AAHA Working, Assistance and Therapy Dog Guidelines Certificate Course
This comprehensive certificate course equips veterinary teams with specialized knowledge to confidently care for working, assistance, and therapy dogs while maintaining their unique performance capabilities.
Ready to enhance your practice’s capability in caring for working, assistance, and therapy dogs? This comprehensive certificate course provides the specialized knowledge and practical skills needed to confidently treat these exceptional canine partners while ensuring team safety and optimal care outcomes.
Course Highlights:
- Master specialized care approaches for detection, protection, and service dogs
- Learn critical medication considerations that maintain working dogs’ performance
- Develop confident handling protocols for your entire practice team
- Create effective communication strategies with professional handlers
- Build expertise in managing retirement and end-of-life care
- Receive 4 hours of CE credits
Comprehensive Coverage Across Ten Essential Modules:
- Course Overview: Foundation principles of specialized care
- The Dog and Handler Relationship: Understanding unique bonds and needs
- Common Terms and Definitions: Master essential terminology
- Detection Dogs: Specialized care maintaining scent capabilities
- Protection Dogs: Safety protocols and performance maintenance
- Service Dogs: Adapting care for assistance animals
- Emotional Support Dogs: Understanding roles and requirements
- Therapy Dogs: Managing health and behavioral needs
- Retirement and Beyond: Supporting career transitions
- The Wellbeing and Safety of the Practice Team: Building confidence and expertise
Key Learning Objectives:
- Clinical Excellence: Develop specialized treatment protocols that maintain working dogs’ performance capabilities
- Handler Integration: Master collaborative care strategies with professional handlers and service teams
- Safety Protocol Development: Create confident handling procedures for high-energy working dogs
- Medication Management: Learn critical considerations for prescribing that won’t impair working ability
- Team Confidence: Build practice-wide expertise in managing specialized canine patients
Enrollment Investment:
- AAHA Members: $80
- Non-Members: $150