Running Successful Puppy Socialisation Events
Running Successful Puppy Socialisation Events
This veterinary approved webinar has been written and designed by a clinical animal behaviourist who is also a qualified registered veterinary nurse with a wealth of experience running puppy socialisation events. It has been designed to develop the skill set of veterinary nurses and other pet professionals who want to run successful, safe and professional puppy parties.
Written with the benefit of practical veterinary and canine behaviour experience, informed by current safe working practices and up-to-date research.
Learning outcomes:
- Learn how to design, plan and set up safe and successful puppy socialisation programmes, including writing effective session plans and risk assessments.
- Understand the importance of habituation and socialisation during key puppy developmental stages.
- Develop the skills to recognise signs of stress and appeasement signals in puppies and know how to handle problems during puppy parties.
- Build confidence in supervising and managing puppy play sessions, knowing when and how to intervene effectively.
- Explore reward-based training techniques and life skills to include in your puppy party sessions.
- Learn how to educate owners on mental and sensory enrichment to support their puppy's development at home.
This course includes:
- 5 modules
- Bitesize lessons
- Access on all devices
- Lifetime access
- Recorded webinar
- Download guides & templates
- Resources & research
- No assessments, just quizzes
- Certificate of completion
- CPD transcript
- Tutorial & technical support
- Training guides suitable to give to clients
- Templates of risk assessments & session plans
Who this course is for:
- Veterinary nurses
- Vets
- Nursing assistants
- Trainee vet nurses
- Ward / kennel staff
- Rescue centre staff
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About the instructor:
Course curriculum:
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Module 1: Preparing & Getting Started
- Welcome
- Outline and The Aim of Puppy Parties
- Preparation and Planning Updated
- Equipment and Resources Required
- Session Planning and Occupying Children
- Habituation, Socialisation and Other Useful Ideas
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Module 2: Play
- Benefits of Play Updated
- Supervising Puppy Play (M.A.R.S)
- Function of Play and Off-Lead Play
- Play & Interactions and When to Intervene
- Video Analysis and What to Avoid in Class
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Module 3: Identifying and Preventing Problems
- Signs of Stress and Temperament
- Appeasement Signals
- Identifying Anxious Individuals and Calming Supplements
- Educating Owners
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Module 4: Training for Life
- Reward-Based Training
- Training and Life Skills
- Developmental Stages and Mental & Sensory Enrichment
- What Else to Include in Sessions
- Suggested Tasks
- Multiple Choice Questions Quiz
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Module 5: Summary
- Summary
- Resources, Recommended Reading & References
- CPD Transcript
- Course Feedback
- What to learn more?
Student reviews:
- Students appreciated the practical ideas and actionable suggestions for improving and planning their own puppy parties.
- Reviewers valued the downloadable resources, templates and sample documents provided to help structure their classes.
- Students gained confidence to start and run puppy socialisation classes, especially after time away from the role.
- Learners found the videos demonstrating puppy behaviour and play particularly helpful and easy to understand.
Based on 57 published student reviews across all star ratings for this course.
Linzi D.
Verifieduseful
given me lots of ideas for how to improve our practice puppy parties
Samantha H.
VerifiedRunning successful puppy classes
Excellent & informative course, packed with useful downloadable resources, this course I’d recommend for any aspect of canine related work.
Stevie W.
Verifiedpuppy socialisation events webinar
Really informative and easy to follow with helpful videos showing puppy play behaviour. Behaviour plans are helpfully included on how to run your own classes. I would recommend this to any veterinary nurse wanting to run their own puppy socialisation classes.
Emily J.
Verifiedthank you
came back to do this course 2 years after doing it for the first time, and i have finished with a list of things that we can add to our puppy parties to make them more exciting - thank you!
Tracy Emma G.
VerifiedBrilliant introduction to Puppy Habituation/Socialization and Training
This was a very informative, easily understood introduction into habituating, socializing and training puppies. Useful for anyone hosting puppy parties and also for new owners/pet professionals who care for puppies during the important developmental stages. Would recommend to everyone who is involved in the care of puppies. Thoroughly worthwhile course.
Emma G.
VerifiedVery useful
This course was a perfect refresher to help me start to set up pappy socialisation classes. The material is clear and easy to follow and the information is very valuable.
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