Education 4 pets
Paths and practices for people who live with a four-legged friend 5 March – 9 April 2022
A course of guidance to promote a healthy dog culture; five meetings for people who want to adopt a puppy or have already done so. Practices, strategies, and valuable information to develop effective communication with your dog, for a healthy relationship between your puppy and other animals and for its proper integration into the family and the town or city context.
In partnership with Francesca Stile, dog trainer and educator, who has worked in the field for more than ten years. She specialises in behavioural rehabilitation in cases of anxiety, aggression and phobias, and also with basic education, hiking in natural environments and training.
Adopting a dog. Expectations and reality.
- Saturday 12 March 2022 at 10:30 - 12:00
The first few weeks of living with a puppy can raise various questions: Should I get it used to being alone from the start? How should manage space at home? What if it refuses to go on the lead? This first meeting will help answer the most frequent doubts that dog owners have and identify the best approach tailored to the characteristics of the animal, its breed, age, and home environment to develop a genuine and smooth relationship.
The only things missing are words... or maybe not
- Saturday 19 March 2022 at 10:30 - 12:00
We will clarify how dogs express themselves and their communicative resources, and how to structure authentic and effective communication with them by discovering and understanding their signals. Understanding our dogs' language will help us recognise their emotions and allow us to develop healthy and effective communication.
The lead and freedom: dogs, parks and cities
- Saturday 26 March 2022 at 10:30 - 12:00
What tools are needed, and how do we use them to give our dog a good experience when we take it outside? We will learn more about the most suitable practices, tools and accessories to give our dogs space for recreation and growth in urban and suburban contexts.
Dogs and other animals, a possible coexistence
- Saturday 2 April 2022 at 10:30 - 12:00
Dogs and cats and more! We talk about establishing peaceful coexistence between dogs and other animals when they share the same spaces. Peaceful coexistence between dogs, cats and other animals is not only possible but desirable and necessary for the whole family's happiness, so we will find out together how to achieve it.
Travelling with your dog
- Saturday 23 April 2022 at 10:30 - 12:00
See when it is appropriate to take your dog with you; short holidays and long trips. Is it always good for a dog to accompany its owner? We will learn how to choose the type of holiday and travel best suited to our dogs and their needs, and the best facilities where we can leave our dogs while we travel.
