Dear Prospective Student

Thank you for enquiring about The Advanced Animal Behaviour Course: Dogs.

Dr. Hannes Slabbert and Mrs Hanna Odendaal jointly present the Advanced Behaviour Course: Dogs. Dr. Freddie Hurly, a very experienced veterinarian who has a special interest in behaviour, presents some of the lectures at the compulsory to attend seminars.

This certificate course together with the required practical experience is required for accreditation with the South African Board for Companion Animal Practitioners (SABCAP). For information on SABCAP please visit the website.

The Advanced Dog Course is also recommended by the Animal Behaviour Consultants of South Africa (ABC).

Students who have successfully completed the Basic Animal Behaviour course: Dogs are welcome to enrol for this course. Students are allowed to enrol simultaneously (that is in the same year) for both the Basic and Advanced Dogs behaviour courses. The certificate for the Advanced Course will only be issued once the student has passed the Basic course examination.

The Advanced Course: Dogs is in many ways an application of the study material of the Basic Dog Course and sound knowledge of the content of the Basic Course is required to be successful in this course. Students are encouraged to see behaviour and attempts to find successful resolutions for behavioural problems in a holistic framework and no generic recipes to solve behavioural problems are introduced. Aspects of behavioural practice management, research and ethics in practice, consultation skills and the use of behaviour altering medication are incorporated in the study material. At the seminar students are introduced to and encouraged to view handling equipment and some of the new gadgets that appear regularly on the market in a critical manner. The study material consists of a set of notes, a DVD on table handling and eight assignments.
It is essentially a correspondence course, but attending a three – day seminar in either Pretoria (26 – 28 July) or Cape Town (23 -25 August) is compulsory for all students.

The broad outline of the Advanced Behaviour Course: Dogs is as follows:

The Advanced Course: Dogs course consists of four Modules:

• Training methods and puppy aptitude testing, handling techniques with and without instruments.
• Analysis of cases of behavioural problems
• Behavioural practice management and communication skills
• Breeding programmes, kennel evaluation and puppy socialisation

The student will be evaluated on written assignments, practical skills, and ability to apply the knowledge in theoretical case studies as well as in a real life case study. There is no formal written exam.

Registration for this course takes place from 10 January to 28 February 2012. The enrolment fee for the Advanced Behaviour Course: Dogs for 2012 is
R5, 400. The fee includes the study material, attendance of the seminar and the examination fee.

A student can enrol for both the Advanced Dog and the Advanced Cat courses in the same year provided that they have completed the basic courses for both species. The Advanced Dog and Cat seminars will be presented jointly to accommodate students who enrol for both the Dog and Cat Advanced Courses.

Should a student enrol for both the Dog and Cat course the fee for the Cat Advanced course will be reduced by 30%. 

 

To enrol for this course: go to www.ethology.co.za and

• Click on ‘Enrol’
• Read ‘Terms of Agreement’
• Complete and submit the enrolment form and financial undertaking
• Pay the appropriate fee
• Provide Hanna with confirmation of payment

Do not hesitate to get in touch should you need more information

Enrol here

Best regards
Hanna Odendaal
Course Administrator