Course curriculum

  • 01

    Welcome to the Husbandry Project

    • Welcome to the Husbandry Project

    • Navigating the course

    • Academy for Dog Trainers - Husbandry Project Training Plans
  • 02

    Session 1

    • Zoom - video

    • Zoom - audio only

    • Handouts

    • Presentation slides

    • Human Mechanics - Luring with food

    • Human Mechanics - Luring with multiple treats in your hand

    • Luring your dog with food

    • Human Mechanics - Chin Rest

    • Chin rest with your dog

    • Human Mechanics - Stand / Stay with hand tunnel

    • Stand / Stay with hand tunnel

    • Teaching your dog to lay on their side - our first lesson

    • Teach your dog to lay on their side - finished behaviour
  • 03

    Session 2

    • Zoom - Video

    • Zoom - Audio only

    • Handouts

    • Presentation Slides

    • What does a CER look like? - Before

    • What does a CER look like? - After

    • Optional_Plan 3 - Exam Table, Lifting your dog

    • Plan 3 - Dog jumps onto exam table

    • Plan 6 - Implement CER

    • Plan 6 - Clippers

    • Optional_Plan 2 - Clippers (sound)
  • 04

    Session 3

    • Zoom - video

    • Zoom - audio only

    • Handouts

    • Presentation Slides

    • Learn to identify when your dog is uncomfortable

    • Lymph node palpation - signs of stress

    • Training Protocol: Train, Test, Train

    • Plan 8 - Eyes

    • Plan 8 - Ears
  • 05

    Session 4

    • Zoom - video

    • Zoom - audio only

    • Handouts

    • Presentation Slides

    • How to build duration

    • Building Duration - Demo using Lateral Recumbency

    • Plan 8 - Getting your dog to open their mouth

    • Plan 9 - Restraint Hug

    • Nail Trim video series by Fact Academy

    • Nail Trims - Paws Touch Gradient

    • Plan 10 - Stethoscope

    • Plan 10 - Injection

    • Plan 10 - Rectal Exam
  • 06

    Session 5

    • Zoom video

    • Zoom_audio only

    • Handouts

    • Presentation Slides

    • Learning to love the 'Cone of Shame' (Elizabethan Collar)

    • Optional Plan 1 - Muzzle CER

    • What are Range of Motion (ROM) exercises?
  • 07

    Session 6

    • Zoom video

    • Zoom_Audio only

    • Handouts

    • Presentation Slides

    • Optional Plan 4 - Sit / Stay

    • Step on the scale

    • Tensor Bandage / Body Wrap

    • Toothbrushing