Daily dog care & welfare
Follow the daily dog care cycle from check-in to handover. Learn to balance supervised play, rest and enrichment, follow individual feeding and care instructions, adapt routines for different life stages and respond to changes in health, weather and comfort.
Who it’s for: Dog carers and people interested in day care or boarding work.
What you will learn
- Plan safe check-in and handover
- Balance play, rest and enrichment
- Adapt care for puppies, seniors and frail dogs
- Notice health changes and escalate concerns
Your learning path
Daily dog care & welfare management8 modules
- Prepare the shift and check dogs in
- Supervise play and monitor continuously
- Protect rest and plan useful enrichment
- Feed, hydrate and manage medicines safely
- Groom, clean and check physical comfort
- Adapt care for puppies, adults and older dogs
- Care for dogs in season and dogs who become unwell
- Record, hand over and check dogs out
Put your learning into practice near Yeovil.
The separate daily dog care: practical experience package includes 2 full days, 12 supervised teaching hours and this online course. Sessions are planned near Yeovil, Somerset, with details confirmed before booking.
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Who is the daily dog care and welfare course for?
It is for dog carers, owners and people interested in daycare or boarding work. Examples cover individual care, puppies and older dogs, play, rest, feeding, health monitoring and clear handovers.
How do the online lessons and assessments work?
Study eight interactive modules at your own pace, with scenarios, knowledge checks and a 20-question assessment. Your account saves your progress and results.
How long will I have access?
Each purchase includes 12 months of online access from confirmed enrolment. It is a single payment with no automatic renewal.
Are course purchases refundable?
Course purchases, including bundles, are non-refundable for change of mind once digital access begins with your express consent and acknowledgement, after the required purchase confirmation is provided. Your statutory cancellation rights and rights for faulty or misdescribed content remain.
Will I receive a completion certificate?
A completion certificate becomes available after you finish all eight modules and pass the knowledge assessment. It recognises course completion and is not an accredited qualification.
Can I enrol today?
Enrolment is not open yet and payments are disabled. Contact Paws n Klaws with questions about this course; an enquiry does not take payment.
Learn with clear expectations.
Lessons include workplace examples adapted from Paws n Klaws training. Use procedures that are suitable for your own premises, role and individual dogs. Public access includes only the courses purchased; staff procedures and team records are private.
Knowledge assessments use a pass standard of 16 out of 20, including all six safety-critical questions. A knowledge pass is not practical authorisation or an accredited award.
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