{"id":17954,"date":"2025-10-13T08:13:07","date_gmt":"2025-10-13T12:13:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cas.umw.edu\/psychology\/?page_id=17954"},"modified":"2026-03-12T08:43:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T12:43:22","slug":"pup-n-iron-canine-fitness-learning-center","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cas.umw.edu\/psychology\/for-students\/experiential-learning\/obtaining-an-internship-in-psychology\/internship-list\/pup-n-iron-canine-fitness-learning-center\/","title":{"rendered":"Pup \u2018N Iron Canine Fitness &amp; Learning Center"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"wp-block-umw-hero alignfull umw-custom-block umw-hero umw-hero--dark-text umw-hero--media-float-right umw-hero--white umw-hero--with-no-media\"><div class=\"umw-hero__inner\"><div class=\"umw-hero__media\"><\/div><div class=\"umw-hero__title\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"umw-hero__title__wrapper\"><div class=\"umw-hero__eyebrow\">Psychological Science<\/div><h1 class=\"umw-hero__title__header\">Pup \u2018N Iron Canine Fitness &amp; Learning Center<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-umw-hero-ctas alignfull\"><div class=\"umw-hero__links\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"umw-hero__links__wrapper\">\n\n\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-pup-n-iron-canine-fitness-amp-learning-center\">Pup \u2018N Iron Canine Fitness &amp; Learning Center<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:12px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-overview\">Overview<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Pup \u2018N Iron Canine Fitness &amp; Learning Center is a dog activity, behavioral training, daycare, fitness, and wellness center.<strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong>Pup N\u2019 Iron offers a semester-long internship designed to introduce students to the field of canine training. The interns will learn&nbsp;methods of behavioral conditioning such as hydrotherapy, rehabilitation, and the training used in the American Kennel Club.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-duties\">Duties<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Learning and applying behavioral techniques from the field of canine training<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Assisting in individual training sessions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Participating in group training sessions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Assisting with dog day care to keep control of the room<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-pre-requisites\">Pre-Requisites<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Must meet all UMW and Department of Psychological Science internship&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/cas.umw.edu\/psychology\/experiential-learning\/obtaining-an-internship-in-psychology\/\">requirements.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-required-courses\">Required Courses<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>PSYC 305 \u2013 Cognitive Neuroscience&nbsp;<strong>or&nbsp;<\/strong>PSYC 274 \u2013 Biological Psychology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PSYC 253 \u2013 Fundamentals of Learning and Motivation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-assessment\">Assessment<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>42 hours of work per credit hour (most interns do 3 credits with 126 hours of work)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Grade is based on on-campus supervision, agency evaluation, reflective journal, and a professional development portfolio.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-agency-contact\">Agency Contact<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8cf370e7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p><strong>Laurie Williams<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Email:<\/em>&nbsp;<a href=\"info@pupniron.com\">info@pupniron.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Phone:<\/em> (540) 659-7614<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Address:<\/em>&nbsp;21 Perchwood Drive, Unit 111, Fredericksburg, VA 22405<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pupniron.com\/home\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.pupniron.com\/home\">Website<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pup \u2018N Iron Canine Fitness &amp; Learning Center Overview Pup \u2018N Iron Canine Fitness &amp; Learning Center is a dog activity, behavioral training, daycare, fitness, and wellness center.&nbsp;&nbsp;Pup N\u2019 Iron offers a semester-long internship designed to introduce students to the field of canine training. 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