Keeping dogs safe in hydrotherapy practice
Achieve Your Award in Canine hydrotherapy water management
- Do you need to update your canine hydrotherapy water management?
- Have you reviewed hydrotherapy infection control and biosecurity?
- Are you struggling to find a high quality clinical CPD course?
- Do you need endorsed CPD hours for your professional portfolio?
INTRODUCING
Award in Canine Hydrotherapy
Water Management
Update your canine hydrotherapy water management skills for your practice. Proactively solve and manage infection control and biosecurity matters, keep dogs safe and advance your clinical skills.

This isn’t your average course.
It’s led by canine therapists with over 27 years of clinical experience, who also do the job.
Link this to 15 years of expertise as an accredited clinical educator and you have the perfect course for therapists.
By the end of this course you will:
- Review your water management policies and procedures, so you are prepared for any challenge
- Update your biosecurity measures so you are consistently achieving balanced, safe water
- Track and validate your water log records so you are prepared for all eventualities
- Advance your skills so you can effectively solve complex water management problems
- Achieve 12 hours of CPD study to meet your requirements set by your professional body
What’s Inside?



Welcome – orientation and how to use the course, online study tips, K9HS Community access for support.
Unit 1 Water Management Practice – exploring UK professional + legal matters, biosecurity, infection control, risk assessment, plant + electricity matters.
Unit 2 Water Management Solutions – exploring risk assessment, chemicalisation, water testing, good practice + problem solving, canine water intoxication.
Both Units 1 and 2 include instructional videos, scripted information, visuals, downloadable resources, useful templates, Workbooks and quizzes.
Next Steps + Submission – with additional resources.
What Others Are Saying

– Luke Mulholland Canine Hydrotherapist, Aqua Dog Hydrotherapy & Recreational Centre, Northern Ireland
UPDATE YOUR CANINE HYDROTHERAPY WATER MANAGEMENT SKILLS
- PPT Workbook template to help you review knowledge and link to clinical skills
- K9HS Risk Assessment template to help you minimise risks in hydrotherapy clinic
- Water log template to help you record and track your water testing results
- Instructional technical canine videos for you to review and advance your clinical skills
FAQs
Who is this course best for?
Which credentials will I get for completing this course?
This course has been endorsed by the Quality Licence Scheme for it’s high quality, non-regulated provision and training programme.
An electonic certificate for the QLS Grade 3 Award in Canine Hydrotherapy Water Management is issued to registrants who successfully complete this course. A second certificate is issued from K9HS Courses identifying 12 hours of CPD.
What assignment do I need to complete?
The answers are a mixture of bullet lists, short written answers, plus you can use flow charts, brain maps and devise protocol + procedures documents.
Once you have completed the course and your Workbook, you will upload this for marking. We have assignment tutorials and support to help you every step of the way.
Do I need to buy books and additional learning materials?
What if I need more time to complete my studies?
How do I know if this is the right course for me?
What is the quality licence scheme?
Meet Barbara Houlding
My vision is to positively support and mentor dog focused individuals. I am passionate about helping find solutions and providing exciting opportunities for growth and success in the canine field you work in. Whether you are experienced or new to working with dogs, our community consists of a world wide group of like minded individuals who are all about the dog!
“I believe in working with each dog and their consent, using clinical reasoning to make every therapeutic touch count!”

UPDATE YOUR CANINE HYDROTHERAPY WATER MANAGEMENT SKILLS
- PPT Workbook template to help you review knowledge and link to clinical skills
- K9HS Risk Assessment template to help you minimise risks in hydrotherapy clinic
- Water log template to help you record and track your water testing results
- Instructional technical canine videos for you to review and advance your clinical skills