What's a dog's normal heartrate?
Published: 29 January 2020
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It's always useful to know what your dog's normal heart rate should be so that you can recognise if it's beating faster or slower than usual. Here's a rough guide that should help you with a…
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Caring for your dog: paw problems
Published: 07 January 2020
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Injuries to paws are very common especially with dogs. Small thorns and stones can get stuck in pads or between pads. These can be removed using tweezers from as close to the skin as possible. As…
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First Aid for Dogs - January sale now on!
Published: 26 December 2019
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The First Aid for Dogs sale is now on! You can save 10% on your First Aid for Dogs course booking. The sale runs until Friday 10th January and is applicable across all our face-to-face open courses…
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Looking after your dog in cold weather
Published: 19 November 2019
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As the weather becomes colder and the roads, paths and fields are often icy there are added hazards around that can cause harm or discomfort to your dog. We've some top tips for keeping your pooch…
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Meet Casper our CPR dog!
Published: 22 October 2019
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Join First Aid for Dogs instructor Sarah as she introduces you to Casper our CPR dog. Learning dog CPR is a feature of our First Aid for Dogs courses so why not come along, meet Casper, and learn an…
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Essential health checks for your dog
Published: 15 October 2019
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Learning First Aid for Dogs is a great way to feel prepared if illness or accidents occur. However, by also knowing what is "normal" for your dog, you can easily identify abnormal signs.…
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Lungworm: prevention and treatment
Published: 12 October 2019
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The lungworm (Angiostrongylus vasorum) is a parasite. It can cause serious health problems in dogs and can even be fatal if not diagnosed and treated. It is carried by slugs and snails, and dogs can…
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What to do if you think your dog has a broken tail
Published: 27 September 2019
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With all potential broken bones, you should follow the same advice. Unless you can obviously see the bone is broken the only way to tell may be to have the dog x-rayed at the vets. The primary goals…
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How to bandage a dog's ear: a how-to video
Published: 24 September 2019
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Join First Aid for Dogs instructor Sarah as she shows you how to bandage a dog's injured ear. Come along to a First Aid for Dogs course to learn this and other valuable canine first aid skills.…
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Dog health alert: water intoxication, also known as hyponatremia
Published: 09 July 2019
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We recently heard from one of our students about an incident involving their pet dog who suffered from water intoxication, which is also known as hyponatremia. Here we hear from Amanda, whose dog…
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