MSAR – CMDT Transcript And Course Descriptive
Level 1 – Certified Dog Trainer (CDT) Certificate
Level 2 - Certified Service Dog Trainer (CSDT) Diploma
Level 3 – Certified Search and Rescue Dog Trainer (CSRDT) Diploma
Level 4 – Certified Working Dog Trainer (CWDT) Diploma
Level 5 – Certified Anti-Poaching Trainer Diploma
Note*** At least 4 Levels must be completed to obtain a degree as become a Certified Master
Dog Trainer
Level 1 - Certified Dog Trainer (CDT) - Certificate
| Course | Delivery | Hours | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Certified Dog Obedience and Trainer Instructor | Classroom | 300 | Upon completion of the program, students will be able to: • Identify the senses of a canine and know how they function and define the learning theory and classical and operant conditioning. • Describe common behaviour problems and strategies for prevention and treatment, identify the pros and cons of punishment versus reinforcement, as well as the signals and displays that dogs use to communicate with each other and with humans. • Apply knowledge of behaviour problems by recommending behaviour modification plans for the dogs in the three given scenarios. • Define dog testing, state the functions of the American Kennel Club, and list its seven major groups of dog breeds. • Apply knowledge of dog selection by selecting an appropriate breed for the persons in the case studies as well as selecting an inappropriate breed. • Identify the various types of canine training, know the commands to teach dogs basic obedience, and recognize types of dog-training equipment. • Apply knowledge of agility training by examining agility course diagrams and indicating correct and incorrect sequences and identifying handling techniques. • Identify dog tricks are and know how to use them, describe what play is an why it's important for a domesticated dog, as well as name recreational activities involving dogs. • Name the exercises required for classes of competition and describe the ways dogs are used to assist humans. • Describe basic nutrition, reproductive function, and caring for a dog in old age, as well as know first-aid procedures for shock and wounds. • Outline a dog training business plan, describe effective advertising and marketing strategies, and describe how canine day care centers are run. • Apply knowledge of the dog training business by writing an evaluation of the demographics as they pertain to starting a dog training business and providing information necessary to develop a business plan. |
Level 2 - Certified Service Dog Trainer (CSDT) - Diploma
| Course | Delivery | Hours | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Certified Canine Reactive Behavior | Classroom | 50 | On successful completion of the course, the student will understand. • The Dog's Brain Under Stress • The Physical Effect of Stress • Canine Aggression • Desensitisation & Counter Conditioning • The Body Language of Fear • Canine Reactive Behaviour |
| Canine Anxiety | Classroom | 50 | The Canine Anxiety course covers all the critical topics of canine anxiety including the dog's mental and physical response to stress, types of canine anxiety, and understanding sound sensitivity. As such it digs deep into the problem and delves into the latest science behind the phenomenon of worried and anxious dogs. On successful completion of the course, the student will understand. • The Dog's Stress System • The Dog's Brain • Symptoms Of Anxiety • Anxiety Types • Aggressive Behaviour • Anxiety Treatments • Coaching For Anxiety • Working With Separation Anxiety |
| Canine First Aid | Classroom | 50 | This course is written by a qualified veterinary surgeon and carefully presented so it's easy for students to understand. Detailed descriptions and step-by step guides for dog first aid, tested with quizzes and written assessments. On successful completion of the course, the student will understand. • Dog Health Checks • Health & Safety • Pain in Dogs • Dressing Wounds • Allergic Reactions & Seizures • High Trauma Incidents • Broken Bones & Internal Bleeding • Electrocution & Drowning • Dehydration • Specific Bodily Issues • Canine CPR • Poisoning |
| Canine Nutrition and Health | Classroom | 50 | This course will teach the student the nutritional needs of a dog along with the physiology and anatomy of canine wellbeing. The course includes a new module covering recent findings and practices in canine health. On successful completion of the course, the student will understand. • A Dog's Physical Health • The Biological Systems of Good Health • Common Causes of Ill-Health • The Evolution of A Dog's Food • What Makes Good Dog Food • Essential Canine Nutrition • Nutrigenomics • Zoo pharmacognosy & Self Selection • Common Natural Remedies • Mental & Physical Exercise |
| Puppy Care, Health and Coaching | Classroom | 10 | This extensive course covers topics like choosing the right puppy, detailed veterinary care, successful socialization, and careful kind puppy coaching. It considers puppy self-esteem, self-awareness, and all the early learning that a puppy needs, to grow into a healthy and confident older dog. On successful completion of the course, you will understand; • The Puppy Development Timeline • Breeder Considerations • Puppy Vet Care • Puppy Health Checks • Canine Individuality • How Puppies Learn • Canine Coaching • Reward & Reinforcement • Puppy Communication • Practical Puppy Lessons • Puppy House Training • Puppy Behaviour Management |
| Pet Grooming | Classroom | 140 | Pet Grooming training program includes an introduction to basic health care for cats and dogs, dog breeds, preparation for grooming, equipment selection, bathing and drying, and more. Upon completion of the program, students will be able to: • Describe the duties of a pet groomer and how to establish a grooming business. • Discuss the historical background of the dog and cat and identify the anatomy of the dog and cat. • Identify grooming hand tools and describe their uses as well as know how to prepare a dog for grooming and bath and dry the dog. • Describe how to groom dogs from the Terrier group, non-sporting group, and toy group. • Describe how to groom dogs from the sporting group, herding group, hound group, and working group. • Describe how to groom poodles, mixed breeds and drop-coat styles, and puppies. • Recognize this basic personalities of different dogs and describe how to groom dogs who have behaviour problems. • Identify the characteristics common to cats' personality types and describe how to properly handle each type of cat. • Discuss the basics of bookkeeping, advertising customer service as well as pricing and fees to start a pet grooming business. |
| Business development | Classroom | 40 | • How to build and maintain a dog training business • Understanding demographics • Building a business plan • Small Business Administration |
| Obedience training | Classroom | 40 | • Understanding the principles of basic and advanced obedience delivery. • Confirmation of practice of Level 1 obedience • Teaching Group and Private Obedience Classes |
| Kennel Operations – Pets/ Service Dogs | Classroom | 40 | • Animal Environment (Housing and Handling Facilities) • Food and Water • Animal Well-being • Husbandry Practices • Transporting dogs • End of Life Considerations and Euthanasia |
| Marketing/ social media/ website | Classroom | 40 | • What is Social Media Marketing? • the use of social media platforms to connect with your audience. • Building your brand • Increasing sales • Driving website traffic. • Publishing great content on your social media profiles. • Listening to and engaging your followers. • Analyzing your results |
| Service Dog Business Operations | Classroom | 40 | • Human rights • What is a service dog? • Standards of training • Forms • Testing procedures |
| Puppy Manual - Complete | Classroom | 120 | • Service Dog Related Background Info • Client Info and Training Related Data • Service Dog Tasks Training Check List • Veterinary Checklist Form • Emergency List for Dog Care • Dog on a Rope - Tether Tying • Training In What you want • Bonding with the service dog • Care / Feeding and Appropriate Behaviour of Dog • Crate Training • Place Training • Vehicle Training • Support for training for handler • Dog General Health and what to look for • Weight and growth schedule • K9 Emergency Kit and Emergency Plan • Service Dog Appropriate Play and Exercise • Most Important Things to Remember • Socializing the Dog • Training Schedule and Timetables • Grooming and Working Equipment • Training methodology • Training Class Material • Public Access Class Material • Obedience List • Disability Task Lists • Invasion of Face and Space • Behaviour with cats and other dogs • Dealing with the Public • Service Dog Rights • Travelling with a Service Dog • Additional food / treats and play options |
| Service Dog – PTSD | Classroom | 40 | • Selecting the right breed for the job. • Puppy imprinting • Task training |
| Service Dog – Autism | Classroom | 40 | • Selecting the right breed for the job. • Puppy imprinting • Task training |
Level 3 - Certified Search and Rescue Dog Trainer (CSARDT) - Diploma
| Course | Delivery | Hours | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Search Dog Handler | Classroom | 150 | The Search Dog Handler course is a comprehensive and fascinating exploration of canine scent work training and the many roles that professional handlers and their dogs hold today. On successful completion of this course, the student will understand how to work alongside the dog’s flawless sense of smell in roles such as tracking, item search, people search and even cadaver detection.; • Scenting & Cognition • Canine Coaching • How Scent Behaves • How to Train A Dog To Search • Canine Search and Rescue • Tracking & Trailing • Cadaver Detection • Medical Detection • Welfare Management of Your Search Dog |
| Introduction to SAR Dogs | Classroom | 10 | • Introduction to Search and Rescue • Breed selection • Workability assessment • Puppy raising • Types of K9 SAR jobs • Off duty maintenance • Training logs |
| Tactical First Aid | Classroom | 100 | • What is a first aider? • How to prepare yourself • Protection from infection • Dealing with a casualty • Requesting help • The use of medication • Remember your own needs • MANAGING AN INCIDENT • Action at an emergency • Assessing the sick or injured • Mechanisms of injury • Primary survey • Secondary survey • Head-to-toe examination • Monitoring vital signs • Traffic accidents • Fires • Electrical incidents • Water incidents • Major incident/Mass casualties • Breathing and circulation • Life-saving priorities • Unconscious adult • Unconscious child • Unconscious infant • How to use an AED • RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS • The respiratory system • Hypoxia • Airway obstruction • Choking adult • Choking child • Choking infant • Hanging and strangulation • Inhalation of fumes • Drowning • Hyperventilation • Asthma • Croup • Penetrating chest wound • Crush injury • Cuts and scrapes • Bruising • Blisters • Infected wound • Foreign object in a wound • Scalp and head wounds • Eye wound • Bleeding from the ear • Nosebleed • Knocked-out adult tooth • Bleeding from the mouth • Finger wound • Wound to the palm • Wound at a joint crease • Abdominal wound • Vaginal bleeding • Bleeding varicose vein • The skeleton • Bones, muscles, and joints • Fractures • Dislocated joint • Strains and Sprains • The nervous system • Head injury • Lower jaw injury • Cheekbone and nose injury • Collarbone injury • Shoulder injury • Upper arm injury • Elbow injury • Forearm and wrist injuries • Hand and finger injuries • Rib injury • Fractured pelvis • Back pain • Spinal injury • Hip and thigh injuries • Lower leg injuries • Knee injury • Ankle injury • Foot and toe injuries • Cramps • Foreign object in the • How poisons affect the body • Types of poisons • Swallowed poisons • Drug poisoning • Alcohol poisoning • Animal and human bites • Insect sting • Tick bite • Other bites and stings • Snake bite • Stings from sea creatures • Marine puncture wound • The skin • Assessing a burn • Severe burns and scalds • Minor burns and scalds • Burns to the airway • Electrical burn • Chemical burn • Chemical burn to the eye • Flash burn to the eye • Incapacitant spray exposure • Dehydration • Sunburn • Heat exhaustion • Heatstroke • Hypothermia • Frostbite • Angina • Heart attack • Stroke • Diabetes mellitus • Hyperglycemia • Hypoglycemia • Seizures in adults • Seizures in children • Fever • Meningitis • The sensory organs • Splinter • Embedded fishhook • Swallowed foreign object • Fainting • Allergy • Migraine • Sore throat • Earache and toothache • Abdominal pain • Vomiting and diarrhea • Childbirth • Emergency childbirth • Removing clothing • Removing headgear • Casualty handling • First aid materials • Dressings • Cold compresses • Principles of bandaging • Roller bandages • Tubular gauze bandages • Triangular bandages • Square knots • Hand and foot cover • Arm sling • Elevation sling • Improvised slings • Action in an emergency • CPR for an adult • Chest-compression-only CPR • CPR for a child • CPR for an infant • Heart attack • Stroke • Choking adult • Choking child • Choking infant • Meningitis • Asthma • Anaphylactic shock • Severe external bleeding • Shock • Head injury • Spinal injury • Broken bones • Burns and scalds • Seizures in adults • Seizures in children • Swallowed poisons • Hypoglycemia • First aid regulation |
| Search and Rescue K9 | Classroom | 450 | • K9 Operations • Ground SAR • SAR Team Leader • Incident Command / Search Commander • Survival • Navigation / GPS / Communications |
| Cadaver K9 | Classroom | 80 | • Equipment • Imprinting Scent • External Search • Recovery • Relic Search / Fossil |
Level 4 - Certified Working Dog Trainer (CWDT) – Diploma
| Course | Delivery | Hours | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Introduction to Working Dogs | Classroom | 10 | • Introduction to working • Breed selection • Workability assessment • Puppy raising • Types of K9 jobs • Protection Commands • Off duty maintenance • Training logs |
| K9 Working Dog Handler Care Manual | Classroom | 40 | Section 1 – Canine Tactical Combat Casualty Care/ Tactical Emergency Casualty Care and Safety Considerations Section 2 – Non-Tactical Emergency Care Section 3 – Routine Preventive Medical Care Section 4 – WD Handler Medical Care Tasks • Routine Preventive Medical Care • Taking the Vital Signs • Physical Exam • Primary Survey Using the M3ARCH2 Acronym to Prioritize Care • Bleeding Wound • Basic Cardiac Life Support • Upper Airway Obstruction • Open Chest Wound • Open Abdominal Wound • Circulation/Shock Therapy • Hyperthermia/Heat Injury • Hypothermia/Cold Injury • Aeromedical Evacuation • Splint or Soft Padded Bandage to a Fracture of the Limb • Eye Irritation or Trauma • Burn Injury • Gastric Dilatation-Volvulus (GDV) • Pad or Paw Injury • Allergic Reaction to Insect Bite or Sting • Allergic Reaction to Arthropod or Reptile Envenomation • Vomiting and/or Diarrhea • Dehydration • Toxic Ingestion Exposure • Opioid/Fentanyl Occupational Exposure • CBRNE Exposure • Head, Neck, or Trunk Injury • Animal Bite Prevention, Local Animal Control, and Rabies Awareness Section 5 – WD IFAK and the Medical Care-First Aid Kit |
| Attack / Protection K9 | Classroom | 80 | • Equipment • Building Drive /. Distraction Training • Bite Work Beginner to Advanced • Muzzle Work |
| Detection Training (Narcotics / Explosives) K9 | Classroom | 80 | • Equipment • Imprinting Scent Detection • Popper, Boxes, Scent Room and External Environmental |
| Kennel Operations – Working Dogs | Classroom | 40 | • Code of Practices for Canadian Kennel Club • Animal Environment (Housing and Handling Facilities) • Facility • Construction • Temperature • Roofs • Ceilings • Floors • Ventilation • Humidity • Light • Noise • Enclosures and Activity Areas • General Housing Principles • Primary Outdoor Enclosure • Isolation Area • Whelping Area • Sanitation • Waste Disposal • Wildlife Control • Building Safety and Emergencies • Food and Water • Food Feeding Guidelines • Regulations and Guidelines Governing Commercial Pet Food • Homemade Diets and Raw Food • Homemade Diets • Raw Food Diets • Additions to Diets • Water • Canadian Veterinary Medical Association • Animal Well-being • Principles of Health Management • Monitoring Record keeping and Identification • Health Care • Parasites and Infectious Diseases • Ticks • Intestinal Parasites • Heartworm (Dirofilaria immitis) • Lungworm • Parvovirus Dermatophytes (Ringworm) • Vaccinations • Caregiver • Training and Duties Behaviour, Socialization, Training, and Enrichment Behaviour Socialization • Training Enrichment Husbandry Practices • Responsible Breeding • Genetics, Conformation, and Temperament Genetics Conformation Temperament and Breed Traits • Soundness Reproductive History • Physical Examination • Reproductive Career |
| Tracking K9 | Classroom | 80 | • Equipment • Article Search • Assessing and Testing Methods • Scent Detection • Tracking Fundamentals |
| SAS Tracking | Classroom | 40 | • What is Tracking? • How is it Used? • Understanding Tracking • Basic Training Skills • Border Patrol Tracking • Military Tracking • Tracking Using Dogs • Animal Tracking • Urban Tracking • Additional Tracking Skills • Advanced Tracking |
| Tactical Tracking | Classroom | 40 | • The main purpose of a tracker • Tracking Techniques • Conducting Follow Up • Team attacking and tactics • Alternative Tracking • Counter Tracking • Command and Control of a Tracking Team • High-Tech Tracking • Development of a Tracking Team • Training the Tracker • Weapons and Equipment |
Level 5 - Certified Anti Poaching Trainer (CAPT) - Diploma
| Course | Delivery | Hours | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| K9 Tactical Emergency Casualty Care | Classroom | 20 | • Accomplish the mission with minimal casualties. • Maintain tactical superiority. • Expect to keep the canine (K9) team (handler and/or K9) maximally engaged in neutralizing the existing threat (e.g., active shooter, structural collapse, con- fined space, hazardous materials). • Maintain team safety by ensuring, when feasible, that the K9 handler is always involved when handling an injured K9. • Move the downed K9 team to a safe position and prevent any human or K9 casualty from sustaining additional injuries. • Treat immediately life-threatening hemorrhage. • Minimize public harm. |
| K9 Handler Training Manual African Operations | Classroom | 80 | • Equipment • Anti poaching - tracking • Scat detection • Animal tracking • Safety procedures • Basic dog care & welfare • Emergency medical care • Principles of conditioning • Obedience • Scent • Basic dog behaviour • How to be the pack leader • Dominant Behaviour in dogs • Top 10 Behavioural Problems • Compulsive behaviour in dogs • Reading your dog’s body language • Obedience Log • Tracking Log • Explosive Detection Log • Dog Anatomy • Tryps • Belgium Malinois • Desert Operations |
| Anti - Poaching Course | Classroom | 200 | • Training anti-poaching rangers: increasing job effectiveness • Pre-training • Identifying training needs • Training providers • Pre-selection • Selection • Funding • Logistics • Training • Policy, principles and philosophy • Values and ethics • Concepts and principles of conservation and ecology • Criminal threats to natural resources in and around protected areas • Roles and responsibilities • Teamwork • Operational security • Human rights • Use of force • Community collaboration • Protecting and maintaining area security • Mental and physical fitness • Drill and discipline • Weapon handling (elective) • Physical training • First aid • Field craft • Survival skills • Equipment use and maintenance • Camouflage and concealment • Radio communications • Hand signals • Orienteering and navigation • Tracking 4 • Legal • Wildlife protection legislation and court procedure • Evidence • Immediate action drills • Patrols • Surveillance (elective) • Searching and raids • Vehicle checkpoints • Temporary bases • Ambush • Night operations • Snaring and de-snaring • Witnesses • Arresting procedures • Operational enforcement skills • Mission planning and orders • Marksmanship • Unexploded ordnance, land mines and booby traps • Combatives • Standard operating procedures • Wildlife crime information gathering • Basic crime scene response and photography • Basic identification of wildlife products • Interview and interrogate • Joint operations and cooperating with other law enforcement agencies • Waterborne operations • Aerial support • Pesticide crime and wildlife poisoning investigations • Monitoring and record-keeping • Data collection • Debriefing and reports • Post-training • Post-training evaluations and review • Post-operation review for training requirements • Annual review of operations and potential training needs • Training standards in relation to Global Register of PA Competences • Example of Field Ranger Training Needs Assessment Form • United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights • Example of the use of force continuum • Example of stages of weapon readiness • Example of first aid kit 89 • Example of equipment lists • Key conservation principles • Examples of threats to Protected Areas • Case study 1 African Parks Network, Poachers to Protectors program • Case study 2 Community collaboration facilitates more poacher arrests than patrols • Case study 3 Community police program, Sabie, Mozambique • Case study 4 Court procedure training improves conviction rate in southern Tanzania • Case study 5 Nam Puoy National Protected Area, Lao People’s Democratic Republic • Case study 6 Understanding the responsibilities at a crime scene |
| Setting up an Anti- Poaching Program | Classroom | 100 | • Purpose and Scope • Develop APU Capability • Governance • Staffing • Facilities and Technical Systems • Organization • Animals • Sustainment • Surveillance Technologies and Related Generic Procurement Specifications • Perimeter Surveillance Sensors Technology • Area Surveillance Technologies • Connectivity Guidelines • High-Speed Data Backbone. • “Last Mile” Links • Internet Links • Specialised Sensor Links • Wi-fi Routers and Ethernet Switches • Communication Towers • Electronic Gate Security System Procurement Specification • Generic Specifications for Ranger Mobility Systems • 4x4 Vehicle Customization • Light Weight Off-road Vehicles • Generic Specification for a Canine System • Establishment of a Joint Operations Centre (JOC) • Facility and Layout • Equipment and Material • Staff • Functioning • Standard Operating Procedure • Closure • Ranger Training Curriculum • APU Equipment list • Ranger Personal Equipment • Specialised Equipment (per group of 4) • Camping Equipment • Night Vision Monocular Procurement Specification • APU Costing • South African National Strategy for Prevention of Rhino Poaching • Routine Activity Theory • Layered Defence • Movement Access, Location and Airspace (MALA) Process • Alliances Concept • KNP Zoning Approach • Ezemvelo Zoning Approach • Threat Management Framework • Process to Establish an APU Capability • Anti-Poaching Operating Concept • Typical Elements of an APU Capability • Gate Infrastructure • Electronic Gate Security Capability • Reaction Timeline • Vertical and Horizontal Integration • Data Connectivity Capability • Access Control into the JOC • Planning Cell • Main working map – different scales. • Maps covered in plastic/ Perspex • Charts that show chains of command, radio network as well as incident flow chart. • Screen for presentations, with boards for planning • Vehicle and K9 stats • Staff stats and qualifications • Daily statsRadio station, basic map, radio battery charging and computer for basic admin • Second working station to monitor cameras. • Notice board in Radio room. • Threat Categories • Examples of Scenarios, as Managed through the MALA Process • High Speed Data Backbone Links • “Last Mile” |