What you will learn:

Study Dog Walker Certification, Enhance Your Pet Care Knowledge Base and use this to start your pet and home sitting business

This Dog Walker Certification offers you a rewarding way of learning everything required to enhance your pet care knowledge base for use in the dog walking, pet and home sitting business.

Pet owners want to know that while they’re away, their furry and fishy friends are properly looked after and getting plenty of love and attention. As a dog walker and pet sitter, your role is not only to properly care for the animal with food, exercise and attention but to give your clients’ human partners peace of mind.

This animal care course is suitable for anyone, whether they are considering a career working as a pet sitter, dog walker, or someone who wants to gain a much better understanding and knowledge of the pet care business. It will provide you with the essential information you need to care for clients’ pets in a responsible, professional, and safety-conscious way.

You can find a variety of Dog Walker Online Certification on Courses for Success.

What you will learn with our Dog Walker Certification

• Welcome Safety, Health and hygiene
• Getting Started Running Your Pet Care Business
• Pet Sitting basics
• Per Service Visit
• Dog walking
• Handling and transporting animals
• First aid
• Dogs and cats
• Birds
• Fish
• Reptiles
• Hamsters, gerbils, rats and mice
• Rabbits and Guinea pigs

Dog Walker Online Certification - Requirements

The Dog Walker Online Certification is delivered 100 percent online 24/7.

To successfully complete this course, a student must:

• Have access to the internet and the necessary technical skills to navigate the online learning resources
• Have access to any mobile device with internet connectivity (laptop, desktop, tablet)
• Be a self-directed learner
• Possess sound language and literacy skills

Quick Course Facts

1. Course content is structured for easy comprehension
2. Registered students gain unrestricted access to the Dog Walker Online Certification
3. All course material is available online 24/7 and can be accessed using any device
4. Study online from anywhere in your own time at your own pace
5. All students who complete the course will be awarded with a certificate of completion

Recognition & Accreditation

Upon successful completion of this course and achieving a passing score for the assessment, you will be issued with an international continuing education credit (CEU) certificate.

This Certificate is applicable worldwide, which demonstrates your commitment to learning new skills. You can share the certificate with your friends, relatives, co-workers, and potential employers. Also, include it in your resume/CV, professional social media profiles and job applications.

Unit 1: Welcome Safety, Health and hygiene

By the end of this unit the learner will understand:

• Introduction
• Benefits and how to get the most out of this course
• Your Safety
• Zoonosis
• Animals safety
• Disease control
• How to clean an pet’s bed/living areas

Unit 2: Getting Started Running Your Pet Care Business

By the end of this unit the learner will understand:

• Business Plan, Insurance and Finance
• Law and Regulations
• Image
• Pet Services Offered
• Advertising
• Organisation

Unit 3: Pet Sitting basics

By the end of this unit the learner will understand:

• Responsibility
• CRB checks
• Property security
• Animal security
• Veterinary considerations
• Updates
• Leaving the property as you found it
• Dog attacks!

Unit 4: Per Service Visit

By the end of this unit the learner will understand:

• First Impressions
• Pre service visit
• Information and records
• Checklist
• Microchips and other ID methods
• Keys
• Terms and Conditions
• Possible client questions

Unit 5: Dog walking

By the end of this unit the learner will understand:

• Introduction
• Dog walking basics
• Body Language
• Law
• Aggression
• Dog fights

Unit 6: Handling and transporting animals

By the end of this unit the learner will understand:

• Approaching an animal
• Typical restraints and handling equipment
• Behaviour
• Correct handling methods of dogs and cats
• Exotic handling
• Transporting animals
• How to administer medications

Unit 7: First aid

By the end of this unit the learner will understand:

• Aims and assessment
• Animal first aid kit
• ABC and CPR
• Handling
• Shock
• Fractures
• Bites and stings
• Wounds and burns
• Poisoning and fitting
• Diarrhoea and vomiting
• Hyperthermia and Hypothermia

Unit 8: Dogs and cats

By the end of this unit the learner will understand:

• Groups and breeds
• Nutrition and exercise
• Behaviour and training
• Grooming  and care
• Elderly dogs and cats
• Common diseases

Unit 9: Birds

By the end of this unit the learner will understand:

• General care
• Small birds
• Parrots
• Poultry
• Birds of prey
• Common diseases

Unit 10: Fish

By the end of this unit the learner will understand:

• General care
• Cold water fish
• Tropical fish
• Marine fish
• Common diseases

Unit 11: Reptiles

By the end of this unit the learner will understand:

• General care
• Snakes and Lizards
• Tortoises, turtles and terrapins
• More difficult to keep reptiles
• Common diseases

Unit 12: Hamsters, gerbils, rats and mice

By the end of this unit the learner will understand:

• Groups and breeds
• Nutrition, housing and exercise
• Behaviour and training
• Grooming and care
• Common diseases

Unit 13: Rabbits and Guinea pigs

By the end of this unit the learner will understand:

• Breeds
• General care
• Nutrition, housing and exercise
• Common diseases

Entry requirements

Students must have basic literacy and numeracy skills.

Minimum education

Open entry. Previous schooling and academic achievements are not required for entry into this course.

Computer requirements

Students will need access to a computer and the internet.

Minimum specifications for the computer are:

Windows:

Microsoft Windows XP, or laterModern and up to date Browser (Internet Explorer 8 or later, Firefox, Chrome, Safari)

MAC/iOS

OSX/iOS 6 or laterModern and up to date Browser (Firefox, Chrome, Safari)

All systems

Internet bandwidth of 1Mb or fasterFlash player or a browser with HTML5 video capabilities(Currently Internet Explorer 9, Firefox, Chrome, Safari)

Students will also need access the following applications:

Adobe Acrobat Reader

Entry requirements:

Students must have basic literacy and numeracy skills.

Minimum education:

Open entry. Previous schooling and academic achievements are not required for entry into this course.

Device requirements:

Students will need access to a computer/any device and the internet.

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