Canine Foundations is proud to announce that our Corporate Training courses have qualified as eligible, third-party training, covered by the Ontario Job Grant!

The Ontario Job Grant provides direct financial support for individual employers, covering two-thirds of the cost of employee training.  Contact us today to learn more about this program.

Canine Foundations employs “Subject Matter Experts” to teach our continuing education and employee training programs.  Our team of highly qualified Instructors know and understand the challenges of working within the Animal Care and Law Enforcement field due to firsthand experience.  Our team will provide your staff with the knowledge and expertise they require to perform their job safely, proficiency and with confidence.

Canine Foundations offers previously developed and custom designed training programs tailored to suit the individual needs of each company and organization.  In addition to custom staff training, Canine Foundations also provides consulting services for facility design, procedures, and protocol development.

Safe, positive and healthy human to dog interactions start with learning to understand and speak their language.  This full day course is uniquely designed for Veterinary Technicians, Kennel Attendants, Doggy Daycare Attendants, Professional Dog Walkers, and Animal Care Professionals and is broken down into 3 main components; Canine Behaviour, Canine Self Defense and Dog to Dog Aggression.  Throughout the day participants will learn how to read canine body language, understand vocal communication, identify their emotional state as well as how to change their emotional state to promote safety for both animal and handler.  The Canine Self Defense portion of this course equips the participants with the skills to defuse a volatile dog, safely break up a dog fight and protect themselves in the event they are attacked by a dog.  Other topics covered include; early warning signs that a dog may pose as a safety risk to another dog, common signs of dog to dog aggression, effectively monitoring play to promote healthy play styles and how to facilitate play between poorly socialized dogs.

Canine Foundations is proud to offer 5 OAVT (Ontario Association of Veterinary Technicians), 8 CCPDT (Certification Council for Professional Dog Trainers) and 8 IAABC (International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants) Continuing Education Credits for Canine Attendant Training.

A successful daycare is built on positive client experiences and referrals.  Correctly matching canine personalities and play styles is a vital step to in achieving safe and enjoyable play sessions while helping the dogs achieve their daily physical and mental stimulation.  This course provides Daycare Attendants and Professional Dog Walkers with a safe and consistent process to assess dog sociability for the purpose of daycare and group play.  Participants learn how to; recognize signs of social affiliation, utilize safe handling practices, identify problematic group behaviour, distinguish areas of low tolerances and appropriately match personalities.  A combination of assessment styles are reviewed, including; history taking, exam style and observational, in addition to tips on courteous communication with the pet parent.  Participants gain practical experience in completing assessment and pack integration techniques, designed to decrease stress levels and promote safe, positive interactions, under the guidance of Canine Foundations’ Behaviour Consultants.  Our excellent instructor to student ratio ensures that each participant receives personal coaching, to sharpen their skills in determining compatibility with current daycare and dog walking clients.

Topics to be covered include:

• Assessment Procedures & Protocols
• Recognizing Signs of Social Affiliation
• Matching Play Styles
• Safe Handling Practices
• Identifying areas of sensitivity
• Determine areas of low tolerance

Canine Foundations is proud to offer 8.75 CCPDT (Certification Council for Professional Dog Trainers) Continuing Education Credits for this course.

This full day, certified Canine Emergency First Aid course is geared towards teaching all individuals who work with dogs, everything they need to know to assist a dog in an emergency situation.  This First Aid course has been evaluated and recommended by many local veterinarians as a lifesaving tool for all dog owners, professionals and an excellent refresher course for Veterinarian Technicians.  In addition to teaching individuals how to identify injuries and illness in the early stages, this course provides participants with the necessary information and skills required to assist a dog in an emergency and improve their chances of surviving the transportation to the veterinarian.  This course includes hands-on practice with a live, trained seminar dog and a CPR dog mannequin, a summary exam and a certificate upon completion.

Part 1:

• Design a homemade first aid kit
• Recognizing signs of pain
• Common canine diseases
• Head to tail assessment
• How to deal with poisonings
• Major and minor burns
• Hyperthermia response
• Hypothermia response
• Frostbite

Part 2:

• Muzzling and restraining
• How to read your dog’s vitals
• Bleeding and bandaging
• Impalements & chest wounds
• Broken bones and splints
• Shock management
• Safe emergency transport
• Canine CPR
• Heimlich maneuver

The target audience for this course includes; Animal Control Officers, Canine Handlers, Veterinarian Technicians, dog trainers & behavioural consultants, breeders, groomers, doggy daycare attendants, dog walkers / pet sitters, foster parents for canine rescue groups and the average dog owner.  In addition to teaching individuals how to prevent and identify injuries and illness in the early stages, this course is designed to provide individuals who work and live with dogs the necessary information and skills they require to assist a canine in an emergency situation in order to improve that canine’s chances of surviving the transportation to the closest veterinarian for treatment.

Canine Foundations is proud to offer 5 OAVT (Ontario Association of Veterinary Technicians), 8.25 CCPDT (Certification Council for Professional Dog Trainers) and 9.25 IAABC (International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants) Continuing Education Credits for CEFA.