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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....

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Oct 20, 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.

MM

Jul 3, 2019

This course was informative on many street and pet dogs and cats. I do want to know more about the shelter element of how these animals can be better suited in a shelter environment.

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By Shumya A

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Oct 10, 2020

Thank you so much to coursera for this nice platform and cordially thanks to the moderators.

By Alfred C A

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Aug 5, 2020

Very Informative and you can apply everything that you learn in giving your pets a happy life

By Pannuchit P

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May 4, 2020

Very good course. As a dog trainer, it is worth to know everything about cat too. Now, the kn

By Aurora B S

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Oct 19, 2024

Me ha gustado mucho. Algunas cosas ya las conocía, pero he ampliado y aprendido sobre otras.

By Gayle F

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Sep 14, 2021

A very informative and useful course for anyone who has anything to do with cats and/or dogs

By Lucille G V P

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Jun 28, 2020

This is a really informative course. I learned a lot on how to better take care of our pets.

By Mohamed E

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Oct 28, 2017

very great and fantastic course .... go on waiting more courses in animal clinical behavior

By Neisha M

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Oct 16, 2021

I enoyed this course thanks to all the instrctors i have 2 cats and i finally learn a lot.

By Weronika K

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Nov 2, 2017

Great course! ~Strongly recommend to everyone, who is interested in cats and dogs behaviour

By Sarah M

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Jul 21, 2020

Really informative. I learnt so much and am going to encourage others to take this course.

By Ruchi M

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Jun 28, 2020

Excellent course to understand the cats and dogs. The Trainers all of them are very good.

By Louise M

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Mar 14, 2019

Loved this course, very interesting. I learned a lot about cats and dogs. Would recommend.

By Stella C

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Feb 3, 2021

This course is exceptional!! The instructors are professionalists and very explainable!

By Sally N

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Dec 23, 2019

Thank you for another extremely informative and interesting course! Sally, South Africa

By YIP Y J W

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Aug 15, 2018

Wonderful, amazing and totally worth every minute of my time going through this course.

By Luisa F

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Sep 11, 2024

Very informative course, I would recommend it to anyone who is planning to have a pet.

By Carmen S

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Sep 4, 2023

So interesting and just what I needed: an introduction to dogs behaviour and training.

By Arabella P K C

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Jul 29, 2021

this course have a lot of information and it is really helpful for pet owners and vets

By Pao C

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Jun 6, 2020

Un tema muy completo y fácil de entender para todos los amantes de los perros y gatos.

By Wendy S

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Apr 19, 2023

Every useful information to have.

Thank you very much for sharing your story with me.

By Julissa D C H A

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Dec 19, 2020

Este curso me ha ayudando a comprender mucho mejor el comportamiento de mis mascotas

By Eden

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Apr 7, 2021

It was amazing, and I loved taking the course and learning more about dogs and cats.

By ahmetsamievren

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May 28, 2020

This course gave me a good perspective to understand cats and dog's behavior better.

By Paula A

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Sep 6, 2020

i learned alot more than i thought i would i would, very helpful course. thank You

By MARIA E P

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Jan 4, 2021

It was such an amazing course. So many information about our animals. Thank you.