COAPE - Centre of Applied Pet Ethology, Pet Behaviour Courses

* COAPE courses listed in these categories lead to Regulated Qualifications for successful students, accredited through the Open College Network Yorkshire and Humber Region. These qualifications are listed on the Qualification and Credit Framework, or QCF and are regulated by Ofqual.

** COAPE courses listed in this category are accredited through the Open College Network Yorkshire and Humber Region, an independent organisation that ensures the quality and verifies the standards of Professional Development Courses.

NOTE: 'Roll-On-Roll-Off' means that you can start them any time.

The OCNYHR has worked closely with COAPE to produce a suite of unique regulated Qualifications for people working in Canine and Feline fields to ensure an up to date skill set and approach as well as the best learning experience for the course participants.

Clare Wigzell, Qualifications and Development Manager at OCNYHR said 'We enjoy working with COAPE as their thorough and current working knowledge of the industry and the needs of the students combined with our expertise in qualification development have produced the best quality Qualifications for the future.'

Many theoretical and practical components of our courses are also taught on courses presented by COAPE tutor Prof Peter Neville at The Department of Animal Sciences, The Ohio State University in the USA and in translation at The Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Miyazaki Veterinary School in Japan.

For our Regulated Courses (each year of the Diploma, Applied Canine Professional Courses, Courses for Veterinary Nurses) we can offer specific help with grants and funding. Please contact the Registrar for more information.

COAPE News Updates

20:20 Vision COAPE Give-Away

To celebrate our 20th anniversary we are offering 20% discount on all courses listed in this promotion.

As with 20:20 vision COAPE animal behaviour courses are spot on and we are delighted to make this offer to the first 20 registrants on a Level 3 course (saving £79) and the first 20 registrants on a Level 1 course (saving £29).

Just choose any of the courses listed in this promotion -
it really is that simple!

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COAPE-Supported Research
The Prediction of Human-Sociability in the Domestic Cat

PhD Student Lauren Finka at the University of Lincoln.

'I am now about half way through my PhD research [into Feline Emotionality] and for the last few months have been busy coding and analysing the video footage from the first lot of behavioural tests I carried out...

The framework developed for these tests has focused on core emotional processes such as fear, frustration and positive anticipation...

It is hypothesised that the degree to which individuals experience these different [mood] states will influence their behaviour in relatively consistent ways, but this of course must first be tested...

Initial results suggest that when a cat is in an unfamiliar environment, some of the behaviours we might associate with sociability towards humans (such as how quickly a cat approaches us and how long the cat spends in contact with us) are influenced by...'

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COAPE at CRUFTS with the KCAI

COAPE and the CAPBT were solidly represented at Crufts by Dr June Williams, Mark Wild, Kathie Gregory, Jane Arden, Dave Brice, Val Strong and Prof Peter Neville, and we were delighted to see and chat with so many CAPBT colleagues and friends calling to see us as well!

COAPE/CAPBT had a marvellous time discussing our range of education courses and the Association's work and membership activities in great depth with a steady stream of very interested folk from every sector of the 'dog world' across all four days. There's a great library of fun Crufts dogs and people photos on the COAPE Facebook page to have a trawl through if you haven't seen them already!

Our stand was attached to the massive KCAI stand and lecture theatre installation, sponsored by ProPlan, and the launch of the KCAI Scheme, for which COAPE is the Preferred Education Provider (PEP), also went fantastically well. Over 2500 people have now signed up to the Scheme, and so COAPE and the CAPBT were in exactly the right place to roll with it and gain maximum benefit and reputation!

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Largest Puppy Farm Raid Ireland Had Ever Seen

Morning Edition, a national TV programme in Ireland, chose to feature the Dog Training Ireland Centre in Dublin for a feature this week. "They wished to emphasise how dogs who need behaviour modification are trained and we were delighted that they chose our facility to work with" said director Tara Choules.

The largest puppy farm raid that Ireland had ever seen took place in the previous week, with puppies being rescued from a large commercial breeding facility and being placed with the Dogs Trust, and local rescue societies and SPCA's.

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COAPE at Crufts with the Kennel Club

COAPE is delighted to announce that we have been appointed as a Kennel Club Accredited Instructor (KCAI) scheme Expert Panel Member for the launch of the KCAI Career Zone, supported by PRO PLAN, at Crufts. Please come and see us in the COAPE booth, which is part of the huge KCAI zone and lecture theatre complex.

UPDATE: On 26th February 2013 COAPE was selected as the KCAI Preferred Educational Provider.

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COAPE's Prof. Peter Neville Talks to Pet Radio

"We had the chance to talk to Peter Neville of COAPE (The Centre of Applied Pet Ethology) we discussed various routes to study to become a certified professional in your area of interest and then we talked about Arousal. He is a fascinating man, well worth a listen!"

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COAPE Supports Research in Feline Emotionality Study

COAPE is delighted to be providing support for PhD Student Lauren Finka at the University of Lincoln.

'I'm just entering in to the second year of my PhD looking at predicting sociability in the domestic cat...'

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How a Stray Dog Helped Change My Life

COAPE Diplomate Sasha Louis de Canonville shares her wonderful story of how a stray dog helped her to follow her heart. To fulfil her dreams she embarked on the COAPE Diploma in 2011. She successfully passed Year 1 in 2012 and is now studying for the Diploma Year 2.

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Pet Behaviour Career Without Debt Fear

COAPE offers a cost effective and structured platform for a career path in the field of pet behaviour opening up opportunities as never before with their latest addition, the Diploma in Companion Animal Behaviour and Training (DipCABT) where successful completion of Levels 4, 5 and 6 is the equivalent study level as a Bachelor's Degree.

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