already running puppy classes/puppy parties, assisting at a class, or those who aspire to do so in the future.
Welcome! From Sarah Whitehead
About Sarah
Reading list
About Laser Learning external accreditation, and our commitment to industry standards
About writing assignments and submitting work
How to write an essay for your assignments
Introduction
1.1 What is a puppy class?
Bonus material: The hidden risks of uncontrolled puppy parties (pdf)
1.2 Why run puppy classes?
1.3 Objectives of puppy classes - socialisation, habituation and stress immunisation
1.4 Objectives - Helping owners with puppy biting
1.5 Puppy Biting and Bite Inhibition - Part One, with Sarah Whitehead
1.6 Puppy Biting and Bite Inhibition - Part Two, with Sarah Whitehead
1.7 Puppy Biting - owner guide
1.8 Objectives - Training and prevention of problems
1.9 Factors affecting learning in a puppy class
Owner Guide - Does your puppy need a diet change?
1.10 Structure and content
1.11 Some other practicalities to consider
Module One: Work to be completed
2.1 The practical applications of learning theory
2.2 Real people, real puppies
2.3 Training methods
Audio Guide: Why I don't 'charge' the clicker
2.4 Reinforcement strategies
2.5 Seven essential exercises
Bonus webinar: Walking nicely on the lead, for Instructors, Part One
Bonus webinar: Walking nicely on the lead, for Instructors, Parts Two & Three
2.6 Equipment
Module Two: Work to be completed for your tutor
3.1 The human end of the lead
3.2 Facilitating learning
3.3 Evaluation
3.4 Off-lead play
3.5 Breed characteristics
3.6 Common ‘challenges’!
Module Three: Work to be completed for your tutor
Module Three: Work to be completed for your tutor, Part A
Module Three: Work to be completed for your tutor, Part B
Module Three: Work to be completed for your tutor, Part C
4.1 Observation! Observation! Observation!
Congratulations!
What's next?
How is the course delivered?
This course is all online, so you can access it when and wherever you want. You will have 12 months access to the Programme, so you can complete it at your own pace.
The Programme is delivered via webinars from Sarah, including multiple images and video, as well as supporting written materials for you to read.
Sarah has also created useful pdf owner guides for you to download and use with clients… she’s written them, so you don’t have to!
What will you gain from this course?
This Programme is not intended to make you into a canine behaviour specialist. However, it is designed to give you useful skills and confidence to run Puppy training classes and recognising how and where you can help owners with their puppies, how to choose between different training methods and strategies and how to apply theory to real-life practice.