{"id":944,"date":"2014-11-27T16:08:44","date_gmt":"2014-11-27T16:08:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thegooddogguide.com\/blog\/?p=944"},"modified":"2018-12-19T21:16:32","modified_gmt":"2018-12-19T21:16:32","slug":"pet-first-aid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thegooddogguide.com\/blog\/pet-first-aid\/","title":{"rendered":"Pet First Aid"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dogs, we make a conscious choice to bring them into our home.\u00a0 We feed them, care for them and alter our lives to accommodate them.\u00a0 Essentially they become a member of our family.<br \/>\nAs conscientious owners we ensure they are fed, exercised, wormed, have flea treatments and veterinary care.\u00a0 Everything is planned from their boosters to worming.<br \/>\nWhat happens when it isn\u2019t planned?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The one time they run across the road and get hit by a car?<\/li>\n<li>When they eat poison set by a landowner?<\/li>\n<li>The puppy who chewed through a power cable?<\/li>\n<li>Being caught on a wire fence, cutting their head and ear open?<\/li>\n<li>Kicked or crushed by livestock.<\/li>\n<li>Drowning.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The list goes on, accidents are never planned, they just happen.<\/p>\n<p>If you or a member of your family is hurt you call 999 and help arrives, you would be stabilised and taken to see a doctor.\u00a0 For your dog, you are the emergency help, your immediate actions can make the difference between life and death, buying time before you see the vet.<\/p>\n<p>We invest time, love and money into out dogs and pets; I am keen to give owners and businesses (who look after other peoples\u2019 dogs) the confidence to be able to act the one day it all goes wrong.<\/p>\n<p>As a soldier in the Royal Army Veterinary Corps and as a pet dog owner I have treated and stabilised my own dogs and other peoples from shrapnel to cut pads.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-950 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thegooddogguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/102-368-207-76-0-240-207.jpg\" alt=\"pet first aid\" width=\"240\" height=\"207\" \/><br \/>\nSeeing the helplessness and distress in someone as their dog suffers, is hard to forget.\u00a0 So make a difference; show them that you love them when it really matters.<\/p>\n<p>There are courses throughout the year; the next one is on 8th December 2014 at Hearing Dogs for Deaf People.\u00a0 Money from the courses goes towards supporting this valuable charity.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you<br \/>\nBruce Petty<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dogs, we make a conscious choice to bring them into our home.\u00a0 We feed them, care for them and alter our lives to accommodate them.\u00a0 Essentially they become a member of our family. 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