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Online Animal Care Course
Pet Behaviour & Communication
Curriculum
10 Sections
69 Lessons
Lifetime
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Welcome
3
1.1
Thank you
1.2
Disclaimer
1.3
Copyright
Contents
1
2.1
Contents
Foundations of Animal Behaviour
7
3.1
Ethology
3.2
Domestication
3.3
Evolution of companion animals
3.4
Nature vs nurture
3.5
Behavioural needs
3.6
Welfare science
3.7
Behavioural development
Canine Behaviour and Communication
12
4.1
Canine social behaviour
4.2
Breed influences
4.3
Developmental stages of Canine Behaviour
4.4
Body language
4.5
Facial expressions
4.6
Ear, eye and tail communication
4.7
Vocal communication
4.8
Play behaviour
4.9
Distance increasing behaviours
4.10
Distance decreasing behaviours
4.11
Conflict avoidance
4.12
Aggression spectrum
Feline Behaviour and Communication
11
5.1
Cat evolution
5.2
Social organisation
5.3
Territorial behaviour
5.4
Hunting behaviour
5.5
Communication methods
5.6
Body posture
5.7
Facial expressions
5.8
Tail language
5.9
Vocalisations
5.10
Stress indicators
5.11
Multi-cat households
Learning Theory
10
6.1
Classical conditioning
6.2
Operant conditioning
6.3
Reinforcement
6.4
Punishment
6.5
Extinction
6.6
Habituation
6.7
Sensitisation
6.8
Counter-conditioning
6.9
Desensitisation
6.10
Reward-based training
Emotional States
8
7.1
Fear
7.2
Anxiety
7.3
Frustration
7.4
Excitement
7.5
Arousal
7.6
Confidence
7.7
Pain-related behaviour
7.8
Emotional resilience
Welfare and Enrichment
7
8.1
Physical welfare
8.2
Mental welfare
8.3
Environmental enrichment
8.4
Feeding enrichment
8.5
Scent work
8.6
Social Enrichment
8.7
Choice and control
Behaviour Problems
6
9.1
Separation-related behaviours
9.2
Resource guarding
9.3
Reactivity
9.4
Excessive barking
9.5
Destructive behaviour
9.6
Inappropriate toileting
Summary
5
10.1
Summary
10.2
Course Notes
10.3
Behaviour quiz
10 Questions
10.4
Well Done on Completing your course
10.5
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