Deep Dive Online Canine Nutrition course

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Goals of this course:

to develop an understanding of the scientific and biochemical bases for nutrition including digestion and nutrients
to appreciate, interpret and apply nutrition information from reliable and valid evidence based resources
to communicate about canine nutrition objectively and without sensation
to develop awareness of the wide range of canine diets and approaches to feeding domestic dogs, from an evidence based perspective
to consider the relationships between nutrition and behaviour, and nutrition and wider health
to apply your developing knowledge and understanding to special dietary contexts including malnutrition and dietary sensitivities

You get:

24/7 access to the course online area, from anywhere, for seven months
multiple media learning resources for viewing and downloading
about 200 mini-lectures (written presentations for reading) covering a wide array of nutrition and related topics presented in small-ish bites so that you can take time to process and analyse
free access to our short course, Science & Studying Animals, to give you a foundation in understanding this evidence-based approach to learning more about animals
comment facility at the online course area for participation, enquiries, interactions
access to a private Facebook group for real-time feedback and guidance
regular live online meetings scheduled to suit group participants
ongoing online interaction with fellow-students and your tutor as we take this journey of discovery together

Submission of final assessment work is optional but you are encouraged to work through assessment and self-evaluation to support knowledge development and skill building.
As this is a self-paced course, the level of participation is up to you. There may be times when you are more available and other times when you have less availability. Obviously, to get the full benefit, we encourage the fullest possible participation.

After successfully submitting completed final assessment work, you will be awarded an AniEd certificate of achievement.

Course Details:

When?

You can start this course any time and dive right in. This is a self-paced course so once you complete enrolment, we will send you access details to the online course area and you will be good to go!

Where?

Anywhere, any time! This course is entirely online so you can participate when and where you like….from your sofa…in your PJs…
You will have access to all the course materials to download to your device so you can work even without an internet connection.

Who?

This course is for anyone who has a keen interest in really understanding how canine nutrition works, how best to look at what we know and apply that to individual dogs. You don't need to have a science background and you will have plenty of time to digest (!) the information, with our full support.
It’s particularly suited to dog care pros such as veterinary personnel, pet retailers, training/behaviour pros and groomers. But if you have in-depth interest in science and nutrition, this might just be the course for you!

This is a science and evidence based course; we do not endorse any particular approach to feeding dogs.
On this course you will learn more than nutrition; we spend a lot of time discussing evidence, critically analysing information, reading research papers, critiquing the science, all of which is applicable to other areas.

The quality of the evidence is our foundation, so we will not be elevating gurus and social media “nutrition experts” merely due to their profile or letters after their name.
If you are so attached to a feeding modality that you may find it difficult to consider other approaches, this may not be the course for you. And if you are looking for confirmation of your current understanding of canine nutrition, this course may cause you discomfort.
We don’t promote or condone any particular diet type or approach to feeding dogs and believe that different diet types can be designed to provide appropriate nutrition for individual dogs.

How long?

This is a self-paced course and you will have access to the online course area for 7 months. We don't put pressure on learners about deadlines so this is individual and can be discussed with each learner.

How much?

This course costs €250.
You can pay the entire fee or via an agreed payment plan. Payment & terms details here.
Course fees must be paid in full before you can access the online area. Please read the terms at application carefully before committing as there are no refunds, full or partial, for any reason, after you have been given access to course materials.

What will I learn about?

There is some introductory work to go through and then course content is split into eight parts, with some wrapping-up to do at the end too. This is a very in-depth course covering all sorts of topics directly and indirectly relating to canine nutrition.

This topic is fraught with difficulties when it comes to discussion and application of evidence. You will have probably seen mere mentions of canine nutrition, especially on social media, descend into all sorts of faulty arguments and polarisation. That is definitely NOT what we will promote, facilitate or allow on this course.

Throughout all discussion, I will be there to guide you so that we can remain on track. We take an R+ (positive reinforcement) approach to learning and teaching, and all advice and guidance will be provided with this in mind. We must feel safe in our discussion so that we can create an environment conducive to learning for all to benefit.

We all have the same goal: to make sure we can maximise the health of our pets through careful feeding. Let’s stick together and learn together!

Transparency

This course is not supported by or promoted by any feed manufacturer or industry member; we are not selling a book or a dogmatic agenda. AniEd does not sell or recommend specific feeds and we never have.

Anne Rogers will be your tutor on this course.

Anne has worked for a large international feed manufacturer (about 20 years ago) as a nutrition advisor and has worked in pet retail and in veterinary, selling and promoting a range of feeds, too (more than 20 years ago).

Her current dog, Decker (almost 11 year old entire male American Staffordshire Terrier), is fed raw, home-cooked, wet (tinned) and dry food, sometimes all in the same day. Over his life, he has eaten a wide range of brands without loyalty to any one particularly.

We are only interested in doing the very best for our dogs. No matter what you have fed your dog before, or even currently, you are doing your very best for your dog. And no matter, your dog loves you for that.

Each one of our dogs eats a better diet than most of the humans on this planet.

Dogs are incredibly adaptive and most are able to survive on even poor quality feeds. We are, of course, aiming for more than survival, we want our dogs to thrive. But, let’s keep all this in mind, even when discussion becomes intense.

All of this is further discussed during the course.

Online Deep Dive Canine Nutrition course