CPDT — Certified Professional Dog Trainer
| Course | Content | CEU | Main Textbook | Evaluation | Fee € |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Evolution |
Four lessons: variation, natural selection, evolution. |
1 |
"Evolution" by R. Abrantes |
Quiz |
Free |
|
Ethology and Behaviorism |
Four lessons: merging ethology and behaviorism, creating relationships, making training simple and efficient. |
2 |
"Animal Training My Way" by R. Abrantes |
Quiz |
168 |
|
The 20 Principles All Animal Trainers Must Know |
Four lessons: The 20 Principles All Animal Trainers Must Know plus 16 principles for the advanced trainer, planning a training session. |
2 |
"The 20 Principles All Animal Trainers Must Know" by R. Abrantes |
Quiz |
148 |
|
Animal Welfare |
Two lessons: The Five Freedoms and the Three R’s, welfare science, ethics, and law. |
1 |
"Animal Welfare" by A. Pinto-Poulton |
Quiz |
148 |
|
EFR for Animals |
Four lessons: Emergency first response for animals focusing on dogs, horses, and cats. |
1 |
"EFR for Animals" by M. J. Cunha |
Quiz |
98 |
|
Anatomy and Physiology |
Two lessons: the body plan and physical functions of anatomy and physiology. |
2 |
"Anatomy and Physiology" by A. Bourquin |
Quiz |
98 |
|
Canine Behavior |
Three lessons: the behavior of the domestic dogs and their wild relatives; dog language A-Z. |
3 |
"Dog Language" by R. Abrantes |
Quiz |
168 |
|
All About Puppies |
Five lessons: imprinting, socialization, the puppy's arrival at the new home, stimulation, training. |
2 |
"All About Puppies" by R. Abrantes |
Quiz |
148 |
|
Dogs and Children |
Two lessons: how to create a good relationship between child and dog and how to prevent problems. |
1 |
"Dogs and Children" by R. Abrantes |
Quiz |
48 |
|
Dogs Home Alone |
Two lessons: A practical case and the CHAP prevention and cure program. |
2 |
"Dogs Home Alone" by R. Abrantes |
Quiz |
98 |
|
Canine Problem Behavior |
Three lessons: 10 facts about dogs—myth or truth? and 10 strange dog behaviors explained—debugging popular credence. Files from the EI Canine problem behavior cases. |
4 |
"Canine Problem Behavior" by R. Abrantes |
Quiz |
98 |
|
Pedagogy |
Four lessons: Motivation, active learning, teaching adults, creating better classes. |
1 |
"Pedagogy" by various authors |
Quiz |
89 |
|
Canine Proficiency Verification |
Practical work with dogs supervised by tutor |
4 |
Proficiency Verification |
Proficiency Verification |
396 |
CACE — Certified in Applied Canine Ethology (in addition to CPDT)
| Course | Content | CEU | Main Textbook | Evaluation | Fee € |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Ethology |
Four lessons: Ethology—history and principles, genetics and behavior, evolutionary strategies, sexual behavior, instinct and learning, communication, social behavior, agonistic behavior, animal economics and intelligence, evolutionary perspectives. |
4 |
"Ethology" by R. Abrantes |
Quiz |
168 |
|
Animal Learning |
Three lessons: Classical and operant conditioning. Learning. Signals. Discrimination, generalization, and stimulus control. Increasing and decreasing behavior. Reinforcement schedules. Advanced operant procedures. Plan of action. |
4 |
"Animal Learning" by R. Abrantes |
Quiz |
168 |
|
Applied Animal Learning |
Three lessons: The Morphology and Syntax of SMAF. Examples of POA. Quick Guide to designing a POA in SMAF. |
3 |
"SMAF" by R. Abrantes |
Quiz |
128 |
|
Agonistic Behavior |
Five lessons: Fearful, aggressive, dominant, and submissive behavior. Pacifying behavior. |
4 |
"Agonistic Behavior" by R. Abrantes |
Quiz |
168 |
|
Measuring Behavior |
Four lessons: How to measure behavior, Methods of sampling animal behavior. Using Ethograms. Chi-squared. |
4 |
"Measuring Behavior" by R. Abrantes |
Quiz |
168 |
|
Canine Scent Detection |
Three lessons: From acquisition of indication behavior (alert) and acquisition of target scent to the final blind test. |
4 |
"Canine Scent Detection—The Practical Manual" by R. Abrantes |
Quiz and Proficiency Verification |
396 |
The calculation of CEUs for any given course follows the standards set by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET).
Contact hours designate the number of hours a student spends in instructional activities, i.e., reading, writing, debating, completing quizzes, and practicing learning objectives.
