Instructor: Michelle Sevigny (founder of DOGSAFE)
Saturday (DogSafe 101)
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.
You'll Learn How to:
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Training techniques
Our training techniques include:
- instruction
- demonstration
- hands-on learning
- discussion
- question & answer
- and videos
Training tools
- canine resuscitation manikins
- plush demonstration dogs
- bandages
- first aid kits
- even fake guts, eyeballs and more!
Sunday (DogSafe 201)
You'll Learn How to:
- conduct a head to tail assessment
- monitor canine body language
- muzzle your dog with commercial and improvised muzzles
- restrain your dog in a standing and sitting position
- transport your dog with a stretcher
- take your dog's vital signs
- assess three critical health tests
- practice proper positioning for artificial respiration (AR)
- practice proper positioning for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
- practice proper positioning for obstructed airway (choking)
- practice wound management, including bandaging eyes, ears and paws
This is all about hands-on practice with live dogs while under the supervision of Dogsafe Instructor Michelle Sevigny (founder of DOGSAFE), but we do not force the dogs and offer lots of intermissions and bathroom breaks.
Thanks Bev, You are totally awesome and a great teacher. Thanks also to Lisbeth for her puppy socialization classes, and to Karen and Laurie. We took these classes as a condition of our breeder's contract, and we are so glad we did. It all began with your wonderful puppy socialization classes – little Fred was so happy to meet other little ones, and we learned a lot about dog etiquette and grooming. And then it progressed to Foundation where finally I could put a dog into a “down” without begging (eg our two other goldens now in doggie heaven) and could walk around the neighbourhood without the dog walking me! I think Fred is a happier and smarter puppy because of your training style. Woof woof from Fred! And a big thank you from us!
Marilyn and Kelly
Shawnigan Lake, BC
We have taken two dogs through Puppy Playgroup & Foundation. We are so pleased with how socialized our dogs are and well behaved. The methods that the trainers use at Cowichan Canine are amazing and we have to admit when we first started we didn’t think it would work with Siberian Huskies, not only did it work but one graduated with honours and the other was pretty darn close! Far exceeded our expectations of when we started the course. The Foundation class with Stephanie was absolutely brilliant and the dogs adored her. She was a wizard in convincing our very stubborn girl to actually want to play to learn! We wished they offered an advanced Foundation class to keep us coming back! We have signed up for the beginners scent detection so we are very excited to start a new chapter with our girls J
January 20, 2018
Dee & Terry
Duncan, BC