The Master Class Collection (CDPS114) Self StudyCourse Open: January 1, 2023-April 30, 2025
Total CE Credit: 8.5
RACE Category: 8.5 hours Medical
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Tuition: VIN/VSPN Member $166 |
Course Information:
If you feel insecure with your skills, you could be giving confusing or conflicting cues to dogs, creating fear and even aggression. By learning proper restraint methods and which movements they control, you can adapt quickly to the situation and to the dog’s response. Using counterconditioning and desensitization, you will create cooperative dogs for nail trims, injections, and venipuncture which shortens procedure time and uses fewer staff members. Gaining a dog’s consent and reading body language properly can result in fewer bites.
Lectures Include:
- Canine Lab 1: Essential Exercises for Moving Dogs from Place to Place (CDPS107) Self Study
- Canine Lab 2: Handling and Restraining Medium-sized and Large Dogs with Skill and Ease (CDPS108) Self Study
- Canine Lab 3: Handling and Restraining Small and Medium-sized Dogs with Skill and Ease (CDPS109) Self Study
- Canine Lab 4: Desensitization and Counterconditioning: Teaching Dogs to Willingly Accept Medical Procedures (CDPS110) Self Study
Learning Objectives:
Upon completion of the course, the participant should be able to
- Recognize how every interaction with a dog affects their perception of you. Minimize their fear and frustration and gain their cooperation.
- Practice exercises to adjust your posture, speed, and direction of movement and know when to adjust your technique.
- Understand how to control the dog’s movement in all directions and which restraint to use for the individual animal or situation.
- Learn how to counter condition and desensitize dogs for nail trims, injections, muzzles, or head collars, and gain their consent using either food or non-food rewards.
- Discover how timing, treat placement, value and delivery and appropriate criteria can make improve your effectiveness and efficiency.
Level and Prerequisites: This basic VIN CE self-study course is open for enrollment to veterinarians, veterinary technicians/technologists, and veterinary support personnel interested in using counterconditioning and desensitization in canines. This course is open to VIN and VSPN members only.
Credit Approval: This non-interactive course is approved for 8.5 hours of continuing education credit by RACE for veterinarians and veterinary technicians/technologists. (RACE 20-976854)
This course is approved by the International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants (IAABC) and the Certification Council for Professional Dog Trainers® (CCPDT®)
Course Agenda: Module 1: Canine Lab 1: Essential Exercises for Moving Dogs from Place to Place
Total Time: 110 minutes
Video: 100 minutes
Module Test: 10 minutes
Description: Are you uncomfortable handling large, hyperactive, or seemingly aggressive dogs? Did you know that if you're unaware of how the dog perceives every interaction, you could be giving unclear or conflicting cues which can cause him to become confused, fearful, and even aggressive? Learn the Low Stress Handling™ techniques that will allow you to provide clear direction and hence have good control to improve both your confidence in handling and the dog's confidence in you.
Module 2: Canine Lab 2: Handling and Restraining Medium-sized and Large Dogs with Skill and Ease
Total Time: 79 minutes
Video: 69 minutes
Module Test: 10 minutes
Description: Have you ever had to struggle to get a dog into position or keep him there for an exam or procedure? We often use force to restrain uncooperative dogs when techniques that incorporate finesse would work better. With Low Stress Handling™ techniques you learn how to control movement in all directions while providing the support and guidance the dog needs to feel secure.
Module 3: Canine Lab 3: Handling and Restraining Small and Medium-sized Dogs with Skill and Ease
Total Time: 137 minutes
Video: 127 minutes
Module Test: 10 minutes
Description: People tend to restrain small and medium-sized dogs with force due to their size, which causes them to struggle defensively. The result: procedures take longer, and patients become more difficult with each visit. In this lab, you'll learn a variety of holds and be able to identify the directions of movement they control. This will allow you to adapt quickly to the situation and to the dog's response. Patients who otherwise would be difficult to handle will now be calm and cooperative.
Module 4: Canine Lab 4: Desensitization and Counterconditioning
Total Time: 137 minutes
Video: 127 minutes
Module Test: 10 minutes
Description: Many dogs dislike or are fearful of various types of handling for procedures such as toenail trims, injections and venipuncture. While it may seem faster to use force-restraint, this type of handling frequently makes the patient worse and takes more time. Techniques for training dogs to enjoy procedures are straightforward, but there are important nuances. In this lab you'll learn the detailed steps that will lead to quick and efficient success. Your patients will now be happy, and your clients will be, too.
Module 5: End of Course Test
Total Time: 20 minutes
Successful completion (scoring 80% or better) on the end-of-course test is required to earn a certificate of completion for the course. Module 6: Course Evaluation
To learn more about the requirements for earning a Self Study CE certificate, please refer to Self Study CE Certificate Requirements.
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Tuition: VIN/VSPN Member $166 |
*For more information on how online CE works, see the Participant Resource Center. Enrollment qualifications for Self Study CE:
- VIN CE Courses:
- VIN CE courses are open to VIN members.
- Veterinary support staff must be VSPN members in order to enroll in a VIN CE course open to VSPN member enrollment.
- VSPN CE Courses:
- VSPN CE courses are open to veterinary support staff and veterinarians.
- Only VIN and VSPN members can enroll in a VSPN CE course.
- Veterinarians will only receive credit for those VSPN CE courses that specify in the Accreditation statement that the course is accredited for veterinarians.
- Please check the course Level and Prerequisites, Accreditation, and Tuition before enrolling.
- Each enrollee must be able to receive emails from @vspn.org
and @vin.com addresses.
- Email is our major form of communication with participants; personal emails are highly recommended rather than clinic/hospital email addresses.
- For further assistance call 800-846-0028 ext. 797 or email CEonVIN@vin.com. Please include the course title, your full name, and contact information in your correspondence.
Course withdrawal and refund policy: A complete refund of the paid course price will be issued when your withdrawal request is received prior to starting the course. If you wish to withdraw after you have started this self-study course, please contact the VSPN office 800-846-0028, ext. 797 to discuss eligibility for a pro-rated refund. *For more information on VIN's upcoming CE courses, check the VIN Course Catalog. Katherine James, DVM, PhD, DACVIM (SAIM)
VIN Education Director VIN CE Services: CEonVIN
800-846-0028 or 530-756-4881; ext. 797
or direct line to VIN/VSPN from the United Kingdom: 01 45 222 6154
or direct line to VIN/VSPN from Australia: 02 6145 2357