Co-operative Care

What is Co-operative Care?

Cooperative care training is a collective term describing actions taken to enable vet care, husbandry and grooming to be a positive and predictable experience for our dogs.

By explaining outcomes to our dogs through training, we can create predictable scenarios, leading to better welfare, calmer pets, safer vet and grooming visits and happier dog owners.

How Laura Ward CCAB can help:

Upcoming Co-operative Care Classes

  • Vet-care and Grooming - Confident & Cooperative Practical Course

    Next Course - Thursday 24th April 2025

    2.30 - 3.30pm

    £160

    Chesham

    Max 6 dogs

    4 week practical course plus access to online course (worth £149).

    Is your dog anxious or even aggressive at the vets or groomers? 

    In this course Laura will take you through consent based training techniques and the concept of having a dialogue with your dog instead of working in an entirely goal focused manner, and help you to work through your dog's handling issues. We will also discuss what it means to take a behaviourally minded approach. 

    Included in the course price is access to The Pet Prep Initiative, Laura's online course, which is a fantastic resource for learning about cooperative care. This course is also being taught to vets, vet nurses, groomers and dog professionals throughout the country. The initiative actively encourages other professionals to work alongside you and your trainer to help transfer your work to the clinical or grooming setting.

    Book Here

Confident & Cooperative Clinics

  • A French Bulldog sat on a veterinary clinic room table, ready to learn cooperative care trianing.

    Vet-care and Grooming - Confident & Cooperative 121 Clinics

    To Book email - info@petprepinitiative.com

    £200 for X6 30 minute sessions + access to online course

    Where: Chesham, Bucks in our very own clinic/salon room.

    Perfect for:

    Dogs who are anxious or aggressive at the vets or groomers

    Dogs who you may struggling to provide grooming or vet care for at home

    Puppies! - All of which should have a kind and gentle introduction to grooming

    In these sessions, your trainers will:

    —Introduce a clinic/grooming environment in a positive manner

    —Introduce equipment gently so your dog does not feel fearful

    —Read your dog - how slow do they need to go?

    —Teach you exercises you can carry out at home to help your dog understand and predict vet and grooming care (yes there is more to it than just touching body parts!)

    —Teach you about consent based training techniques and the concept of having a dialogue with your dog instead of working in an entirely goal focused manner.

    —Take a behaviourally minded approach to this work

    Included in the course price is access to The Pet Prep Initiative, Laura's online course, which is a fantastic resource for learning about cooperative care. This course is also being taught to vets, vet nurses, groomers and dog professionals throughout the country. The initiative actively encourages other professionals to work alongside you and your trainer to help transfer your work to the clinical or grooming setting.

    Book Here