Course Overview
For humans, nail trims are mundane experiences. But for pets, nail care can cause stress by imposing on their personal space, restricting their freedom to move, and sometimes causing discomfort or even pain.
Successful nail care encompasses more than just being able to physically maintain nails. True success is found in gaining calm participation and trust from the animals you’re working with.
This course will teach you to:
- View nail care from the pet’s perspective and identify several common causes of FAS
- Understand the uses, benefits and drawbacks of each common nail trim tool: clippers, nail grinders, nail files, and scratch boards
- Incorporate the Fear Free concepts of Gentle Control, Considerate Approach and touch gradient into nail care
- Describe how, and just as importantly, when, to use food distractions, desensitization and classical conditioning, or consider medications to achieve Fear Free nail trims
This one-hour course is open to all professionals who are signed up for a Fear Free certification program and is approved for 1 RACE CE hour and one hour of CEUs from CCPDT, IAABC and KPA
This course consists of four lessons:
- Lesson 1: Nails, from the Pet’s Perspective
- Lesson 2: Tools of the Trade
- Lesson 3: Applying Fear Free Core Concepts to Nail Care
- Lesson 4: Going Beyond Food Distractions
