This Scholarship Program is based on the honor system.
I offer a lot of free resources to help pet owners and animal professionals get happier animals that are reasonably well behaved and thrive with people.
But some of my courses are paid. These paid courses constitute my living and fund the production of my free courses and all the other free educational content that I create. I’m really grateful to host a global audience, and I’m acutely aware of the vast range of economic realities that my audience is facing.
So, I’m offering scholarships – I don’t want financial constraints to limit people’s access to this information!
This Getting Emotions Scholarship program is based on the honor system. Please, only submit an entry for a potential scholarship if it’s truly needs-based. I’m entrusting you – on your honor – to apply for a scholarship because without it, taking the course would not be financially possible right now.
In my selection efforts, I’ll strive to focus on finding candidates that can somehow make an impact in their community – among animals and people. Check out the details below!
The Getting Behaviour Scholarship Program.
What it is: Complimentary access to the Getting Behaviour Course – the Foundations of Animal Training.
How to be considered: Read the following questions and post your answer in the comments below.
Make sure your response is 250 words or less.
- In which country do you live?
- How many animals would directly or indirectly benefit from your taking the course?
- Do you do any animal-related teaching?
- If admission to the Getting Behaviour course landed in your lap, how would it help you, the animals in your care or your community? What difference would it make to you and the animals – and people – around you?
Everything You Need to Know
- You apply with a written comment below. Yes, it must be public. No email entries will count.
- Answer the four questions above.
- Limit your total word count to 250 – longer applications will be disqualified. If you’re unsure of whether you’re at the limit, count them here.
- I’ll award a number of scholarship seats; a specific number is not predetermined.
- The entry deadline for this scholarship is Tuesday, October 13th at midnight Pacific Time, and the recipients will be notified on Wednesday.
- No purchase is necessary to receive a scholarship.
- I’m the judge and my decision is subjective and final.
- Remember: I’m looking for heart, compassion, drive and the ability to follow directions. Show me how this course will help you create meaningful change.
I can’t wait to see your entry!
ps – when you write your entry, it might not become visible immediately – you might just be brought to the top of the page. No worries, the comment is in limbo waiting for approval, which should occur within 12 hours. If it’s been more than 15 hours and you still don’t see it, let me know!
6 replies on “Getting Behaviour Scholarships”
I live in Denmark
I am a dog behaviorist and trainer. I love my job and with this course I hope to get even better to teach students and klients how to train their dogs.
I see so many people who don’t know about coopeative training, shaping and general handling of their dog and that makes me sad.
So I would love to be that person who can give them that knowledge and make Denmark a better place for many dogs
I live in Sweden
I have only one dog.
A 4 1/2 year old Rottweiler/Rhodesian Ridgeback mix.
Rosie was a very confident puppy until at 10 months she had two fireworks thrown in front of her.
This has resulted in a reactive, if triggered by any loud noise.
Rosie is a absolutely calm dog until she hears a loud noise, car, wheelie bin lid shutting, children shouting.
Rosie is reactive on walks, or she shuts down and pulls to get home.
Lunging at other dogs, barking and looking aggressive.
I have watched all your fabulous Master Classes.
I have am very interested in the way you teach animal behaviour.
I massage and do co-regulating breathing with Rosie when she is trigged on walks, this helps to calm her.
To gain a Scholarship into this course would make me so excited to be able to work with Karolina !
I am sure that the key to helping my beloved Rosie lies in this course.
I understand that I would only be helping one dog on this course but I will never stop trying to help Rosie be a calmer dog.
It would mean so much to me to be able to help Rosie.
I am looking forward to learn and understand animal behaviour in the fun way you teach.
Hello This is Olympia from Greece. I follow you for more than a year now and that is because I love your way of teaching and explaining. I have 4 dogs but I am daily dealing with a lot more (10 to 12 on a daily basis, about 50+ in total). My house is a small dog boarding place. Dog parents trust me and leave their fur babies with me when they have to travel or work. So I consider that (a) being able to understand their behaviour and (b) train them to be safe, are two essential skills I must perfect. I want my dog guests to feel relaxed, secure and happy while also enjoy enrichment and communication. But I also want my own dogs to always be safe around all their other guest friends. Every dog is a different personality and training more than one is a great challenge, but if I get admitted in your course, I know I will have knowledge support and guidance from you, in a clear, fun and understanding way of teaching. I am looking for an opportunity to learn, to be able to apply this knowledge to each of my dogs and dog guests, in simple ways and most importantly I want to join a course that I will not get tired, bored or discouraged , halfway. Your teaching is fun and exciting
I live in the United States, in Hawaiʻi, and continue supporting Cat Tales Wildlife Center and Wildlife Academy in Washington. I am retired and living on a fixed income, which limits what I can spend on continuing education.
Approximately 40 resident animals would benefit through the keepers and students I mentor. The indirect benefit could extend much further as our students move into animal-care positions elsewhere.
Yes, I do animal-related teaching and mentoring. I have more than 40 years of wildlife-care experience and over 30 years teaching beginning zookeepers. I now develop curriculum and mentor instructors and students, with an emphasis on observation, protected contact, and compassionate care.
Even after all these years, I still have much to learn. My central message is to listen to the animal: notice what they are communicating, prepare them for success, and reconsider our approach when something is not working.
This course would help me strengthen that message with a clearer understanding of training foundations and practical ways to share them. I would use what I learn to improve lessons, keeper teaching guides, and training-plan discussions, especially for students learning to recognize small changes in behavior.
For me, the meaningful change would be helping a new keeper pause, observe, and adjust before asking more of an animal. That small change can influence the care an animal receives for years.
I live in Poland.
Every month, a few new dogs come into my care, so over a year I work with dozens of dogs directly. Many of them are adopted dogs, often from shelters, and this part of my work is especially important to me.
For me, being a dog behaviourist and trainer is not really just a business. I see it more as a mission. I want to help dogs, but also the people who love them and sometimes feel completely lost. I often meet caregivers who are already paying for veterinary care and everyday needs and simply cannot afford regular behavioural support. When I can, I work pro bono or reduce my fees, because I do not want money to be the only reason someone cannot get help for their dog.
I also do some teaching. From time to time I run educational sessions about dogs, and together with my deaf dog I help educate children visiting veterinary clinics. In my everyday work, I also spend a lot of time teaching caregivers how to better understand their dogs.
I have already completed another course by Karolina, which I paid for myself, and it was worth every penny. That is why I know how much I could learn from Getting Behaviour. Right now, though, I simply cannot afford it.
This scholarship would help me become better at work that means a lot to me, and that knowledge would keep reaching many dogs and people after the course ends.
Gusto en saludarlos estimados amigos de Illis
1. ¿En qué país vives?
Vivo en Chile
2. ¿Cuántos animales se beneficiarían directa o indirectamente de que usted realizara el curso?
Por lo menos 3millones de animales que es el número de animales inscritos en el registro nacional de mascotas (perros y gatos en chile)
3. ¿Impartes clases relacionadas con animales?
Si dentro de mi trabajo regular.
4. Si te llegara la oportunidad de asistir al curso de Desarrollo del Comportamiento Animal, ¿cómo te beneficiaría a ti, a los animales a tu cargo o a tu comunidad? ¿Qué impacto tendría en ti, en los animales y en las personas que te rodean?
Trabajo en el programa de Tenencia Responsable de mascotas de Chile, y regularmente hago capacitaciones sobre la legislación de tenencia responsable y bienestar animal. La literatura señala que lod problemas de conducta son una de las principales causas de abandono. Por ello necesito aprender mas sobre problemas de conducta para incluir recomendaciones dentro de las capacitaciones o documentos tecnicos que se mandan a los municipios a nivel nacional. Por ello este curso sobre problemas de conducta y todo lo que se refiera a conducta me interesa mucho siendo el bienestar animal mi gran vocación en la vida.
Gracias por leerme y ojalá puedan ayudarme con la beca. Atte. Carol.