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Become a Certified Dog Trainer/Behaviour & Aggression Therapist

of Canine Communication Studies                         

 

The fee is less in US dollars!!!  15% Off for ABC Graduates!!!


   

    About CCS   

    Testimonials   

    Class Schedule                                                                              

    Course Syllabus

    Correspondence  

    Exams and Accreditation

    Student and After-Grad Support  

    Enrollment Information and Prices

    Methodology, Biography and Philosophy

    Practical Hands-on Training Options Available

    Where other Professionals Came to Study

    Professional Therapy Dog Training Course

    Professional Dog Daycare Program On Request

    DVD - Positive Reinforcement vs. Positive Punishment - Making The Right Choices

   

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** WARNING - DENVER DOG WORKS IN COLORADO IS NOT AN AUTHORIZED DISTRIBUTOR OF THE CANINE COMMUNICATION STUDIES PROGRAM **

                                                                                            


 

About Canine Communication Studies


Canine Communication Studies programs are available to anyone with a desire to learn more about dogs.  Whether aspiring to become a certified Dog Trainer/Behaviour & Aggression Therapist, a professional dog trainer exploring new ideas, or a dog enthusiast with a thirst for knowledge, hoping to solve problems or improve your relationship with your canine companion, these courses are for you.

  • Choose your own start date, and set your own pace with no deadlines, to ensure a stress-free study program.

  • A list of references is available on request

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Practical Hands-On Training

 

For correspondence students who can make it, practical Hands-On Training is available at our training facility in Kitchener, Ontario on Sunday afternoons at no additional charge.

 

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Exams and Accreditation


Because a thorough understanding of the training techniques used in behavior modification is essential to an effective behavior therapist, and a thorough understanding of canine behavior, solving behavior and aggression problems is essential to a good dog trainer, all twenty-four modules must be successfully completed to earn your certification as a professional Dog Trainer / Behavior Therapist. 

  • Upon completion of each module you will be required to complete a written and/or practical exam.  Practical exams can be submitted on VHS or DVD.

  • If you have not earn the required 90% minimum average on any given exam, you will be given the opportunity to re-do the incorrect questions or exercises as often as necessary to earn a passing score.

  • Upon successful completion of each module, you'll earn one credit and one certificate of completion.

  • Successful completion of module one will earn a Comprehensive Canine Behaviour/Aggression Certificate.

  • Successful completion of module two will earn a Pet Dog Training Certificate.

  • You must successfully complete both modules to earn your certification as a Professional Pet Dog Trainer/Behaviour Therapist of Canine Communication Studies.

  • Successful completion of modules one and two will earn a Canine Behavior Therapist diploma, a Professional Pet Dog Training diploma, your Canine Communication Studies certificate of certification, and certification plaque.

  • With this accreditation you earn the right to put the initials CTB.ccs after your name and will be added to our on-line list of graduates. click here

Upon successful completion of the training, behaviour and aggression program you will earn the following;

  1. CCS Certificate of Certification

  2. Professional Pet Dog Training Diploma

  3. Comprehensive Canine Behaviour & Aggression Therapy Diploma

  4. Comprehensive Emergency Canine First Aid Certificate - Optional

  5. Comprehensive Emergency Human First Aid Certificate - Optional

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Where other Professionals Came to Study

 

Click here for a list of CCS certified dog trainer/behaviour therapists

Students have come from as far away as Italy to study with Norma Jeanne and she has counseled by telephone as far away as China.  She has students and graduates in the North West Territories, British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, Cape Breton Island, and New Brunswick Canada, Colorado, Georgia, Maryland, Montana, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Utah and Washington USA, and Barbados.

 

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Student and After-Grad Support

 

Norma Jeanne is available by phone, both local and toll free

and by email, to help you with any problems or questions,

even after graduation.

 

The CCS Email Group is exclusive to CCS students and graduates,

for the purpose of supporting and assisting one another through the course, and through starting and maintaining a successful dog-related business.  It is a valuable forum for sharing new information and ideas, and to keep you up to date on upcoming conferences, seminars, workshops, lectures, symposiums and events.

 

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Correspondence Programs

 

Practical Hands-On Training Available

 

Payment Options - Ask about current discounts! 

 

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    Best Price - Entire course in one package

               $3995.00 plus tax and delivery

     3 month payment program (you will receive one package per month as each payment clears)

               $1399/mo plus tax and delivery

     6 month payment program (you will receive one package per month as each payment clears)

               $713/mo plus tax and delivery

     12 month payment program (you will receive one package per month as each payment clears)

               $366/mo plus tax and delivery

     No obligation payment program (you will receive one package as each payment clears)

               Training & Behaviour - $500/mo plus tax and delivery

               Behaviour Only - $350.00/mo plus tax and delivery

              

Includes;

  • 40 Manuals, 20 DVDs

  • Free, unlimited - practical training at my facility - for correspondence students only

  • An invitation to join the CCS Email Group

  • On-going after-grad support.

  • Choose your own start date and set your own pace. 

Note: Canine Communication Studies certification is only awarded to those that successfully complete both the Pet Dog Training and Behaviour/Aggression Therapy modules

 

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Course Syllabus

 

Topics

Canine Behavior and Aggression Therapy

Upon successful completion of modules one to twelve, you will have a thorough understanding of canine behavior, you will be well-versed in the use of a wide variety of humane behavior modification techniques to solve both behavior and aggression problems.

 

Professional Pet Dog Training

Upon successful completion of the three modules below, you will be qualified to teach dog training classes and private training.  You will learn all the exercises included in the novice and open levels of obedience trials with the exception of retrieval, jumping and scent discrimination.  This course also includes trick training to teach you how to create behaviour and put it on cue.

 

Basic Training

Our goal in puppy class is to create a personality that will survive in today's society by teaching your puppy to think for itself, to make choices and offer desirable behaviour without having to be asked.  We teach the following cues and hand signals; come, sit, lie down, stand, stay, sit for greetings, walking on a loose leash and focusing you you when distracted.  We also focus on temperament molding, problem-solving and socialization with humans and canines.  You will learn a variety of techniques for solving various training problems.

 

Intermediate Training

Heeling, Figure 8, Off-Leash Recall & Finish, Distance Sit Stay (1 min), Distance Down Stay (3 min) 

You will learn a variety of techniques for solving various training problems.

 

Advanced Training

Off-Leash Heeling & Figure 8, Drop on Recall & Finish, Stand for Examination, Out of Sight Sit Stay (3 min) & Down Stay (5 min) You will learn a variety of techniques for solving various training problems.

 

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Topics

                                                                                    PRACTICAL HANDS-ON TRAINING AVAILABLE

 

 Canine Behaviour Topics

Attachment

Behavioral Assessment

Behavior Problem Handouts

Bite Inhibition

Bite/Fight Ratio

Bite Levels

Body Language

Body Postures

Boundary Training

Breeds and Related Behaviors

Calming Signals

Canine Aging Charts

Canine Behavior

Comprehensive Emergency Canine First Aid

Children & Dogs

Counter-Surfing

Crate Training

Critical Periods of Development

Dominance & Dominance Aggression

"Don't Shoot, Trouble Shoot" A Quick Reference Guide to solving Aggression Problems

"Don't Shoot, Trouble Shoot" A Quick Reference Guide to Solving Behavior Problems

Eating Behaviors

Elimination

Excessive Behavior

Exploratory Behavior

Fear & Pain

Fighting - Dog/Dog Aggression & Rehabilitation

Genetics and Behavior

Hormones & Behavior

Housebreaking

Hyperactivity

Passive Paper Training

Secrets to a Perfect Puppy

Settling Down

Sexual & Mating Behaviors

Socialization

Stress

Submission

Systematic Desensitization

Temperament & I.Q. Testing

Terminology

The Senses

The Wolf Pack

Training Equipment

 

 Canine Biology

How it influences behavior

How genetics influence behavior

Socialization

Critical periods of development

 

 Consulting

Dealing with difficult clients

Dealing with various personality types

Dog/Owner counseling

Motivating clients

Psychology

 

Emergency First Aid

Emergency Canine First Aid

When veterinary care is warranted

Emergency Human First Aid

 

 

Learning Theory

 Running A Dog-Related Business

 

Behaviour Problem Solutions

Attention-Getting Behaviors

Barking

Car Sickness

Chasing

Chewing

Chewing the Leash

From Crate to Run of the House

Coprophagy (Stool Eating)

Destructive Behavior

Digging

Escaping from the House

Escaping from the Yard

Excitability

Excitability in Vehicles

Excitement with Visitors

Fear

Jumping Up

Learning Theory

Marking

Mouthing & Biting

Mounting

Protectiveness

Pulls on Leash

Scratching at Floors and Furniture

Scratching or Chewing Himself

Separation Distress

Soils Crate

Stealing Food or Objects

Submission

Taking Treats Roughly

Territoriality

Urination - Excitement/Submissive

 

 Aggression Rehabilitation 

Dog/Dog Aggression

Dog/Human Aggression

Disease-Inducted Aggression

Dominance Aggression

Excitement-Induced Aggression

Fear-Induced Aggression

Idiopathic Aggression

Inter-Male Aggression

Learned Aggression

Maternal Aggression

Pain-Induced Aggression

Possessive/Protective Aggression

Predatory Aggression

Re-Directed Aggression

Sexual Aggression

Sibling Rivalry Aggression

Territorial Aggression

 

Training Manuals

Basic Training Manual

Basic Training Instructor's Manual

Intermediate Training Manual

Intermediate Instructor's Manual

Advanced Training & Instructor's Manual

 

 REFERENCES

 

 

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DVD's included

  1. Free Promotional Video

  2. Positive Reinforcement vs. Positive Punishment

  3. Level One (Basic) - Learning Your Exercises

  4. Level One (Basic) - Class in Session Week One

  5. Level One (Basic) - Class in Session Week Two

  6. Level One (Basic) - Class in Session Week Three

  7. Level One (Basic) - Class in Session Week Four

  8. Level One (Basic) - Class in Session Weeks Five and Six

  9. Level Two (Intermediate) Training

  10. Level Three (Advanced) Training

  11. Trick Training

  12. Seminar Solving Behavior PowerPoint Presentation with Norma Jeanne Video One of Three

  13. Seminar Solving Behavior PowerPoint Presentation with Norma Jeanne Video Two of Three

  14. Seminar Solving Behavior PowerPoint Presentation with Norma Jeanne Video Three of Three

  15. Work Shop - Teaching Self Control with Norma Jeanne

  16. Seminar The Touch-Free Toolbox with Norma Jeanne

  17. Seminar Solving Aggression Problems PowerPoint Presentation with Norma Jeanne Video One of Three

  18. Seminar Solving Aggression Problems PowerPoint Presentation with Norma Jeanne Video Two of Three

  19. Seminar Solving Aggression Problems PowerPoint Presentation with Norma Jeanne Video Three of Three

  20. Dog/Dog Aggression Modification

  21. Dog/Human Aggression Modification

  22. Lecture - Dealing with Difficult Clients with Theresa Karn, M.S.W., R.S.W. - Part A & Part B

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Lecture Now Available on DVD  

 

Positive Reinforcement vs. Positive Punishment

WHAT EVERY DOG OWNER AND DOG TRAINER SHOULD KNOW

IPDTA Founder & Chair Norma Jeanne discusses the controversial debate of

positive reinforcement vs. positive punishment.

 

"Because it has been proven that fear inhibits one's ability to learn, remember and make correct choices, because fear accounts for 97% of dog bites, and because there are so many humane and effective alternatives, I believe there is no need or excuse for the use of fear or pain in dog training!" Norma Jeanne

 

$20 plus S&H - All proceeds to IPDTA Dogs In Need Fund

 

 

 

15% Off for ABC Graduates

 

The Canine Communication Studies program includes an in-depth study of canine behaviour and aggression as well as a myriad of humane alternatives for solving behaviour and aggression problems.  ABC graduates will enjoy a 25% discount on the entire CCS professional dog training, behaviour and aggression therapy program.  A certificate of completion or proof of payment to the ABC program will be required.

 

 

 

Class Schedule 2010

 

This training schedule is for CCS students as well as those who would like to sit in on a class.  This schedule may change so please check the schedule before each set of classes.

 

February 7 - 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm

February 14 - Closed for Family Day Holiday

February 21 - 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm

February 28 - 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm

 

 

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