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ADVANCED CANINE MASSAGE COURSE

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Purpose: To learn specialized massage skills to deal with a wide variety of health issues. In addition, you will be given assignments and guidance of your case studies to enhance your learning.

Course Information: The advanced canine massage course develops specialized massage skills to deal with a wide variety of health issues. Students will be introduced to the following specialized massage skills – acupressure, sports massage, lymphatic drainage massage, reflexology and the use of colour therapy. The course also introduces students to effective business development and sustainability skills and provides a wide variety of information on small business resources available through local, regional and national governments and financial institutions. The course also helps students perform 40 case studies. Students will be provided with a comprehensive manual and instructional video.

Prerequisites: Canine Anatomy and Physiology AND Introductory Canine Massage Course

What you can expect to learn in this course:

  • Sports massage.
  • Lymphatic drainage massage.
  • Acupressure techniques.
  • Reflexology techniques.
  • Colour therapy.
  • The relationship between conformation, injury and rehabilitation.
  • The relationship between specific dog sports / athletic endeavours, injury and rehabilitation.
  • Business development.
  • Completion of the case study requirement of 4 massages on 10 different dogs.

Course Completion Deadline: This course must be completed in its entirety within 4 months from the date of registration.

Instructor: Sheilagh O’Sullivan

Course Length: Ten 90 minute sessions.

Cost: $350.00

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.

Canine Massage Therapy Certification

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Canine Massage Therapy Certification

Earn a canine massage therapy  certification online. At e-Training for Dogs, we have partnered with Treetops to offer students the ability to earn their canine massage therapy certification. 

This is not a weekend course, it is a course designed for those serious in Canine Massage Therapy.

About the Certificate program:

In this program, you will take three courses. The first course is in Canine Anatomy and Physiology. This course is basically in lecture format with quizzes following the lectures and some written homework submitted to the Instructor. In the second course, you will learn all the relevant Swedish massage therapy strokes; history and theory of massage; definition and purpose of massage for canines; creating a positive environment for massage; physiological effects of massage for canines; psychological effects of massage for canines; contraindications to massage for canines; assessment and treatment protocols for canines; an introduction to hydrotherapy for canines; canine biomechanics and kinesiology; case studies of common canine soft tissue issues.  The advanced canine massage course develops specialized massage skills to deal with a wide variety of health issues. You will also learn business skills. The course also helps students perform 40 case studies with one-on-one Instructor guidance and feedback. Each of the courses comes with a comprehensive instruction manual.

Prerequisites: A basic knowledge of dogs as well as enthusiasm and interest in providing supportive health care through the use of massage to dogs in need.

Purpose: This canine massage therapy certification program strives to develop fully trained, qualified and thoughtful massage practitioners who are able to conduct themselves safely and professionally as members of a canine health care team.

Possible career opportunities on completion of this diploma program:

Self employment as a canine massage practitioner or as a employee within a veterinarian clinic, animal rehabilitation facility, humane society, rescue or other supportive canine care facility.

Accreditation: Since there are no formal Accrediting agencies in the United States or Canada for Canine Massage professionals, we have done our best to make sure that our courses are approved by the top organizations both Nationally and Internationally. Some schools claim they are approved by their State, but this is only as a business offering educational products, NOT true accreditation. ONLY a University has the ability to offer true accreditation.

What students can expect to learn from this program:

  • Eighteen hours of online instruction in anatomy and physiology of canines.
  • This provides a unique opportunity to come back to each lesson with questions, concerns and insights after completing your homework assignments.
  • Homework assignments that ensure you master the material.
  • Students should prepare to complete 6 hours of homework each week.
  • Students must successfully complete the canine anatomy and physiology course before enrolling in the introductory canine massage course.
  • A Test Out Option from the anatomy and physiology course is available for qualified students.
  • Eighteen hours of online instruction in the introduction to canine massage course.
  • Students must successfully complete the introduction to canine massage course before enrolling in the advanced canine massage course.
  • Fifteen hours of online instruction in the advanced canine massage course that develops specialized massage skills to deal with a wide variety of health issues.
  • It also helps students prepare for opening their own clinic.
  • Homework assignments and video submissions in both of the massage courses that will ensure you master the massage skills.
  • Students should be prepared to complete 6 hours of homework each week.
  • There will be a knowledge assessment at the end of each course that ensures students have successfully completed the course requirements and have a level of training that ensures they will be safe when working on their own animals and doing the case studies.
  • Lastly students must complete 40 case studies – this means massaging 10 different dogs at least 4 times.

Diploma program length: Students must successfully complete all three required courses as well as the submission of the case study massages.

Completion Rules:
Students must complete the ENTIRE Canine Massage Certification Program within 24 months of enrollment. There are specific course time limits. Extensions will be granted for extenuating circumstances. Students must send a request in writing to the course instructor requesting an extension no less than 30 days BEFORE the term ends.

The required elements with specific time limitations are:

  • Canine Anatomy and Physiology – course completion within 4 months from the date of enrollment.
  • Introduction to Canine Massage –  course completion within 4 months from the date of enrollment.
  • Advanced Canine Massage – course completion within 4 months from the date of enrollment.
  • Canine Case Study Submissions (students will complete this as part of the course work in the Introduction to Canine Massage Course and the Advanced Canine Massage Course).

Certificate of course completion is only awarded after completion of the Introduction to Canine Massage Course and the Advanced Massage Course. There is no certificate of completion for the Anatomy and Physiology Course. The program Diploma is only awarded after successful completion of all three courses and submission of the case studies as well as the course fees paid in totality.

Instructor: Sheilagh O’Sullivan

Pay in full:  $1,050.00 USD

Installment plan: $175.00 USD
Six monthly payments


 

*****Please note you will be given access to ONE course at a time in this order:

  1. Canine Anatomy and Physiology
  2. Intro to Canine Massage
  3. Advanced Canine Massage

Canine Anatomy and Physiology Required Texts

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Required Textbooks:
Students are required to purchase the following textbooks (Click on title to order).
Students need to have ONE of the following anatomy and physiology books:
Tartaglia, Louise and Waugh, Anne.Veterinary Physiology and Applied Anatomy – Revised Reprint: A Textbook for Veterinary Nurses and Technicians, Butterworth-Heinemann, London England, 2005
Reece, William O., Functional Anatomy and Physiology of Domestic Animals 4th Edition, Wiley-Blackwell, 2009
Bassert, Joanna M., and Colville, Thomas P., Clinical Anatomy and Physiology for Veterinary Technicians 2nd edition, Mosby, 2007
In addition, students need to have ONE of the following colouring books:
Kanier, Robert A. and McCracken, Thomas O. Dog Anatomy: A Coloring Atlas, Teton NewMedia, Jackson, Wyoming, 2003
Kapit, Wynn., Macey, Robert I., Meisami, Esmail., The Physiology Coloring Book 2nd Edition, Benjamin Cummings, 1999

Students will need access to a Medical Dictionary either hard copy or online.

Instructor: Sheilagh O’Sullivan

Advanced Standing Massage-Canine or Equine A & P

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This is the option for you to attempt to successfully “test out” of the Canine or Equine Anatomy and Physiology and go right to the Introduction to Canine Massage or Equine Massage Course. NOTE: There is NO testing out of either the Introduction or Advanced Canine Massage courses OR the Equine Massage course.

The test will be taken at your home and you will have two hours to complete it (done 100% online). The cost to administer the test is: $75. This fee is non-refundable. If you pass, you will enter the next Massage course. If you fail, you will have one more chance (a new test, no additional fee) to pass and then, if you fail again, we will advise you to take the Anatomy and Physiology course. You will not advance to the Introduction to next Massage Course until you successfully pass the exam. The $75 fee will NOT count toward tuition costs.

NOTE: You must complete the exam in two hours. Do NOT purchase until you have this time set aside and you are ready to take the test.

You must pass with at least 80% correct.

Purchase the Advanced Standing- CANINE Anatomy and Physiology Test Here:
Cost: $75.00

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Purchase the Advanced Standing- EQUINE Anatomy and Physiology Test Here:
Cost: $75.00

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INTRODUCTORY CANINE MASSAGE COURSE

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Purpose: To learn when, how and why to apply canine massage in a safe and positive environment.

Course Information: Students will learn all the relevant Swedish massage therapy strokes; history and theory of massage; definition and purpose of massage for canines; creating a positive environment for massage; physiological effects of massage for canines; psychological effects of massage for canines; contraindications to massage for canines; assessment and treatment protocols for canines; an introduction to hydrotherapy for canines; canine biomechanics and kinesiology; case studies of common canine soft tissue issues. Students will be provided with a comprehensive manual and an instructional video. The video provides details on the assessment procedures – visual, palpation and gaiting including the impact different surfaces will have on the gait, the creation of a positive and safe working environment, all the massage strokes, a complete therapeutic massage session and a stretch routine. Each class will also contain video demonstrations.

Prerequisites: Canine Anatomy and Physiology

What you can expect to learn in this course:

  • History of massage.
  • Theory of massage.
  • Contraindications of massage.
  • Creating a safe and positive massage environment.
  • Assessment protocols – including taking a case history, gaiting to assess soundness, palpation.
  • All Swedish massage strokes – including effleurage, raking, petrissage, kneading, tapotement, cupping and hacking.
  • Hydrotherapy.
  • Stretch routines – both active and passive protocols.
  • Creation of homecare plans.
  • Beginning of the case study requirement of massaging 10 different dogs at least 4 times.

Course Completion Deadline: This course must be completed in its entirety within 4 months from the date of registration.

Instructor: Sheilagh O’Sullivan

Course Length: Twelve 90 minute sessions.

Cost: $350.00

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.

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