Introduction 3

• Lecture1.1
  Pre-Talk
  02 min
• Lecture1.2
  Background
  04 min
• Lecture1.3
  Workbook: Canine Stress and Stereotypic Behaviours

Stress Physiology 4

What is stress? The Stress Physiology chapter adresses the most vital stress functions and their purpose in our dogs' bodies.

• Lecture2.1
  Fight or Flight
  06 min
• Lecture2.2
  In-depth on Cortisol (optional)
  10 min
• Lecture2.3
  Motivation
  06 min
• Quiz2.1
  Canine Stress and Stereotypic Behaviours – Stress Physiology Pre-Quiz
  6 questions

What Stresses a Dog? 6

Why do dogs get stressed? The What Stresses a Dog chapter provides you with a wide range of, more or less obvious, causes for stress in dogs.

• Lecture3.1
  Spooky Things
  03 min
• Lecture3.2
  The Five Freedoms
  04 min
• Lecture3.3
  The Five Freedoms Reading Assignment (optional)
  30 min
• Lecture3.4
  Motivation Overload
  07 min
• Lecture3.5
  Stress in Kennelled Dogs (optional)
  05 min
• Quiz3.1
  Canine Stress and Stereotypic Behaviours – What Stresses a Dog Pre-Quiz
  4 questions

Stress Behaviours 6

How do we know if our dog is stressed? Some of the dogs stress behaviours are obvious and well known. Other are subtle and often hard to recognise. And are all kinds of stress bad for our dogs?

• Lecture4.1
  Positive and Negative Stress
  03 min
• Lecture4.2
  The Obvious Stress Behaviours
  03 min
• Lecture4.3
  The Subtle Stress Behaviours
  08 min
• Lecture4.4
  Stereotypic Behaviours
  06 min
• Lecture4.5
  Stereotypic Behaviours Reading Assignment (optional)
  30 min
• Quiz4.1
  Canine Stress and Stereotypic Behaviours – Stress Behaviours Pre-Quiz
  5 questions

Human Impact on Stress in Dogs 5

Can we influence the levels of stress in our dogs? The Human Impact on Stress in Dogs chapter targets breeding, routines and reinforcement as causes, as well as tools, for stress coping in our dogs.

• Lecture5.1
  Working Dogs
  02 min
• Lecture5.2
  Our Best Friend
  04 min
• Lecture5.3
  Expectations and Routines
  04 min
• Lecture5.4
  Unintentional Stress Reinforcement
  05 min
• Quiz5.1
  Canine Stress and Stereotypic Behaviours – Human Impact on Stress in Dogs Pre-Quiz
  6 questions

Stress Analysis and Curing 9

How do we help our stressed dogs? The previous chapters provided you with a wide range of knowledge about stress. Now it's time to get to work with your own dogs!

• Lecture6.1
  Stress Analysis
  04 min
• Lecture6.2
  Give Your Dog a Break
  04 min
• Lecture6.3
  Coping with Stress
  02 min
• Lecture6.4
  Preventing Motivation Overload
  02 min
• Lecture6.5
  Good and Bad Stress Coping
  05 min
• Lecture6.6
  Stress Relieving Activities
  03 min
• Lecture6.7
  Other Tools for Stress Coping
  05 min
• Lecture6.8
  A Few Words on Physical Restrains
  04 min
• Quiz6.1
  Canine Stress and Stereotypic Behaviours – Stress Analyses
  7 questions

Final Exam 1

The Final Exam is built on the pre-quizzes from each and every chapter. To pass the final exam you need to reach a result of 75% right answers.

• Quiz7.1
  Canine Stress and Stereotypic Behaviours – Final Exam
  15 questionsFinal

Summary 1

• Lecture8.1
  Thank you for now
  15 min