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Dog Care Level 2 (VTQ)

Learn extremely beneficial tips and tricks to care for your dog, as well as the essentials every dog owner should know.
CPD Certified Online Training Approved by Skills for Care

Dog Care Level 2 (VTQ) at a glance

  • 3-year nationally recognised certificate
  • 1 hour and 52 minutes of engaging video training
  • Video access for 8 months
  • Printable wall certificate
  • CPD time credit conformation
  • Free weekly video refresher
  • Evidence Based Training certificate
  • Videos include subtitles
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Online Course: £24.95 + VAT

Prevention of accidents is very important, and the correct care for your dog can prevent it from getting hurt or becoming ill. On this course, we discuss different things you need to think about when you get a dog or puppy. This course is aimed to go alongside our pet first aid course to look at caring for your dog rather than dealing with an emergency.

Dogs are great fun and will be a friend to you and your family, but there are a few things you can learn to make their lives more enjoyable.

For details of our online courses you can click pet first aid course and for our advanced pet first aid.

This qualification and most of the other ProTrainings qualifications are Endorsed by TQUK to show our commitment to extra levels of compliance and quality assurance.

Companies, organisations or agencies are encouraged to contact us for group discounts and information about onsite training and how our system can be used to track and monitor your staff training.

The content of this and all our courses has been independently certified as conforming to universally accepted Continuous Professional Development (CPD) guidelines and come with a Certified CPD Statement as well as a ProTrainings Certificate and for online courses an Evidence Based Learning statement.

  • Dog owners
  • Families

This course comes with 2.0 hours of CPD, although the time to complete the course online may be less than this. Total course time includes 1 hours and 52 minutes of video training as well as knowledge reviews, final test, remedial help and reviewing downloaded material.

The content of this and all our courses has been independently certified as conforming to universally accepted Continuous Professional Development (CPD) guidelines and come with a Certified CPD Statement as well as a ProTrainings Certificate and for online courses an Evidence Based Learning statement.

Below is the content of the online course. Classroom courses may vary slightly.

Curriculum:

  • Introduction to Dog Care
  • Dog Care Overview Course
  • Meet your vet
  • Why do pets go the vets
  • Making the visit to the vets easier
  • Preventing accidents

Dog Care

  • Know Your Pet
  • General Care
  • Grooming
  • Parasite Control
  • Types of worms
  • Lungworm
  • Dog vaccinations vets recommendations
  • Vaccinations
  • Dog Microchipping
  • Dog Toys
  • Dogs in hot cars
  • Travelling with your dog abroad
  • Travelling with your pet abroad - vets comments
  • Fireworks and thunderstorms
  • Pregnancy
  • Dog Muzzles

Dog Treatments and Conditions

  • Anal Glands
  • Acupuncture
  • Operations and x-rays
  • Physiotherapy and hydrotherapy
  • Neutering in pets
  • Common Cancers
  • Lumps and masses
  • Euthanasia

Diet and Nutrition

  • The importance of a good diet
  • Human food and animals
  • Dogs, cats and chocolate
  • Eating faeces

Course Summary

  • Summary to dog care