Online Canine Courses
Quality Licence Scheme Irvap Endorsed
These courses aim to progress and advance canine clinical skills. Our innovative and exciting online experiences include – our unique instructional technical videos, downloadable PDFs, scripted lessons, templates, workbooks, quizzes and unlimited access to our online K9HS Community.
Certificates are issued on completion of the course assignment, with CPD study hours recorded.

Award in Canine First Aid + Heath Checks
At QLS Level 3 – 18 course hours
This CPD refresher course is ideal for therapists to review, update and advance their canine first aid and health check skills. This aims to be proactive and keep dogs safe in professional practice. Being prepared for action in complex clinical situations or an emergency, ensures the best care for dogs and owners.
Award in Canine Clinic Enrichment Techniques
At QLS Level 5 – 20 course hours
Clinic enrichment techniques are invaluable when working with dogs requiring therapeutic interventions within a clinic setting. The significant correlation between clinic enrichment and canine natural balanced stance and motion, improves canine focus and active participation. This optimises each dog’s outcomes.
Award in Canine Therapeutic Handling Techniques
At QLS Level 5 – 20 course hours
Canine therapeutic handlingtechniques are a transformational holistic method for working with dogs in a clinical setting. This wide range of techniques builds a trusted professional bond with each dog, empowering the therapist’s clinical skills and active, focused connection which is proprioceptively enriched.
Award in Canine Natural Balanced Motion
At QLS Level 6 – 20 course hours
This course is perfect for therapists working with dogs to improve canine natural balance and motion, leading to happy, healthy dogs. Integrating functional anatomy, biomechanics, breed biology and behaviour with treatment technique choices, empowers the achieved outcomes for each dog.
Award in Canine Hydrotherapy Water Management
At QLS Level 3 – 12 course hours
This great refresher course for therapists, updates canine water management skills. Achieving high quality balanced and safe water is essential for safe practice. Effective problem solving for complex challenges is key for water management quality assurance in canine hydrotherapy.HYDROTHERAPY Courses
Certificate in Canine Hydrotherapy
Level 3
This Ofqual regulated SEG Awards Certificate is the industry recognised qualification in canine hydrotherapy for safe practice. To achieve this award requires successful completion 10 units, totalling 330 guided learning hours.
Our flexible, modular course is ideal for professionals as well as those new to the sector. We provide 48 hours of practical training, on a one to one or small group basis.
We divide the course into 2 modules – Module 1 is the online part. Module 2 is the face to face practical training delivered in the UK or abroad by specialist instructors.
is Diploma in Canine Hydrotherapy
LEVEL 4
The Diploma is an Ofqual regulated SEG Awards qualification for therapists to progress their skills from the standard Level 3 Certificate qualification.
Advance techniques and expand your “Therapeutic Toolbox” to provide more choices for your complex canine cases. This award is built one unit at a time, choose the topic you wish to study and the pace you prefer.
We divide each unit into 2 modules – Module 1 is your online element. Module 2 is your face to face practical Masterclass in Suffolk, UK. This aims to advance your clinical skills and delivered by specialist instructors.
K9 Therapy Hub
for therapists
Advance clinical skills for the dogs in your professional care.
Choose micro, bitesize, mini and short CPD courses to progress skills.
Explore a clinical Template Toolbox and share in an interactive community.
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Chat + Share Ideas
Registrants can book Professional Discussions and calls direct with Barbara Houlding, to share ideas, ask questions and review study assignments.
Chatting about “behind the scenes” of canine practice is a great way to progress ideas and deliver a successful canine service.
Learn from the comfort of your home base
The K9 Therapy Hub and CPD courses are designed with multi resources and include our innovative instructional videos in high definition, annotated visuals, tutorials, workbooks, informative lessons, downloadable PDFs, case studies, articles, quizzes and guided tasks.
All our in-person training and practical Masterclasses are supported by our online Practical Training Hub, providing additional videos and resources relevant to the “hands on” training.
K9HS Physiotherapy + Hydrotherapy, Bedingfield, Suffolk is our home base and we have 3 other registered satellite centres delivering our practical skills training: Active Balance, Hinckley, Leicestershire, UK; Canine Clinic, Cork, Ireland and K9 Aqua Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand.
As a SEG Awards approved centre granted with “direct claims status” we wish to share our successes with you.
Our online K9 Therapy Hub and CPD courses are flexible, convenient and fit around your work and home commitments. There are no extra costs for travel, subsistence, course materials or worries about being away. Everything is at your fingertips to fit in with your life and empower you on your canine career journey.
