The Cambridge Institute of Pet Behaviour & Care

Advanced Cat Behaviour & Psychology

PBC424

Course of 6 phases, 350 hours.

This is a detailed course that will give a greater understanding of why cats behave as they do, and an individual cat's behaviour is as it is. Cats are strongly territorial and gain their confidence from the intactness of their territory. Yet during kitten development it is socialisation that makes such a difference as to whether a cat is more or less fearful of people. The course incorporates dvd material of the tutor explaining aspects of behaviour, plus footage of specific behaviour that can be looked at carefully. In addition to text and other guidance, you will be able to undertake observation and analysis of cat behaviour. A greater awareness of cat communication in its widest sense will enables you to interpret better whether a cat's actions are behaviourally modified by stress.

Module duration

Maximum of one year

Course Tutor

Roger Tabor

Total cost

£475.00

Distance Learning Only - NO workshop

Roger Tabor CBiol MIBiol MPhil FCFBA HonFBNA FLS is acknowledged as one of the world's leading authorities on cats. He pioneered the study of urban feral cats. His book The Wild Life of the Domestic Cat was called “the standard work on the subject” by Cats Protection and a “classic of feline literature” by Dr Desmond Morris. Roger wrote and presented the BBC TV series Cats and Understanding Cats that have been broadcast around the world, and is an best-selling author of books on cats. He made a number of films on cats with Bowe Tennant Productions. He is a Fellow of the Canine & Feline Behaviour Association & a member of the Feline Advisory Bureau's Feline Behaviour Expert Panel. He was given the Dutch Panorama Award for his feral cat studies. He has been studying cats for over 30 years, and observed them in over 25 countries