Helping Dogs
Love Their Baths

RACE-APPROVED – 0.5 HOUR CE COURSE

Helping Dogs
Love Their Baths

RACE-APPROVED – 0.5 HOUR CE COURSE

Helping Dogs
Love Their Baths

RACE-APPROVED
0.5 HOUR CE COURSE

Course Overview

Grooming procedures cause more stress to our pets than most any other commonly performed preventive health care procedure and yet, they are rarely procedures that are critical to the pet’s health. They are simply procedures that people “want” to have done. With this in mind, it should be clear that working to make these procedures less stressful to the pet would not only be easily accomplished but would be beneficial to everyone involved as well. Making grooming procedures less stressful can be critical to the overall health and welfare of the pet, especially if the pet is of a breed that requires frequent grooming, or a skin condition ever requires regular topical therapy.

After completing this course, you will learn why grooming procedures are so distressing to so many animals and how to use the science of learning to change the way animals feel about being bathed.

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Course Overview

Grooming procedures cause more stress to our pets than most any other commonly performed preventive health care procedure and yet, they are rarely procedures that are critical to the pet’s health. They are simply procedures that people “want” to have done. With this in mind, it should be clear that working to make these procedures less stressful to the pet would not only be easily accomplished but would be beneficial to everyone involved as well. Making grooming procedures less stressful can be critical to the overall health and welfare of the pet, especially if the pet is of a breed that requires frequent grooming, or a skin condition ever requires regular topical therapy.

After completing this course, you will learn why grooming procedures are so distressing to so many animals and how to use the science of learning to change the way animals feel about being bathed.

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About the Author

Valarie V. Tynes, DVM, DACVB, DACAW is a native Texan and received her DVM from Texas A&M University. She worked in private practice for 14 years before returning to academia to pursue a residency in clinical animal behavior at the University of California at Davis in 2000. She has been a diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Behaviorists since 2003 and is currently Immediate Past President of the College. She is also Board Certified in Animal Welfare. Her special interests are the behavior and welfare of pet pigs, exotic pets and zoo animals. She is a frequent speaker at veterinary meetings around the country and author of numerous articles and textbook chapters. She joined Ceva in October of 2014 as a veterinary services specialist but continues to provide consulting services to zoos.

About the Author

Valarie V. Tynes, DVM, DACVB, DACAW is a native Texan and received her DVM from Texas A&M University. She worked in private practice for 14 years before returning to academia to pursue a residency in clinical animal behavior at the University of California at Davis in 2000. She has been a diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Behaviorists since 2003 and is currently Immediate Past President of the College. She is also Board Certified in Animal Welfare. Her special interests are the behavior and welfare of pet pigs, exotic pets and zoo animals. She is a frequent speaker at veterinary meetings around the country and author of numerous articles and textbook chapters. She joined Ceva in October of 2014 as a veterinary services specialist but continues to provide consulting services to zoos.

RACE-APPROVED – 0.5 HOUR CE COURSE

Helping Dogs Love Their Baths

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