As a caring, responsible and ethical dog owner and breeder, I have completed the Animal Care College "Advanced Diploma in Canine Care" and I am pleased to say that I achieved straight 'A' Grades for each unit & therefore passed with Distinction (the highest grade obtainable).

Subjects covered are:

Advanced Care & Management:

• Physical care of dogs from birth through to old age
• Growth and development from birth to old age
• Canine behaviour and body language
• Canine mental development, socialisation and play
• Boarding kennels (kennel management)

Advanced Health Care:

• General health care
• Canine infectious diseases and vaccination
• Preventative medicine
• Spaying and neutering
• Poisons
• Environmental dangers
• Alleviation of hereditary defects and diseases
• Homeopathy, flower remedies, osteopathy and chiropractic
• Common ailments including treatment
• First Aid and emergency treatment
• Whelping

Advanced Nutrition:

• The digestive system
• Dogs internal organs (functions)
• Nutritional requirements of dogs from birth through to adulthood and old age
• Feeding methods and nutrition - including BARF & commercial diets
• Special dietary requirement for sick animals
• Feeding the pregnant and lactating bitch
• Feeding the sick or convalescent animal
• Special needs of the veteran dog

"I have marked your units and they are superb, probably the best that I have ever had submitted." "If it were possible they should be in my opinion A* * * * * * * but the official spread sheets do not accept anything higher than grade A!"

To see the courses available visit the Animal Care College website.