9 New Dog First Aiders in Guernsey after attending the GSPCA Course

Last Thursday the GSPCA held a First Aid Course for dog owners.

9 local dog owners came along to learn how to save and help their canine friends if they have an accident, injury or health concern.

The GSPCA would like to thank Natalie, Vernon, David, Caroline, Anna, Stephen, Sue, Paul and Jackie for attending the Dog First Aid Course.

Each year the GSPCA help around 200 stray dogs, rehome around 50 dogs a year and help countless more from cruelty cases to owners needing assistance or advice.

As dog owners will know our four legged friends can find themselves in all sorts of situations and this course is designed to help empower dog owners with some very basic but life saving skills to help their beloved dogs if they have an accident or incident.

Every year we hear of pet owners being faced with circumstances of their pets being injured or caused harm often through no fault but an accident. Earlier this month we welcomed cat owners for a Cat First Aid Course and held a similar training session but specifically for cats.

To help pet owners each year we hold a series of training courses and we have set dates for first aid courses for those interested in helping dogs and cats.  Our next cat course is likely to now be in 2018 although if we have enough enquiries we will certainly run another this year.

The last date set for 2017 is: 

Dog First Aid 6.30pm - 8.45pm Wednesday 22nd November 2017 - Ref - Dog 22/11

2018 dates to be released later this year

All first aid courses are a minimum £20 donation and you must book your place by the lunch time on the day of the training session.

Within the sessions you get the chance to learn about what to do if you were faced with an emergency situation with your dog or cat.  All participants receive handouts, a few goodies and a certificate.

Steve Byrne GSPCA Manager said "It was lovely to meet Natalie, Vernon, David, Caroline, Anna, Stephen, Sue, Paul and Jackie last Thursday and they all seemed to enjoy the evening learning first aid for dogs."

"With approximately 10,000 dogs in Guernsey it is important we all know what to do if a dog is sick or injured which is often getting it to the vet as soon as possible but the course enables those attending to learn CPR and other ways to help an animal in need."

"One subject we covered was dealing with heat stroke and with all of the current hot weather we must ensure that all of our pets are kept cool and safe."

"The dog and cat first aid courses are designed to help those wanting to learn how to perform life saving first aid to their pets or animals they may come across."

"After the classroom theory we all went into the kennels for a short tour and meet a few of the dogs in our care."

"We cover all aspects of first aid for pets from CPR to seizures and all for just £20 which goes towards helping the many animals in our care at the GSPCA."

"Don't forget you will have a chance to see some of our animals this weekend along the sea front as it is our GSPCA Animal Welfare Seafront Sunday and next week we have guided tours at the Shelter."

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