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Phase 1: Your Core Foundation for Becoming a Dog Trainer

Study Guide

Phase 1 (Expert Foundations) Master Class Study Guide v7.9.1 CATCH Academy

Practice Questions

Breed and Behavior Studies

To enhance your breed recognition skills while boosting your studies of dog development, behavior, and body language – play the daily learning game, Flipped on Dogs. You’ll find this at FlippedOnDogs.com, it’s created by the sister company of CATCH that builds educational games.

CATCH Community Online Workshops – Upcoming Dates

$490 $440 paid in full for CATCH students / payment plans available

If you’re looking to add a boost to your studies, enroll in one of our Online Workshops in the private CATCH community. We have weekly LIVE Zoom calls led by our expert trainers, plus you’ll learn from the training videos they post, and post your own videos for direct feedback. You’ll ask questions, get into discussions, and go deep on critical skill building. Enroll anytime and join your classmates in the private community workshops!

You can join at the same time as any full-length CATCH course and each workshop runs for 4 weeks. Get connected to the power of the CATCH Community. Registration open now for these dates:

Hands-On Activities

Breed Recognition – Phase 1 Activity Guide – CATCH

Puppy Observation and Critical Thinking About Social Development (A)- Phase 1 Activity Guide – CATCH

Puppy Observation and Critical Thinking About Social Development (B)- Phase 1 Activity Guide – CATCH

Puppy Observation and Critical Thinking About Social Development (C) – Phase 1 Activity Guide – CATCH

Putting Yourself in the Mindset of a New Puppy Owner – Phase 1 Activity Guide – CATCH

Videos

This first link is for pre-recorded puppies – an excellent choice for this exercise:

Videos for Hands-On Activity – Dog Social Development

This section includes:

These next few video options are from live puppy cams, an interesting option, but the links/videos may not always be active:

Videos: Recordings of Live Classes to Enhance Your Learning

These recordings are from a series of live classes we called CATCH of the DAY, presented by our School Director, David. You will see these offered in many different phases as you progress through your course. Each video is 30-60 minutes of discussion and demonstration of key concepts you’ve been studying. These are optional for you to watch as another powerful tool to enhance your learning.

You will not be tested specifically on content presented in these videos.

Watch and enjoy them to build your overall understanding, knowledge and skills!

Links

American Kennel Club (AKC) Dog Registration Statistics

AKC Dog Breeds Guide

Articles

 

Myths & Truths – Real World Examples (Click Here to Download)


American Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior’s Position Statement on Socialization and Vaccinations (Click Here to Download)

RK Anderson’s Letter on Puppy Vaccination and Socialization (Click Here to Download)

Socialization Checklist by Chris Puls (Click Here to Download)

Be aware that most dog owners will not get as detailed about puppy socialization as this Puls’ checklist does – this one is exceptionally thorough. If you use this as a handout with a client, you may want to start by highlighting the most important categories first and then advise that “the more items you cover the better, but you certainly don’t have to do ALL of these for good socialization. Quality of experiences is more important than quantity.”

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