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See which certifications and courses work for you down below!
Animal Fostering Certifications
Importance of Fostering
Understand your role as a foster and how it prepares animals for forever homes.
FREE
Understanding Foster Care
Discover best practices to support healing, growth, and social skills in foster pets.
$29.00
Preparing Your Home and Family for a Foster Animal
Learn how to prepare your home and family to welcome a foster animal with care.
$29.00
Emergency Preparedness
Step-by-step emergency preparedness for keeping foster animals safe and secure.
$29.00
Why People Interested in Pets Leave the Shelter Empty Handed
Explore proven strategies to help more animals find forever families.
$29.00
Administering Medication, Wound Care & Post-Surgery Care
Build confidence caring for foster pets needing meds, wound care, or recovery support.
$29.00
Caring for Neonatal and Orphaned Kittens
Learn to care for neonatal kittens and orphaned babies with confidence and compassion.
$29.00
Caring for Puppies and Orphaned Animals
Learn to nurture newborn pups and orphaned animals with confidence and care.
$29.00
Fostering Pregnant & Nursing Animals
Master fostering pregnant and nursing animals with confidence and expert guidance.
$29.00
Recognizing Illnesses
Identify common pet health issues and respond with confidence.
$29.00
Senior Animals
Help senior pets thrive with expert advice on care, happiness, and noticing important changes.
$29.00
Managing Animals with Medical Needs
Support and manage pets with health challenges with calm, practical know-how.
$29.00
End-of-Life Care
Navigate the emotional journey of end-of-life care for animals with confidence.
$29.00
Managing Common Medical & Behavioral Concerns in Foster Animals
Build trust with foster animals while spotting and managing medical and behavior issues.
$29.00
Basic Obedience Training for Dogs
Master foundational commands, training techniques, and real-world dog handling skills.
$29.00
Litter Training for Cats
Your guide to teaching fosters proper litter habits, keeping cats happy and homes clean.
$29.00
Enrichment Activities
Discover how to enrich your foster animals’ lives with safe, fun, and stimulating activities.
$29.00
Understanding Animal Socialization
Transform your foster care: help young pets grow confident with every new experience.
$29.00
Self-Care and Communication for Foster Caregivers
Navigate the joys and challenges of fostering with self-care and communication tools.
$29.00
Coping with Compassion Fatigue in Fosters
Support your heart and mind while giving your best to foster animals.
$29.00
Emotional Transitions in Fostering
Learn to help anxious fosters, manage emotions, and handle goodbye moments gracefully.
$29.00
Building Resilience in Fostering
Practical strategies to boost your resilience and joy as a foster caregiver.
$29.00
Helping Foster Animals Get Adopted
Guide your foster animal from safe haven to happy forever home with expert tips.
$29.00
Emotional Transitions in Fostering
Learn to help anxious fosters, manage emotions, and handle goodbye moments gracefully.
$59.00
Professional Rescue Certifications
Certified Animal Rescue Transporter
Get certified and demonstrate to your fellow transporters your knowledge on the right way to do things.
$29.00
Certified Foster Home
Gain the skills and knowledge to provide the highest level of care and safety to your foster pets.
$29.00
Certified TNR Professional
Master Trap-Neuter-Return best practices and signify your commitment to professionalism.
$29.00
Pet First Aid Courses
Basic First Aid for Pocket Pets
Learn how to care for a pocket pet in a time of crisis and how to reduce problems until vet care is reached.
$39.00
Basic First Aid for Birds
Learn to spot complications, how to check vitals, what to have in your bird’s First Aid Kit and more.
$39.00
Pet First Aid for Kids
This course gives kids the superpower of helping their parents help their furry family members.
$29.00
Cat First Aid & CPCR
Learn to spot signs of illness and injury in cats and the steps you need to take before vet care is available.
$49.00
Dog First Aid & CPCR
Learn to spot signs of illness and injury in dogs and the steps you need to take before vet care is available.
$49.00
Caring for Senior Pets
Learn about how animals mature and ways to improve their quality of life as they age.
