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About DOGSAFE®

"The goal of DOGSAFE® is to teach you the necessary knowledge and skills which will empower you to take positive action in the event of any emergency involving a dog. Canine first aid is different than human first aid in that dogs cannot tell us what hurts and there is no ambulance to call for help.  Prevention of injury is the key, however, accidents do happen. What you do between when an injury happens and when veterinary care is available will greatly affect a dog's chances of a full recovery.

The safety of dogs is our priority."
Michelly Sevigny, Creator of Dogsafe


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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 ($20.oo retail value).

Hours: 8 hours
Maximum: 12 students
Prequisite: None
Minimum Age: 14 yrs
Registration fee: $160. total AS OF 2024 $169
Locations: Varies

Continuing Education Credits Approved by: CCPDT (7), IACP, (7), IAABC and British Columbia EMA Licensing (2)


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


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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.


"I attended the March 06, 2021 K9ABCs first aid course run by Laurie. Excellent presentation of the material - Laurie is an amazing teacher combining the book material with personal experience both as a paramedic and as a dog lover. What stood out for me was the dog 'Annie': a rubber dog to practice all the handling skills needed for an emergency - CPR, assisted breathing, pulse check. Class was run in a highly professional manner with love an care for animals exuding at all times. All of it with COVID restrictions in place and well observed. Thank you Laurie, I'll be back for refreshers when time comes." Violeta Toma, 2021

"I took this course and it was so amazing! I highly recommend to anyone who has a dog!" Wagging Tails and Happy Trails, Dec. 8, 2019

"Good class. Very well organized" Vicky O'Connor, Clicker Training Road Trip, Dec. 8, 2019



"Laurie, thank you . I think this course was amazing.
You are a great instructor and I can't wait to do Level 2 with you.
I think all pet owners should invest in this because it will help us be better pet owners.I am gonna tell everyone I know to take this course.The knowledge people will get from this is great.
DOGSAFE is excellent !!!!"
 Ena Moore Jan. 2013