Basic Health Check

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COURSE DESCRIPTION

The basic health check course introduces you to a daily health check routine specifically created for sleddogs. The routine is simple enough to become a daily routine, easily performed during feeding, cuddling, at stakeout and on other occasions spent together with your dog. It is created for you quickly and easily identify and prevent upcoming health issues. The health check is designed to target the most common sleddog specific health issues. After finishing the Basic Health Check Online Course, you will get access to the Intermediate Health Check Online Course that goes deeper into your dogs physiology, functions and needs as a sleddog.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

When completed this course you..

• ..know a handful of sleddog specific health issues that needs regular checkups
• ..know your dogs’ health status on the sleddog specific health issues
• ..practiced a systematic routine for health checks
• ..found a suitable space and time for your sleddogs daily health checks

CERTIFICATION

Participants finishing the course with 75% of total results will access a personal printable certificate of achievement.

References used in this course:
Bellows, J. (2021). Fractured Teeth in Dogs.  
Frandsen, L. (2018). Hunden är röd i ögonen.
Laflamme, D. (1997). Development and validation of a body condition score system for dogs. Canine Practice, 22(4), pp. 10-15
Williams, K. (2021). Obesity in dogs.