# Vocational: Shelter Dog Training (VDOG) courses

Santiago Canyon College · 2025-2026 Catalog · 2 courses

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"Offered" lists sections in this catalog year's class schedules: Summer 2026.

### VDOG 020 — Concepts in Dog Training

- **Units:** 0
- **Hours:** 1.11 hours lecture weekly, 20 contact hours total
- **Offered:** not on the Summer 2026 schedule

Provides an introduction to basic concepts of dog training, including proper techniques to socialize shelter dogs for placement in private homes. Emphasizes techniques for training animals to perform specific tasks or improve obedience.

### VDOG 030 — Practical Dog Training

- **Units:** 0
- **Hours:** 8.89 hours lecture weekly, 160 contact hours total
- **Offered:** not on the Summer 2026 schedule

Applies the concepts of dog training to the actual training of a shelter dog preparing it for adoption in a family home.