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The PawPeds PawAcademy held its first internet course in autumn 2007. We started with courses in Swedish, but the plan is to also give this course in English and other languages eventually. This is only the beginning of a new expansion of PawPeds.
NEWS! The plan is to start the first course in English in the beginning of September 2008! We will at some stage have a link available from where you can subscribe to the course here on this site. Only when this is up will you be able to register for the course.
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.
Besides 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.
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.
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.