Companion Animal Sciences Institute

Program Description

The Diploma of Canine Fitness is designed to give the student a strong foundational knowledge in canine fitness. This program will be of value to anyone who works, or wants to work with dogs professionally in canine sports, or in the role of trainer, behavior consultant, or other profession. Students can expect to do a lot of reading and learning in this program of study. Most of the questions require short answers, calculations, and/or analysis. There are a limited number of essay questions as well. 

Do you want a solid understanding of the science of fitness in dogs? If so this program of study may be just what you need in order for you to achieve your goals.

Graduates will receive a Diploma of Canine Fitness.

Program Objectives

Students should emerge from this program of study with a detailed understanding of:

• Body and Energy Systems
• Oxygen usage
• Motor nerves
•  Movement vs. reflexes
• Anatomy, feet, legs, spine, ligaments, growth plates
• Muscles, location, function, fast twitch, slow twitch
• Anaerobic and aerobic metabolic processes
• Structure
• Head and body types
• Sprint vs. strength
• Angulation
• Gait analysis
• Terminology, reach, drive, balance, etc.
• Sports psychology, canine and human
• Burn out, attitude, stress
• Nutrients, fats, carbohydrates, protein, water, requirements
• Performance diets, requirements, glycogen
• Sports, Rally-O, obedience, agility, flyball, lure-coursing
• Conditioning programs
• Jumping, movements, trajectory, leg positions
• Exercise, warm-ups, cool-downs, indoor and outdoor exercises
• Fitness
• Special Populations, brachycephalic, obesity, performance, geriatrics
• Limited mobility, canine and human
• Pre-existing conditions and injuries
• Sprains, strains, fractures
• Therapies and Rehabilitation, acupuncture, chiropractics, massage
• First aid, heat distress, splints, bleeding, tourniquets

Program Package Includes

• Coursework document including assignments and handouts
• Student Handbook

Tuition

Tuition is in Canadian funds (Currency Converter), + 4% fee for for online payments. Textbooks not included in tuition. They may be purchased through http://www.dogwise.com, http://www.amazon.com, http://www.abebooks.com or http://www.half.com in most cases. Also check the Student Library. Canadian Residents 5% GST. Payment plan available for tuitions over $1000. See Enroll page for details on the payment plan option. Payment buttons may be found at the top of this page.

$1300 Canadian (plus 4% service charge) = $1352.

Prerequisite

None

Schedule

The program begins as soon as your enrollment is complete and you receive your enrollment package. Although we allow 2 years for this course, you are free to complete the course sooner if you can, and we do allow extensions if need be. Note that you will see time limits for each individual course on the course pages, but when you are enrolled in a diploma program there are no intermediate deadlines. Nothing is due before the program time-frame listed here.

Enrollment

Visit the "ENROLL" page and follow the application instructions.