DOGSAFE 101 (previously level One)
This course is designed to teach you the knowledge and skills to deal with a sick or injured dog until veterinary care is available. The topics are covered in-depth so that students have a thorough understanding of the principles of canine first aid. Since this is a very comprehensive course, we need your full attention and dogs do not come to class. 118 page DOGSAFE® training and reference manual included ($18.95 retail value).
Hours: 8 hours
Maximum: 10 students
Prequisite: None
Minimum Age: 14 yrs/10 yrs if parent also enrolled
Registration fee: $150 total
Locations: Varies
Continuing Education Credits Approved by: CCPDT (7), IACP, (7), IAABC and British Columbia EMA Licensing (4)
Please check our DOGSAFE CLASSES page for dates and location information.
In DOGSAFE® 101, You will Learn How to:
- prevent common injuries
- conduct a head to tail assessment
- tell if your dog is experiencing pain
- recognize 4 signs of illness or injury
- respond to any emergency in 4 easy steps
- safely approach an injured dog
- 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
- control deadly bleeding
- deal with penetrating objects
- prevent and treat eye injuries
- prevent and treat abdominal wounds
- recognize risk factors and 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
Hours: 8 hours
Maximum: 10 students
Prequisite: None
Minimum Age: 14 yrs/10 yrs if parent also enrolled
Registration fee: $150 total
Locations: Varies
Continuing Education Credits Approved by: CCPDT (7), IACP, (7), IAABC and British Columbia EMA Licensing (4)
Please check our DOGSAFE CLASSES page for dates and location information.
In DOGSAFE® 101, You will Learn How to:
- prevent common injuries
- conduct a head to tail assessment
- tell if your dog is experiencing pain
- recognize 4 signs of illness or injury
- respond to any emergency in 4 easy steps
- safely approach an injured dog
- 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
- control deadly bleeding
- deal with penetrating objects
- prevent and treat eye injuries
- prevent and treat abdominal wounds
- recognize risk factors and 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
Hands-on Experience with Canine CPR Manikins
DOGSAFE® Canine First Aid Authorized Instructors have invested in your canine first aid education by providing canine CPR manikins. These specialized manikins are vital educational tools that are considerably more life-like than using stuffed toys. Our manikins have working pulse and lungs enabling you to actually perform canine CPR, a technique that is not possible to conduct on live dogs. The DOGSAFE course goes beyond just watching an instructor demonstrate CPR and provides opportunities for hands-on practice with canine CPR manikins – an essential component to effective learning.
DOGSAFE® Canine First Aid Authorized Instructors have invested in your canine first aid education by providing canine CPR manikins. These specialized manikins are vital educational tools that are considerably more life-like than using stuffed toys. Our manikins have working pulse and lungs enabling you to actually perform canine CPR, a technique that is not possible to conduct on live dogs. The DOGSAFE course goes beyond just watching an instructor demonstrate CPR and provides opportunities for hands-on practice with canine CPR manikins – an essential component to effective learning.