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The PawPeds PawAcademy held its first internet course in autumn 2007. We started with courses in Swedish, but now we also give this course in English. Other languages will follow eventually.
We plan for a basic course in three steps about cat care and cat breeding. General course step 1, or G1 for short, is mainly about cat ownership. It is basically for beginners, but also for more experienced breeders who later want to take the higher courses.
Step 2 of the general course, G2, is mainly about having a litter but also includes basic genetics and breeding plans. Step 3, G3, is planned to be more in depth about selective breeding, genetics, etc. This is for breeders who have had a few litters already and have taken step 1 and 2 of the general course.
Apart from the general courses we also plan to set up breed specific courses eventually, as well as some other types of courses. But first we'll focus on the three steps of the general course.
We plan to start the next G1 course in English on 22 October 2009. You can subscribe to the course or a later course here:
The course fee is presently € 40 (plus bank fees for transfering the money). For Americans: € 40 is approximately 57 USD right now (4/6 2009). ;-) The price might change over time. You won't have to pay until we can offer you a place in the course. If you won't get a place in the next planned courses, you will be placed on a waiting list and will be offered a place later on.
Note! The courses require quite some work from the students! Most of our students spend around 2-5 hours per week on the G1 course, some more, depending on earlier knowledge and how used the students are to study.
G1 - General Course 1 - Cat ownership
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The G1 course has the following contents:
- Anatomy, an introduction
- Behaviour
- Basic information about food and nutrition
- Indoor cat? Outdoor cat?
- How to find the right cat breeder
- Pedigree cat or mix breed?
- Laws and rules regarding buying cats
- Contracts
- Safe environment for the cat
- Poisoning
- Litter trays and cat litter
- Neuter/spay
- Health checks
- Vaccinations
- The elderly cat
- Parasites
- Common diseases and health problems
- Health programmes
- Cat breeds
- Cat colours
- Cat shows
- Breeding?
This course is running over six weeks. The students will read articles, do tests, write, and solve problems related to the articles, in groups as well as individually.
Examination banner
Cat owners and breeders who participate in and pass the exams of this course will be listed on a specific page on PawPeds. They will also have the right to use the banner shown above on their websites, to show that they have taken this course. There will be other similar banners for G2 and G3. This is to encourage new breeders to learn more about cats and cat breeding before they start to breed. We also think those who make an effort to learn should get credit for that, and this is one way of giving that.
Continuation...
The next step will be the G2 course. We plan to finish translating it into English during the summer 2009, so we can hopefully start the first G2 course in the autumn 2009. You can however already read more about the contents of the G2 course here.
Status report
There is presently a waiting list for the G1 course in English. We are happy about this, but it might be less fun for those who are waiting for their turn to take the course. Here is a simple status report, which we will try to update every now and then.
- People in place 1-20 have subscribed before 20 February 2009
- People in place 21-40 have subscribed between 21 February and 9 May 2009.
Latest update 2009-06-04.