Diploma in Companion Animal Behaviour Counselling (Canine) + Mentorship

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Transform Your Career with My 14-Week Canine Behaviour Mentorship Programme

Whether you’re just starting out in canine behaviour counselling or already offering services and looking to build confidence and refine your expertise, this 14-week mentorship programme is designed for you. With expert guidance, practical tools, and personalised support, you’ll gain the skills and knowledge to excel in your profession.

This programme is ideal for those offering behavioural advice, including:

  • Behaviourists in Need of Advice and Additional Support: Receive guidance on challenging cases and build confidence.
  • Aspiring and New Behaviour Counsellors: Start your career with structured learning and expert mentorship.
  • Dog Trainers: Expand your knowledge of canine behaviour to address more complex issues.
  • Veterinarians and Vet Nurses: Enhance your understanding of behaviour to complement your clinical expertise.
  • Rescue and Shelter Staff: Gain the tools to manage and rehabilitate behavioural challenges in dogs under your care.
  • Professionals Working Towards CAB/CCAB Accreditation: Access tailored support to help you work towards certification.
  • Those Setting Up Behaviour Clinics: Learn how to establish and run in-house behaviour clinics for veterinary practices.

Not sure if it’s right for you? If you’re unsure whether this programme suits your needs, don’t hesitate to get in touch for advice. I’ll be happy to answer your questions and help you decide if this is the right step for your career.

At the heart of the programme is a CPD Accredited Diploma in Companion Animal Behaviour Counselling (Canine). To achieve this, you’ll complete a practical assignment based on a real-life case. This assignment is designed to help you practise analysing behaviour and creating behaviour modification plans—essential skills for any professional.

You’ll receive personalised support and feedback from Caroline, whether you need help refining your clinical skills, managing current cases, or simply boosting your confidence in your work.

What’s Included in the Programme

This mentorship programme provides everything you need to build confidence, expand your skills and enhance your professional portfolio:

  • Expert Mentorship: Included are 4 x 1 hour private coaching sessions with Caroline*, a practising Clinical Animal Behaviourist (CAB), to guide you through complex cases and build your confidence.
  • CPD Accredited Diploma Course: Gain an accredited diploma to showcase your expertise.
  • Webinars and Presentations: Access a programme of webinars and live presentations on key topics, with recordings available for later viewing.
  • Practical Support for Professionals: Learn to handle a wide range of canine behaviour problems, communicate effectively with clients, and collaborate with veterinarians and other specialists.
  • Tools for Success: Gain skills to create actionable behaviour plans, set up in-house behaviour clinics and prepare for CAB/CCAB accreditation.
  • Private Discussion Group: Join a community of like-minded professionals for ongoing advice and encouragement.
  • Lifetime Access to Resources: Revisit the course materials and access the growing digital PET Resource Library, featuring research papers, articles and handouts.
  • Exclusive Discounts: Receive a 10% discount on other courses available on this platform.
  • CPD Documentation: Includes a certificate of completion, CPD transcript and reflection document for your professional portfolio.

All of this is designed to help you excel in your work, whether you’re just starting out or refining an existing service.

*Included sessions expire 6 months after enrolment. Add 5 extra coaching sessions at checkout for just £150 – that’s a 33% saving (normally £45 per session) – and extend your access to 12 months.

Additional Details

  • Private Coaching Sessions: Bookable via Caroline’s availability calendar and must be used within six months of the programme start date.
  • Group Presentations: Scheduled throughout the year, covering key topics. Recordings are available for those unable to attend live.
  • No Additional Discounts: As this programme is heavily discounted, further student discounts cannot be applied.

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About your tutor

Caroline Clark

Caroline has a long and varied career working with companion animals. After many years working as a veterinary nurse she attended teacher training college and pursued a career in education - teaching veterinary nursing and other animal related subjects. Caroline's interest in behaviour led her to Southampton University where she gained a post graduate diploma in companion animal behaviour counselling and, after qualifying in 2006, she opened her own behaviour referral clinic in Yorkshire . She is a full member of the Association of Pet Behaviour Counsellors (APBC) and is one of only a relatively small number of specialists to have achieved the status of Registered Clinical Animal Behaviourist (CAB) with the Animal Behaviour Training Council. (ABTC). Caroline is the author of two books: Fear and Anxiety in Dogs, published by Crowood Press and A Professional's Guide to Feline Behaviour, published by CRC Press. Caroline has also written several articles for veterinary journals, is a public speaker and has appeared as the animal specialist on the 20 part, Channel Four TV series, ‘Embarrassing Pets’ which is still aired worldwide.

14 Courses

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£625

Course includes

  • 16 Modules
  • Private Coaching & Recorded Webinars
  • Research, Articles & Handouts
  • 1 Assignment
  • Certificate of Completion
  • Lifetime Access
  • Help and Support

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Reviews

by Lucie Bowring-Reeve 06/11/2025

Very well laid out and easy to use website. having the library and access to useful tools was a real help. Great to have the 1-2-1 sessions. Given me courage to further my training in this field. Highly recommend the course.

by Katie Russell 04/11/2025

This has been a great course, I have learnt so much, gained confidence and have access to an amazing list of resources that will be really useful for the future. It has helped shape where I go with my career as both a vet and a behaviourist. Caroline is great to talk to, and I would definitely consider reaching out again for mentoring if I need a second opinion on a tricky case in the future. Thank you!

by Charlotte Shaw 17/07/2025

This course was fantastic! I’ve completed an animal behavior degree, but this was totally different. It was applied and I have been able to put the theory into practice straight away. Caroline is so lovely and friendly and really helps you discuss goals. I have also loved talking cases with her as she talks to you like an equal.

by Katie Glenwright 13/06/2025

Really well thought out, informative and clear set information. I thought I had a good baseline knowledge but this course has provided so much more information to enhance my knowledge and skills! Caroline is very supportive and offers resources on just about every topic you will ever need! I’ve thoroughly enjoyed the course and look forward to more in the future.

by Gayle Seekins 14/05/2025

This course has helped me gain confidence in applying theory to practical cases. It is set out so the theory and case studies run together enabling you to put the theory in to real life situations as you go along.
The content is well laid out and easy to understand with a variety of formats, text, video, etc. and lots of supplementary information to do further research into topics.
Caroline is very supportive and is regularly updating content so it keeps up with research developments.
I would highly recommend this course.

by Molly Hall 06/05/2025

This course has been amazing to help me expand my knowledge and gain confidence around dog behavior and training. The content is super thorough without being difficult to follow, and covers a large variety of topics and theory’s. The pet library is an invaluable resource which is packed with information about different topics, and is easy to navigate. Caroline has been extremely helpful in supporting me through the course, in my 121s, via email or giving feedback on assignments. I cannot recommend this course enough I have thoroughly enjoyed it, and will continue to access the resources provided. Thankyou!

by Louise Waddy 23/04/2025

This an amazing course for anyone wanting to learn about canine behaviour. The course material is easy to understand and there is lots of supporting material to help you understand further.

by Freyer Young 05/04/2025

Caroline is a wealth of knowledge and has created a course that is so accessible to all people with an interest in canine behaviour. Being an online course, I have been able to work on this in my own time and work around my busy life schedule. Having a mentor on hand to discuss cases and gain further insight has been a life-saver and has really inspired me to further my studies and look into furthering my qualifications in this subject.

by Nikki McLeod 24/01/2025

The amount of information in the course is mind-blowing; and it is constantly being updated, as is the PET Resource Library. What a brilliant resource this course is, and the 121 calls are just so helpful, when discussing cases, and for the help given when building up a practice-based behavioural clinic.

by Samantha McLoughlin 16/01/2025

I would recommend this course to anyone wanting to know more about dog development and behaviour. It is thorough and well set out, covering many causes of anxiety and fear, and ways to help dogs overcome their fears. It would be helpful for veterinary surgeons and nurses and dog trainers, and anyone wanting to improve dog behaviour at home, or as part of their job. Thank you so much Caroline, you have empowered me to use my new knowledge to start doing behavioural consultations!

by Ruth Atkinson 07/01/2025

I have really enjoyed how flexible the course is. I had signed up to this course during a very busy period and have worked through at my own pace with support from Caroline when I needed. There was no push to have work complete which really allowed me to enjoy my learning alongside a very busy job and home life. I found the content was presented in manageable pieces, loved the added webinars and extremely useful library for the extra support. It has given me the knowledge I need to run behaviour consults within the veterinary clinic. Caroline has thought about everything when making this course and I would recommend to anyone.

by Becka Whitehead 30/11/2024

This course is invaluable to anyone looking to work towards working as a clinical animal behaviourist. The modules were detailed but the information was easy to follow, Caroline was always available for support if something needed clarification. Tommy sent out regular reminders so that we didn’t forget the live sessions which was really helpful! The course has taught me lots of valuable information from start to finish and I feel I will be able to better support my clients. Caroline was clear about what is within and out of the scope of a non veterinary behaviourist. Caroline was extremely approachable and friendly and provide valuable feedback on the assessments. The course was worth every penny (just for the library) and I will be enrolling onto the cat mentorship program when it is available.

by Helen Elson 30/11/2024

I enjoyed the course and was simple to follow and some of the videos were useful. I would recommend to other veterinary staff to help get a better understanding of canine behaviour and why we see so many issues with behaviour in practice. This course has also helped my understand my own dogs more and what I need to do to better their mental health.

by Amber Cole 30/11/2024

This course is easy to follow, so much to learn and take out of it

by Demi Strachan 07/11/2024

I feel like I have learnt so much after this course, it has given more so much more confidence and I found it very interesting.
Caroline is brilliant, so easy to talk to and always happy to help. This is the best course if your interested in studying canine behaviour.