Certificate in Caring for Dogs Part Two
Certificate in Caring for Dogs Part Two
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Assessment Marking Guidelines
There are three possible outcomes for this assessment: outstanding, satisfactory and resubmit.
Please review the marking schedule at the end of this assessment for details on what is required for each question.
Learning Outcomes
In this assignment, you will be assessed on the following learning outcomes:
Give examples of various dogs from the seven main breed types and their characteristics. (Refer to: Exploring Dog Breeds)
Summarise the relevant factors related to the breeding of dogs, stages of pregnancy and puppy development. (Refer to: Dog Breeding)
Prepare a plan for setting up and operating a dog training or dog behavioural consultancy business. (Refer to: Dog Behaviour and Training)
Summarise the basic care requirements in grooming and a professional groomer's disposition. (Refer to: Grooming Dogs)
Give examples of the different health and training-related services for dogs. (Refer to: Other Dog Services)
Question 1Considering your own living and working situation-what breed of dog would you choose to own? Thoroughly explain your choice and how it would affect your living and working situation in 200-300 words.
Question 2Thoroughly compare the differences in the socialisation and juvenile periods of dogs, noting the importance of each stage in 100-200 words each.
Socialisation period:
Juvenile period:
Question 3Some people argue for dog breeding to be an illegal practice unless a licence is held by the breeder/breeding establishment.Thoroughly discuss your opinion on why you agree or disagree with the statement and outline four reasons why. Write 200-300 words.
Question 4Provide a thorough summary of why dogs need to be groomed. Include how frequently they need to be groomed and what types of dogs need more grooming than others. Write 200-300 words.
Summary:
Frequency of grooming:
Types of dogs that need more grooming than others:
Question 5
Observing dog care professionals is a worthwhile practice for any trainee working with dogs. Provide three thorough examples to support this statement. Write a total 100-200 words for each example.
Example One:
Example Two:
Example Three:
References
Tutor Comments
Marking Schedule
Below you will find the specific criteria that your assignment will be evaluated against. This marking schedule provides a detailed breakdown of the different components of each assignment question and specifies the expectations for each level of achievement. Please refer to this marking schedule prior to submitting your assignment to ensure you have provided sufficient detail for each question.
Question 1 Outstanding Pass Satisfactory Pass Resubmit
Considering your own living and working situation-what breed of dog would you choose to own? Thoroughly explain your choice and how it would affect your living and working situation in 200-300 words. Student thoroughly explains in 200-300 words what breed of dog to choose and how that affects their living and working situation. Student briefly explains in 100-200 words what breed of dog to choose and how that affects their living and working situation.
Student does not explain what breed of dog to choose and how that affects their living and working situation.
Question 2 Outstanding Pass Satisfactory Pass Resubmit
Thoroughly compare the differences in the socialisation and juvenile periods of dogs, noting the importance of each stage in 100-200 words each. Student thoroughly compares the differences in the socialisation and juvenile periods in 100-200 words each.
Student notes the importance of each stage. Student briefly compares the differences in the socialisation and juvenile periods in 50-100 words each.
Student briefly notes the importance of each stage. Student does not accurately compare the differences in the socialisation and juvenile periods.
Student does not discuss the importance of each stage.
Question 3 Outstanding Pass Satisfactory Pass Resubmit
Some people argue for dog breeding to be an illegal practice unless a licence is held by the breeder/breeding establishment.Thoroughly discuss your opinion on why you agree or disagree with the statement and outline four reasons why. Write 200-300 words. Student thoroughly discusses their opinion and outlines four reasons why in 200-300 words.
Student briefly discusses their opinion and outlines three reasons why in 100-200 words.
Student does not discuss opinion and does not outline reasons why.
Question 4 Outstanding Pass Satisfactory Pass Resubmit
Provide a thorough summary of why dogs need to be groomed. Include how frequently they need to be groomed and what types of dogs need more grooming than others. Write 200-300 words. Student has thoroughly summarised why dogs need to be groomed, including frequency and what types of dogs need more grooming than others in 200-300 words.
Student has briefly summarised why dogs need to be groomed, including frequency and what types of dogs need more grooming than others in 100-200 words. Student has not clearly summarised why dogs need to be groomed and has not included frequency or what types of dogs need more grooming than others.
Question 5 Outstanding Pass Satisfactory Pass Resubmit
Observing dog care professionals is a worthwhile practice for any trainee working with dogs. Provide three thorough examples to support this statement. Write a total 100-200 words for each example.
Student has provided three thorough examples for why observing professionals is worthwhile in 100-200 words for each example. Student has provided two brief examples for why observing professionals is worthwhile in 50-100 words for each example. Student has not clearly or accurately provided examples for why observing professionals is worthwhile.
