About "Puppies to Seniors"
Designed for trainers, behavior consultants, shelter/rescue workers, pet industry professionals and all who wish to learn more about how to best support nutritional health in their dogs
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Eight chapters and 56 lessons covering feeding management for all life stages - puppies, adulthood, reproducing females, performance and working dogs, feeding behavior, and more!
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Video lectures, readings, recorded webinars and knowledge checks keep material interesting and support students with different learning styles
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Unlimited 6-month access plus Q/A sessions with the instructor and other students; receive a certificate of achievement to help advance your career and market your knowledge to clients
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Continuing Education Units (CEUs) available with IAABC (18 units), CPDT (trainers, 10 units; behavior consultants, 11 units), KPA (18 units), and PPAB (20 units)
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"Puppies to Seniors" is the second in the Science Dog's three-course core series. The first core course,"Basics of Canine Nutrition" is recommended, but not required, for enrollment in this course
Course curriculum
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1
Chapter 1 - Introduction
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Puppies to Seniors - Introduction to Course
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Guidelines for Using the Course Player
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Tips for Success
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Terms and Definitions to Get You Started
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Chapter 2 - Feeding Growing Dogs
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Energy Needs of Growing Dogs
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Ensuring Your Dog's Healthy Development
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Nutritonal Health for Large & Giant Breed Puppies
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Energy Needs and Development - Check Your Knowledge!
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Do Puppies Need DHA?
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A Bit More about DHA
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Food Selection for Growth
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Feeding Management During Growth
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Knowledge Check!
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3
Chapter 3 - Adult Dogs
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Energy and Nutrients for Adult Dogs
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Do You Think I Look Fat in This Collar?
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Adult Dog Nutrients - Check Your Knowledge!
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Food Selection for Adult Maintenance
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Not Your Grandmother's Kibble
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Dog Food Digestibility and Why it is Important
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Foods for Adult Dogs - Knowledge Check!
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4
Chapter 4: Nutritional Care for Seniors
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Age-Related Changes in Dogs
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Longevity and Obesity - Is there a connection?
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Knowledge Check!
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Nutrient Considerations for Senior Dogs
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Glucosamine and Chondroitin Sulfate - A Review
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Can Fish Oil Improve Mobility in Senior Dogs?
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Food Selection for Seniors
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What do You Know?
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5
Q/A and Discussion (Chapters 1 - 4)
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Q/A and Discussion - Chapters 1 - 4
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6
Chapter 5 - Reproduction
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Feeding Mom: Gestation and Lactation
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Neonatal Puppy Development and Care
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Puppy Nutrition and Weaning
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Nutritional Care of Orphan Puppies
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Check Your Knowledge!
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Chapter 6: Working and Performance Dogs
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Understanding Canine Athletes
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Walking - Good for our Dogs and for Us
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Energy and Nutrients for Canine Athletes
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Dogs are Fat Burners (or Reasons NOT to Carbo-load your Canine Athlete)
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Check Your Knowledge
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Food Selection for Working Dogs
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Optional Assignment: How Many Calories Does Your Exercising Dog Need?
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What Do You Know?
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8
Chapter 7 - Feeding Behavior & Management
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Carnivore or Omnivore?
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A Taste for Meat?
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How Should We Feed?
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Food Delivery Toys - Benefits and Cautions
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Knowledge Check!
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Chapter 8 - Nutrition and Feeding Myths
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Nutrient and Ingredient Myths
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Thyroid on Trial - An Example of Science-based Decision-Making
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Webinar: Beware the Strawman
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Knowledge Check!
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10
Q/A and Discussion (Chapters 5 - 8)
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Q/A and Discussion - Chapters 5 - 8
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11
Additional Resources, CEUs and Completion Certificate
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Suggested Books and Websites
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Completing the Course!
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Certificate of Course Completion
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Review the Course!
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Puppies to Seniors - Free Preview Video
FREE PREVIEW
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Instructor
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Owner, The Science Dog
Linda Case