CAT CARE & GROOMING BUSINESS SKILLSET BAG222

There are 8 lessons in the Cat Psychology & Training 100-hour short course:

1. Nature and Scope of Cat Psychology 
Introduction
Terminology
Cat Industries
Differentiating health and behavioural issues
Feline Diabetes
Kidney Disease
Stress

2. Cat Senses and Communication 
Understanding Cat communications
Sounds made by the Cat
Body Language
Smell
Hearing

3. Understanding Natural Behaviour in Cats 
Aggression
Scratch Fever
Cat Behavioural Development 
Biological Rhythms and Sleep
Sexual Behaviour
Maternal Behaviour
Eating and Drinking

4. Behavioural Disorders/Abnormalities
Nature or Nurture
Sensitive Periods
Neurological Development
Sleep
Play
Cat Temperament Tests
How Breeds Differ

5. Basic Training 
Aggression
Redirected Aggression
Maternal Aggression
Idiopathic Aggression
Dealing with Aggression
Housebreaking
Inappropriate Elimination
Excessive Vocalisation
Geriatric Dysfunction
Controlling killing of Wildlife
Eating Disorders
Abnormal Suckling
Separation Anxiety

6. Obedience Training 
Forming Habits
Train them Early
Conditioning
Operant Conditioning
Socialisation
House Training
Grooming
Bathing
Scratching
Catching Vermin
Tricks
Discipline

7. Cat Behaviour Management
Cat Doors
Microchipping and Registering
Coming when Called
Energy Release Activities
Neutering
Drug Treatment
Nice Smells
Getting Used to a Cage
Managing Climbing

8. Operating a Cat Business
PBL Project

COURSE AIMS

• Understand cat psychology and apply that knowledge to manage and influence the behaviour of cats. 
• Describe how cats think, and discuss the relevance of understanding cat psychology to people.
• Explain how cats communicate; and formulate an understanding of possible ways that a human may communicate with a cat.
• Understand behaviours that are natural, hence predictable in cats; and learn to read signals that cats give.
• Explain how cats develop behavioural characteristics throughout stages of their life.
• Describe commonly occurring behavioural problems in cats.
• Describe techniques for training cats.
• Implement measures to manage the behaviour of cats.
• Develop knowledge on running your own cat business.