Welcome to Highland Staffy Rescue Training! As you know, it's incredibly important to have training of some type in your rescue's life. This helps to provide structure, establish a bond, build confidence, and set boundaries and expectations for both you and your rescue. In fact, when done correctly, training can be an exciting experience for both you and your dog!
At HSR, we occasionally get in a dog that needs a higher amount of training than your average dog. Highland Staffies, like any other dog breed, can present with several types of behaviors, from resource guarding all the way to separation anxiety. Once you've rescued a dog from HSR, you have committed yourself to providing the care that they need as an individual, which may include knowledge of how to manage and improve these types of behaviors. Because of this, some HSR adopts may require you to have taken certain training classes prior to adoption in order to ensure that you have the tools necessary to meet their needs.
Many of the courses required for adoption will be free of cost, though some of the advanced courses will require a small fee. However, once you have taken a course as an adopter, you will forever have that knowledge to apply to future rescues. Taking a course on puppy potty training, for example, will allow you to adopt any amount of puppies requiring that course, though you only need to take the course once.
You can find the available courses in the next few posts below this one!
To register for one of the training courses, you simply need to fill out the form below and post it to this thread. Once your registration has been accepted, you will be messaged and it will be logged in a document to keep track of which courses you have taken. At the point of your course being logged, you are considered to have completed the course. For a course that requires payment, you must send a trade to me (Birdy) including that payment, and include a link to your trade in your registration form. There is no limit to how many people may register for a course.
Please note: a user may only take one training course at a time, and there is a 48hr cooldown in between courses to allow you time to process all of your new knowledge! It may be wise to start training courses prior to needing them, as you are required to have already taken a course in order to apply to adopt a dog requiring that level of knowledge.
Some courses will require you to have taken a previous course in order to register, so be sure that you meet the qualifications before registration, and that you are going in the correct order!
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[b]I would like to register for a training course![/b]
[b]Username:[/b] (link to profile here!)
[b]Course Name:[/b] (please write the exact name of the course for accuracy)
[b]Proof of Registration Fee (if applicable):[/b] (link to payment here! ignore if this does not apply!)
[b]Have you taken any and all pre-required courses before this one? (if applicable):[/b] (ignore if this does not apply!)
[b]Link to your last course registration form:[/b] (remember: you must wait 48hrs between taking courses! ignore if this does not apply!)
