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Pet Loss Companioning

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Pet Grief Counseling CertificationPet Grief Counseling Certification

Purpose: To earn a Certificate in Pet Loss Companioning and learn how to help others, or yourself,  through the loss of a beloved pet.

Required Texts:
Pet Parents: A Journey Through Unconditional Love and Grief  Coleen Ellis – author

When Your Pet Dies:  A Guide To Mourning, Remembering and Healing Dr. Alan Wolfelt – author

Course Information: In this pet grief counseling certification course, you will learn how to help pet parents with the loss of a pet. Death and loss are a mystery, not only to the person that’s walking on a grief journey but it’s also a mystery to those who want to be a companion to that person on their journey.  The Pet Loss Companioning course provides the student with the information and practical guidance in knowing how to be that caring companion on a grief journey.

As Pet Care Professionals, while it’s our responsibility to help pet parents with the loss of their pet, it’s also an area that many people are uncomfortable with.  In the eight Pet Loss Companioning webinars, many different aspects of death and grief are explored as the attendees learn the intricacies of one of life’s inevitable events.

Homework: Each session will consist of a lecture, a quiz, and homework that helps the student to absorb the material.

The seven segments (8 sessions) of the Pet Loss Companioning Certification include:

  • Basics of Pet Loss Companioning
  • The Six Central Needs of Mourning
  • Various Age Segments and Pet Loss
  • The Importance of Rituals in the Grieving Process
  • Caregiver Qualities
  • Self-Care for the Companion
  • Faith Found in Fur 
Student Testimonials:
I greatly enjoyed the course, the whole art of pet Companioning is such a great concept and so necessary to moving through the grief and on to loving a pet again. I commend you on your work and greatly enjoyed your book as well.  Juanita Facteau
Prerequisites: None
What you can expect to learn from this course:
Basics of Pet Loss Companioning -This is the foundation course for Pet Loss Companioning. Learn the difference between treatment and companioning philosophies; grief and mourning; and the 8 “attitudes” of companioning and what each means to the person companioning. Earn a Pet Grief Counseling Certification.
The Six Central Needs of Mourning – The six central needs of mourning are not steps. They will happen in a variety of ways and in a timing that’s right for the grieving heart.  Learn what these needs are and how to recognize them.
Various Age Segments and Pet Loss – This lesson looks at three special types of segments of the population who will grieve in their own individual ways for the loss of their special pet friends.  Those segments are children, senior citizens and other pets that grieve for their pet friends.
The Importance of Rituals in the Grieving Process – As a pet care professional – our role is to guide our families-give them options.  Families often “don’t know what they don’t know” in the areas of pet death or how to honor the life they shared with their pet.  This lesson goes over many different rituals and how to help families with them.
Caregiver Qualities-(Two Sessions) What does it mean to be a “good” caregiver or companion to someone grieving? What are the things we should do or not do? This course teaches the caregiver to know what she can do, accept what she can’t do, and have the spirit of the heart engaged in ways that can and do make a difference.
Self-Care for the Companion-Poor self care causes distancing by the caregiver.  The absolute exhaustion will cause a caregiver to be so tired that the thought of caring for others is almost overwhelming. This session shows you how to recognize that you, the caregiver, needs self-care and ways to provide this necessary component.
Faith Found in Fur- What role, if any, does spirituality have in a pet’s life and death? The grief journey is work and the bereaved heart will be full of questions such as the meaning of life and death.  Questions that truly don’t need answers – they are just a way for a person in their grief journey to try and make sense of what’s happened – and to make sense of their own way to find hope.
CEU Status:
IAABC-7.5 CEU’s
CCPDT-8 CEU’s
ABCDT-L2 – 8CEUs
RACE- We can give “certificates” for some of these sessions that are RACE approved. Email us for details.

Instructor: Coleen Ellis 

Course Length: Eight approximately 1 hour sessions

Course Cost – For Credit,  $175.00 USD

Student Information:

Access to this course will expire in 3 months. Therefore, you have 3 months to complete this course 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.

Please read our policy on refunds. Click HERE

 

“Quick – Conditioning” the Performance Dog

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“Quick – Conditioning” the Performance Dog

In this 60 minute webinar you will examine/learn:

  • How to determine if your dog has what it takes to be an elite athlete?
  • Is he built to endure the multiple stresses of high level competition or will his body be damaged by them?
  • What are the five most important attributes for optimal performance, overall health and fitness?
  • Where will these particular traits make the difference during your chosen event?
  • When should we plan to add physical conditioning to our training and competition seasons?
  • Why will specific exercises prevent and/or minimize sport related injuries?
  • How will specific exercises enhance your dog’s ability to recover when crisis happens?

Course length: 60 minutes.

Course cost: $45.00

Student Information:

Access to this course will expire in 30 days.

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.

Quick-Fit – Overall Fitness for Your Dog

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In the “Quick-Fit – Overall Fitness for Your Dog” you will learn, in a 60 minute webinar, the basics behind a total fitness approach designed to improve all elements of your dog’s  health from puppy to senior dog.

Our exercise techniques focus on functional movement, as this is mechanically sound and safe for the dog. We do not use balls, equipment or randomized physical challenges which do nothing to enhance overall health.

This 60 minute course goes over:

  • General Fitness
  • Exercises
  • Elements of health
  • Nutritional Considerations
  • The EFA’s for a “Fit for Life” dog.
  • Structure as it affects Gait, muscle development & Fitness
  • All-Fit Puppies
  • Vital ‘Fit for Life’ Senior Dogs

This course is 100% online and OnDemand. There are no CEU’s or Certificates that result from the completion of this course.

Cost: $25.00

To learn MORE about each of the above topics, you should take the All-Fit Dog course, an 8 lesson course that goes into detail in each of the above topic areas.

Instructor: Racine Hyatt, CCFt, CMT

Student Information:

Access to this course will expire in 1 month 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.

All-Fit Dog-How to Improve Fitness for Over-all Wellness

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Dog Fitness Training ClassDog Fitness Training Class

Purpose: The Dog Fitness Training Class is the foundation course and this program will provide the student with the information and skills they need to manage a dog’s unique and ever changing fitness needs {from puppy hood, as a young adult and a Senior} in order to improve overall health, prevent illness & injury and enhance the dog’s ability to recover when crisis happens.

Course Information: The All-Fit Dog program uses a broad, general and inclusive fitness model to enhance overall elements of health using only functional movement exercises and activities as these are mechanically sound and safe for all dogs at all ages. The techniques which achieve optimal fitness in the elite canine athlete will enhance fitness in all dogs – the needs of each dog differ by degree not kind, so we scale exercise volume and intensity NOT requirements. You will be required to demonstrate some exercises by video using a dog to complete this program for credit.

Pre-requisites: Canine Anatomy & Physiology is recommended

What the student can expect to experience during this course:

  • Anatomy and the 10 Elements of Health
  • To identify the Essential Functional Attributes for dogs
  • Ability to discuss the consequences of health and well being when fundamental structural traits are weak
  • Gait assessment
  •  Exercises to enhance Endurance, Strength, Flexibility and Body Awareness
  • An enlightened appreciation of fitness as a measure of health
  • Exercises for function & performance – not to isolate and build (specific) muscle
  • Structural evaluation as it relates to function and injury potential
  • Proprioception – the key to optimal fitness
  • Nutritional considerations – diet is the molecular foundation for fitness & health
  • All-Fit Puppies {recommendations to avoid early onset injuries before 18 months}
  • Vital Fit for Life Senior Dogs – The Keys to Slowing the Clock
  • Skills that will enhance the students’ ability to raise each dog better than the last.
  • Students are required to turn in written and video homework.

Testimonial: OMG, I’m working on my Lesson 2 Homework and am realizing that I haven’t really been “looking” at Jasper if you know what I mean.  He is in far worse shape than I thought he was.  Shame on me!  So glad I’m taking your program! (Yvette M.)

For those of you looking to “taste” this course before registering for the comprehensive version the Instructor has created an Introductory one hour webinar.  Click here to view details on this the Introduction to All Fit Dog webinar.

Instructor: Racine Hyatt,  CCFt, CCM

Course Length: Eight (8) 90 minute sessions.
For Credit: Student must complete course within 4 months of registration.
For Audit: Access to the “For Audit” course will expire in 2 months.

CEUs
CCPDT – 12 CEUs
IAABC – 12 CEUs
ABCDT-L2 – 12 CEUs

Course Fee –

For Credit: $285.00 USD

For Audit: $100.00 USD (if you don’t need CEUs or a Certificate)

Student Information:

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.

Introduction to Conditioning the Performance Dog

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To achieve the greater goal of a long career and healthy aging – not just a good run.

Course Information:

  • WHO? Your dog! Does he have “athletic” structure which will support him during your chosen event or be damaged by the multiple stresses of training and competition? What degree of angulation does he have; is it similar front to hind and what is the big “trade-off” created by angulation extremes, its impact on muscle development and optimal movement. What can we learn watching dog’s gait?
  • WHAT are the 5 important attributes for performance dogs? How important is Proprioception for a performance dog, and how can we improve this key sense.
  • WHERE will the dog need these structural traits for optimal performance? How can we predict injury potential when certain aspects are weak?
  • WHEN should we plan to condition each aspect during training, competition & off seasons? Why is it important to create pre-, competition and –post season routines?
  • WHY will conditioning prevent / minimize sport related injuries? Have you ever considered the connection between metabolism, physical development and injury potential? What is “tapering” and how will this technique extend your dog’s career and keep him ‘sharp’
  • HOW will optimal condition enhance the dog’s ability to recover from a crisis – and what is the impact that ‘drives’ will have on injury and rehabilitation outcomes?

This presentation will introduce you to the various topics of discussion in the Conditioning a Performance Dog program and leave you with the skills to raise each dog better than the last – for the dog’s sake!

Instructor: Racine Hyatt, CCFt, CCM

Course Length:

OnDemand: One 60 minute sessions.

Course Fee:

For Credit OnDemand: $45.00

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Student Information:

Access to this course will expire in 7 days. Therefore, you have one week / 7 days to complete this course 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.

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