Dogsafe Canine First Aid 101
UPCOMING IN PERSON CLASS:
Wednesday April 23rd at West Kelowna Library, 3731 Old Okanagan Hwy, West Kelowna
The mission of DOGSAFE® is to equip you with the essential knowledge and skills to confidently respond in any emergency involving your dog. Canine first aid is distinct from human first aid—in that dogs cannot tell us what hurts and there is no ambulance to call for help. While prevention is always the best approach, accidents can happen at any time.
What you do in those critical moments between an injury/accident and the arrival of veterinary care can significantly influence your dog’s chances for a full recovery. Our in-depth courses cover all aspects of canine first aid, ensuring you have a comprehensive understanding of the vital principles.
Due to the thoroughness of our training, we need your full attention and dogs do not come to class.
Continuing Education Credits Approved by: CCPDT (7), IACP, (7) and IAABC.
Cost $130.00 (tax included). Confirmation with details of the class will be sent via email once registration and payment have been received. Payment must be received with registration in order to reserve a spot.
Register for Dogsafe Canine First Aid Training
DOGSAFE® Course Manual Included with class:
- DOGSAFE: Everything Your Dog Wants You to Know in an Emergency, by DOGSAFE® creator, Michelle Sevigny is included FREE with DOGSAFE® Part 1 course registration ($21.95 retail value). The 116 page comprehensive manual includes 56 real-life photographs. The course training and reference manual is reviewed by veterinarians, including Dr. James Lawson, Chief Animal Health Officer of the BC SPCA.
- PLUS, the course manual includes:
- Vital Signs Checklist for keeping track of your dog’s essential information,
- Disaster Preparedness Checklist,
- Essential Phone Numbers list for easy access in emergencies
- K9 Incident Report Form to ensure accurate info during veterinary follow-ups.
The DOGSAFE® training and reference manual contains even more topics that are not covered in the course – a priceless manual for future reference
TOPICS COVERED IN CLASS:
- how to prevent common injuries
- conduct a head to tail assessment
- tell if your dog is experiencing pain
- recognize 4 common signs of illness or injury
- respond to any emergency in 4 easy steps
- safely approach an injured dog
- to take your dog’s vital signs and 3 other health tests
- perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
- perform artificial respiration
- remove an airway obstruction (choking)
- prevent and treat for shock
- deal with penetrating objects
- prevent and treat eye injuries
- prevent and treat abdominal wounds
- recognize the risk factors and how respond to bloat
- prevent and respond to drowning
- assess and respond to bone and joint injuries
- prevent and respond to poisonings
- prevent and respond to frostbite and hypothermia
- prevent and respond to heatstroke
- treat minor burns
- treat various wounds
DOGSAFE® courses are designed to make complex topics easy to understand and engaging. Through a combination of visual, auditory, and practical (hands on) learning, we ensure that everyone grasps the material effectively, while making the experience fun and interactive.
It’s effective and fun! Each student will also have the opportunity in class to practice on your own fully sanitized life-sized Canine CPR manikin. These manikins are invaluable educational tools, far more realistic than stuffed toys, with functioning pulses and lungs. This allows you to practice actual canine CPR, a technique that cannot be performed on live dogs.
Additionally, each student is provided with an individual first aid kit containing supplies to practice key bandaging techniques. The DOGSAFE® course goes beyond just observing—students will engage in continual hands-on practice, ensuring the skills learned are both retained and applied with confidence
Other learning tools include:
- plush demonstration dogs to practice bandaging
- bandages and first aid supplies
- first aid kits
- even fake guts and eyeballs
- situational videos