Pet Obedience
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Learn how pet dogs differ from those in the natural world examining basic canine behaviour. Understand what dogs can and can’t be trained to do. Discover how to tailor your techniques to a dog’s breed, providing the most effective training regime. Acquire the skills to quickly and efficiently earn a dog’s respect and obedience. Explore how to deal with problems such as separation anxiety.
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Further Details
Pre-requisites/previous study
No previous experience required.
Qualification
ICS Pet Obedience Diploma
Support and benefits
Complimentary dog toys: ‘Kong’ behavioural toy and ‘Kong’ flyer frisbee
Complimentary ‘Top to Tail’ textbook
Complimentary clicker training kit
Access to a dedicated ICS tutor to mentor and motivate you throughout
Access to the ICS online Student Community, allowing you to interact with other students and browse our resource library
Key topics
Introduction to Pet Obedience
Examine the role of a dog obedience trainer. Explore a wide variety of dog breeds, as well as canine evolution and domestication. Consider the needs of a pet dog. Study rudimentary dog behaviours and motivations.
House Training
Learn how to set up a dog friendly home and how to house train a dog. Explore methods of resolving house training problems. Discover how to overcome separation anxiety.
The Breeds and their Requirements
Explore the considerations which should be taken into account when choosing a dog, and gain the confidence to help clients or friends select a dog. Examine the requirements of different dog breeds.
Principles of Obedience
Study the key principles of obedience, and examine training theories and methods. Analyse barking and body language. Examine canine-canine and canine-human socialisation. Explore interaction between dogs and children, and discover how to teach children the responsibilities of dog ownership.
Training Methods
Explore how a dog’s environment impacts on its learning process and discover how to avoid negative learning environments. Consider your role in canine social-based learning. Study canine patterns of association.
Practical Obedience Training
Learn how to teach the basic commands of obedience, and how to develop your own teaching and training methods. Explore how to overcome obstacles involved in dog obedience training. Consider the teaching of more advanced canine learning.
The Senses
Examine the canine senses and explore ways of exploiting the different senses for obedience training. Learn how to identify sensory problems. Consider ways of training a dog that has lost one of its senses – for example, a blind dog.
Course Code
E06
Hours of study
6 months / 60 hours
Technical requirements
None
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Outline
You’ll complete seven assessments during your course and a final assessment on completion of your course. These assessments can be submitted to ICS online via the Student Community, or they can be posted to ICS. It is recommended that you submit your assessments online as you will receive your results more quickly this way – in fact, for multiple choice assessments, you receive your results instantly!
Assessment Breakdown
Assessments 1-7: 20 multiple choice questions (per assessment)
Final Assessment: 10 scenario-based questions
Notes
Each multiple choice question comes with four potential answers. Only one of these answers is correct; the other three are wrong. You must identify the correct answer.
Scenario-based questions test that you can apply the knowledge you have learnt from the course to imaginary scenarios. For example, you may be given some information about the lifestyle and personality of a hypothetical person and then be asked to recommend a suitable dog for that person.
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