Promoting excellence in Animal Behaviour and Training.
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It’s National Puppy Day! Get awesome support at your fingertips with our rigorously independently assessed ABTC registered practitioners.
ℹ️ See the directory at abtc.org.uk/practitioners/
#abtc #dogs #dogtrainers #dogbehaviourists #ethicaltraining #animalbehaviour #standards
Animal Behaviour and Training Council retweeted
In 2025 it is still legal to cross-breed wild servals with domestic cats in the UK 🐈
Their offspring are sold as Savannah cats & prone to aggression, abandonment, poor welfare.
Mar 18 is #WorldServalDay; a drive to raise awareness👇
wildheartanimalsanctuary.org…
📷@WildheartTrust
Animal Behaviour and Training Council retweeted
April CTIC filling up! 🐾 Last few spots. ABTC accredited, expert tutors, community support. Turn your passion into a career! ➡️ pact-dogs.com/ctic #DogTraining #CTIC
Our mission is simple but vital - to promote the highest standards in animal training and behaviour therapy. We’re thrilled to introduce a new way for our supporters to get involved, our Shop! shop.abtc.org.uk/
🛍️Shop & help raise money for our charitable aims.
ℹ️ Check out this brief explanation as to why the ABTC is pursuing UKAS accreditation, why this is important for the animal training and behaviour sector, and what you can do to support. 🙏 youtube.com/shorts/klup6ulUk…
#animalwelfare #animalbehaviour #animaltraining
Thank you to all our ABTC member organisations, registered practitioners, volunteers, and followers for all your support this year. We wish you happy holidays, and we will see you in 2025.
ABTC Member Organisation TCBTS are hosting a recorded webinar on 29/01/25 at 7.00pm GMT with Helen Howell, entitled What are we assessing and why? To purchase this recorded webinar, visit sowl.co/p/bt7Nob
Animal Behaviour and Training Council retweeted
📢Veterinary Pros! We're wrapping up our survey at the end of this month, so you only have a couple more weeks to have your voices heard.
Please take this 5-min survey to tell us what puppy behaviour challenges you're facing at work: surveymonkey.com/r/G9676BY
Looking for programme recognition for your animal behaviour and training courses? See more at abtc.org.uk/education/
Following a recent call for additional financial support, we want to give a big "Thank you" to The Canine Behaviour and Training Society for their donation. We hugely appreciate any donations that enable us to continue our work. 🙏
abtc.org.uk/donations/
Animal Behaviour and Training Council retweeted
#Rabbits and #GuineaPigs are sensitive to the cold and can become unwell if they get too chilly, so it's important to find ways to help them stay cosy during #Winter ❄️
Make their winter a warm one by following our top tips ❤️
ALT Visual description: An infographic titled 'keeping small and outdoor pets warm'. Tips detailed include: wrap up water bottles to avoid freezing, plenty of bedding, well covered pet-safe heat pads, provide cover on outdoor runs, extra warmth (blankets), bring them inside in the worst weather, waterproof and insulate hutch roof and keep their hutch out of snow or rain.
ABTC Trustees Jane Williams and Nikki McLeod have visited Parliament today for an Electric Shock Collar MP Drop-In Event.
ABTC are supportive of raising the continued need for a ban on the sale, distribution, and use of electric shock collars across the UK
We’re thrilled to announce that @CompAnimalPsych has joined the organisation as a Patron. abtc.org.uk/wp-content/uploa…
Welcome aboard Zazie!
#abtc #ethicaltraining #animalwelfare #animalbehaviour
There are some excellent, informative Webinars coming up from ABTC Member Organisation @Official_APBC
ℹ️ Creating harmony at home: Multi Dog Households
ℹ️ Giardia and behaviour: What do we know about this gutsy link in dogs?
👉 Learn more - apbc.org.uk/event/
ABTC Practitioner Member @FABClinicians are holding their conference on 30/11/24, with an outstanding line-up of experts. The topic this year is “Does it hurt? – Chronic Pain and its effect on Behaviour”. Learn more fabclinicians.org/conference…
Animal Behaviour and Training Council retweeted
BVNA and ABTC Learning Pathway in Behaviour
📆 Course opens: 20 Nov 2024
👉 More here; loom.ly/GfQvnD8
The course is made up of a series of webinars, reflective activities, MCQs, interactive tasks & a final assessment – all learning is completed on-demand via Moodle.
Can You Help Us Promote Animal Welfare in Training & Behaviour Therapy? If you’re passionate about promoting reward-based training, pls consider donating to us. Every penny counts abtc.org.uk/donations/ 🤝
This webinar will look at what Giardia is, how it affects dogs and in turn, how that may influence their behaviour.
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The @bvnauk congress is less than 1 month away, and as promised we are putting the spotlight on our speakers for the behaviour stream! First on the agenda is Nikki, an ABTC Trustee, talking about the different routes to diversify in the animal behaviour & training world.
Animal Behaviour and Training Council retweeted
It’s reasonable to think that because the domestic cat’s ancestor would have toileted in sand in a desert environment, cats have an instinctive preference for soft finely grained litter, more comfortable for paws too! 🐾
Toileting tips 👉 icatcare.org/international-c…
#WhyDoCats
