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About the Course

What is your cat revealing to you when she purrs? What is your dog expressing when he yawns or wags his tail? Understanding your cat and dog’s behaviour and the way they communicate with you, will enable you to better understand their needs and strengthen your relationship with them. This MOOC is divided into five topics, the appliance of science; behaviour and body language, senses and perception; challenges for the human-animal relationship, including pet problem behaviour; and how to improve the quality of life for cats and dogs in our care. At the start of the course we ask you to consider what you feel is important to your cat/dog and what your cat/dog means to you? We explore the world of cats and dogs and how our relationships with them vary around the world and have changed over time. We ask if we can really know what our animals are thinking or trying to communicate through their facial expressions and behaviours. From our beloved pets to street dogs, shelter dogs/cats and welfare challenges, we explore the world from their perspective and examine how their genetic make-up may influence their behavioural responses and choices. We dispel common behavioural myths by looking through a scientific lens, asking questions about the function and development of their behaviour.. We explore how their senses help them to interact with their world and how they communicate with each other and us! Finally, we ask whether we impose unrealistic expectations on our cats and dogs and how this affects their ability to live alongside us. We ask, what can we do to be more responsible pet owners and to ensure the welfare of all cats and dogs in society? This MOOC explores different scientifically validated methods that can help you to better understand your pet, to enrich their lives and help you to be a more educated and confident pet owner. Learners can apply for Financial Aid directly with Coursera to assist with the cost of accessing the full course and gaining a certificate for successfully completing the course....

Top reviews

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Oct 19, 2024

A separate course needs to be formulated and added to this one wherein common diseases of cats and dogs is discussed along with their prevention (through vaccination) and treatment.

MB

Dec 6, 2019

I am enjoying this course and am learning quite a bit. Behavior is one of my main interests as a trainer as I think understanding it helps to design training and living programs for the animal.

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By Silvia M

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Apr 22, 2020

Very informative course. I learned a lot of new things!

By Katia S

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Jun 14, 2017

Very interesting course. A must take for pet companions

By yuyizhang

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Mar 26, 2022

nice to know more about the difference of cat and dog

By Uma V

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Nov 20, 2020

I enjoyed learning to understand my dogs body language

By Khaoula C

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Jun 30, 2020

I really enjoyed this course ! Thank youu very much :)

By Deleted A

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Dec 19, 2020

This is a great course Thanks instructor and Coursera

By Ella M

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Jun 28, 2020

Really enjoyable, engaging and accessible. Thank you.

By Sandrine P

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Apr 14, 2020

i really enjoyed this course and really recommend it.

By Sergio E

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Apr 1, 2020

Very educational, easy to follow and well structured.

By Lucy M

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Nov 27, 2019

I love animals and this course really made understand

By Benjamin E R

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Sep 30, 2021

very interesting and relevant for cat and dog owners

By sue p

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May 17, 2020

very enjoyable and broken down into bit size section

By Giannis S

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Jun 27, 2020

Really helped me put previously aquired knowledged.

By Susana H

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May 11, 2020

I enjoyed the course and I definitely recommend it.

By Julia A G

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Feb 17, 2019

I recommend this course to all cat and dogs lovers.

By Gabriel Y

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Jan 19, 2019

Simply excellent. Lots of learning and so much fun!

By Rebecca P

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Oct 3, 2018

Very good and informative, well constructed videos.

By Jessica M B

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Jan 26, 2021

This courser was super informative and interesting

By MALDONADO A A M

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Sep 12, 2020

I enjoyed the course and I learned a lot. Thanks!!

By Subongkoj T

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Apr 16, 2020

Love it! I know more how to take care of my pets.

By Shannon R

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Oct 16, 2019

Good intro style course to cat and dog ownership.

By Katharina M T

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Aug 13, 2019

Interesting and great course. Thank you very much

By Heather M S

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May 30, 2017

Really enjoyed. Good information presented well.

By javier h n

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Sep 7, 2022

Muy buen curso, muy utíl y muy bien encaminado.

By Steven C

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Nov 10, 2020

very informative easy to follow a fantastic team