Pet Home Sitting & Dog Walking Certificate

This is a 3 part distance learning based module and covers many subjects.

Content in brief:

• Examine the general principles of pet care, as they relate to a wide range of different types of pets.
• Examine routine care for cats.
• Learn the characteristics of different cat breeds.
• Learn various routine care for dogs and corresponding exercise needs.
• Examine breed characteristics of different dogs.
• Understand routine care for birds as pets.
• Understand routine care for fish (cold water and tropical).
• Understand routine care for rabbits as pets.
• Understand routine care for reptiles and amphibians.
• Understand routine care for rodents.

Dog walking content in brief:

• Characteristics of dogs in a group
• Meeting a new dog and client
• Establishing leadership of your charge
• Control conditioning
• Poop scooping
• All weather walking in Britain’s climate
• Car training step by step (you can teach an old dog new tricks!)
• Losing a dog in a public place (security before the walk)
• Training and handling equipment essentials
• Insurance legalities
• Dog law.
• Canine etiquette
• The doggy extras - owners request
• Marketing and basic book-keeping
• Dog walking and pet sitting associations.