The Full Spectrum Approach to Canine Cancer Care
Course Information: This course is designed to help you understand Dr. Dressler’s full-spectrum approach to canine cancer care from a behavioral standpoint. There are ways to help a dog with cancer as a Canine Behaviorist, or even simply as your dog’s pet parent.
Prerequisites: None
Purpose: (1) To help the student gain a better understanding of alternative canine cancer care methods. What approaches are available other than traditional treatments like chemo and radiation? (2) To help the student understand how our behavior, and our dog’s behavior, affects their health when a dog has cancer (3) To understand, as a Canine Behaviorist or other professional, how we can help our canine clients with cancer- as well as their owner- from a behavioral standpoint (4) Understand the best diet for dogs with cancer.
Instructor: Amber L. Drake, EdD (ABD), Ed.S., M.Ed., BSc
Learning Objectives:
- Your role in canine cancer care (as a canine professional or dog owner)
- Difference between a dog guardian and dog lover
- Common cancer terms
- The full spectrum mindset
- How mindset affects canine cancer
- Helpful stress relief techniques
- Dog cancer diet
- Exercise and dogs with cancer
- Handling a dog with reduced mobility
- Understanding if a dog with cancer is still happy
- Grieving and Coping
Included in the course (course content):
Included in both the Credit and Audit options:
- 8 lessons
- Handouts for each lesson
- Video links
- 7 quizzes
Included in the Credit option only:
- Discussion questions with interactive feedback for each lesson
- Facebook Q&A Group
- Private online discussion forum
You will also be able to interact in a private online discussion group with the Instructor and other students to better learn the information found throughout the course (Credit only).
Text and required supplies:
“The Dog Cancer Survival Guide” by Dr. Demian Dressler and Dr. Sue Ettinger
ISBN #9780975263150
Link to text on Amazon: www.dogcancerbook.com/amazon
Course cost:
$120.00 USD (“Credit” – Instructor access and Certificate of Completion)
$75.00 USD (“Audit” – no Instructor access and no Certificate)
Quizzes:
Written (multiple choice, true/false)
Student Information:
Access to this course will expire in 6 months from the date of registration.
You must also read and agree to the E-Training for Dogs, Inc. Standard Terms and Conditions prior to taking a course: Click HERE to read these. You will be asked when you register if you have read them and will not be allowed to take the course if you do not agree to the terms.