AMERICAN RED CROSS: DOG FIRST AID

Dates:	October 21, 2013
Meets:	M from 6 PM to 9 PM
Location:	WestVet 24 Hour Animal Emergency Specialty Center
Instructor:	Instructor Information
Fee:	$50.00  Fee Breakdown

Note: Class will be held at: WestVet 24 Hour Animal Emergency & Specialty Center; 5019 N. Sawyer Ave., Garden City, 83714; 375.1600. Located one block north of the intersection of 50th Street and Chinden in Garden City. Material fee includes take home DVD and Red Cross Certification. Please leave your dogs safely at home for class.

Course Description

Learn the skills that might help save your best friend's life!

Read more about the American Red Cross Dog First Aid Course here: http://www.redcross.org/take-a-class/program-highlights/cpr-first-aid/wilderness-sports-pets.

This course will teach you how to handle canine breathing and cardiac emergencies, how to identify symptoms of stress and illness, how to prepare for an emergency and so much more!

You will have the opportunity to practice skills for CPR, rescue breathing, muzzling, and bandaging work.

Students will also take home an instructional reference guide and DVD, you can see an example here: www.redcrossstore.org/Shopper/Product.aspx?UniqueItemId=95&Page=1&StartAtPage=1&SId=201374&LocationId=0/.

This handbook includes information on administering medications, recognizing an emergency, performing CPR and first aid, treating common problems and stocking a pet first aid kit.

In addition, the manual comes with a 30-minute DVD that features step-by-step instructions on safety procedures, disaster preparedness and dealing with medical emergencies. Students will receive a certificate of completion from the American Red Cross for completing the course.

Note: Class will be held at: WestVet 24 Hour Animal Emergency & Specialty Center; 5024 W. Chinden Blvd, Garden City, 83714; 375.1600. 
Located at 50^th and Chinden in Garden City.

Material fee includes take home DVD and Red Cross Certification. 

Please leave your dogs safely at home for class.

Please click on instructor link for biography; ages 14+ with an adult.