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Dog CPR, First Aid + Safety for pet pros + dedicated owners

"This course is the real deal, put together with world experts in CPR and dog safety.  I love Melanie Monteiro's work. " — Jessica Vogelsang, DVM

"Professional and concise. I recommend this course to all dog owners." — Susan Bertram, DVM

"One of the 10 Coolest Online Courses of 2019" — Mental Floss magazine

This unique course is modeled on The Safe Dog Handbook  to arm you with the skills, resources and knowledge to protect your pups in the real world; react confidently and intelligently in a life-threatening emergency; and boost your profile credentials to help you stand out in the highly competitive online marketplace of pet care providers.

My approach to dog safety has been praised by top veterinarians, VPI Pet Insurance, national humane organizations and countless dog parents. You'll learn the same skills I cover in my hands-on workshops and more - because here on Udemy, I'm also able to incorporate  amazing teaching tools such as video clips of real emergencies, guest experts and a bonus e-book download. Plus plenty of adorable dog action.

You'll learn:

  • How to perform pet CPR, plus life-saving first aid skills for  choking, heatstroke, bleeding, car accidents, accidental poisonings and more

  • How to read a dog's vital signs

  • How to handle encounters with aggressive dogs while out walking

  • How to spot a bloating dog

  • Which car restraints provide the best protection

  • What apps and numbers to have on your smartphone

  • How to create a dog-safe home and outdoor environment

  • How to prevent accidents and prepare for a successful outcome BEFORE an emergency happens

  • Extra precautions for puppies

The course is broken up into concise, single-topic lessons, so you can go at your own pace. The format includes video demonstrations with my beautiful senior Labrador Taiga, lectures, hands-on practice exercises, and printable handouts. When appropriate,  I provide deeper explantations about various emergencies so you'll not only learn how to spot the signs and what actions to take, but also WHY you're doing it — to help you better retain the knowledge and skills to react in a stressful situation. I worked closely with leading vets throughout the development of this course to ensure that each lesson, demonstration and handout is accurate, up-to-date and veterinarian-approved. 

Happy endings. Testimonials for Melanie's training videos and hands-on workshops:

"I used CPR to save Woody's life yesterday. It was a freak accident - I came home to find Mia's jaw caught around Woody's collar. Mia was frantic, flopping Woody around like a rag doll trying to break free. Her mouth was bloody and she couldn't let go. By the time I was able to remove the collar, Woody was lifeless. His eyes were milky and his gums were blue. Needless to say I was in a complete panic, but I remembered our CPR class and was able to calm down to give him rescue breathing and CPR, and he regained consciousness - I couldn't believe it. I rushed him to the vet, and he will be ok. I already ordered safety collars but until they get here, the dogs will stay in and the collars will stay off. Thank you. " — Monika H., Los Angeles, CA

"Last night my dog began choking on a cherry tomato. While my wife tried in vain to dislodge the tomato, I remembered your video about back blows and the Heimlich maneuver. We did exactly what you said. The Heimlich worked, and the tomato popped out. It was a long, terrifying couple of minutes. You helped save our precious boy's life - thank you. We are forever in your debt."— Dale W. Portland, OR

"Your CPR video saved my sweet dog Casey's life and I could never ever thank you enough. In three weeks, our story is going to be in our local newspaper and they will be printing the link to your video. I will send you the link to read the story online as soon as it's up. Thank you again, your video is amazing and every single dog owner should know how to perform CPR in case of an emergency.. " —  Stefanie A., Joliet, Il

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*This course is not intended to replace veterinary advice. Always seek prompt veterinary care in an emergency. While every caution was taken to provide safe recommendations based on the standard accepted methods of pet first aid, it is impossible to predict the outcome of their use. Melanie Monteiro assumes no liability for any harm arising from the use of these techniques, and students should exercise personal judgement when applying them. Woof.

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Language English
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first aid kit

I never thought to put together a first aid kit for my dog.

It is very good, but I need to print info about what to put in my first aid kit, and a few other things.

She not only covers the immediate information one expects from a PFA course (CPR, wound dressing, first aid kit contents) but goes into depth on items one would not always think about concerning pet safety (visiting dog parks, pet proofing a home, common items that lead to pet danger) and clears up misconceptions (all car harnesses are equally as good as any other).

I've now got a fully packed first aid kit and a chart with all 5 of my dogs weights, and dosage details for antihistamines so that even my partner can follow it.

Cant wait to put my dog first aid kit together , buy a horn and update my phone with emergency contacts under my dogs name and by a dog travel harness and carry a spare lead , ive learnt so much i love the being able to revisit the information when ever you like .

Print and keep in your first aid kit to reference to in case of an emergency!

The print outs will be going in my first aid kit!!

All the stuff about creating a first aid kit was very helpful too.

The training is very nice and giving a lot of informations; as I am not a native speaker it would be nice to give definitions or descriptions to first aid kit; some of the substances might be very difficult to translate or find while collecting my own kit.

H ave purchased a second first aid kit to keep in car because of this course.

Combined with the resources, I am excited to get myself a really good pet first aid kit and evacuation bag set up and put where we can easily access it.

Plus, the suggestions how to assemble a first aid kit in a duffle bag or back pack was useful along with the suggestion to create your own instead of purchasing one.

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Now, I feel more confident in providing adequate assets to my clients and also to my own dogs.

I feel more confident in the care of my own pets at home and also in my desire to pursue a job in the field of animal care.

I definitely feel more confident about the safety of my own dogs and those that I am responsible for in my pet sitting business.

I learned things about possible dangers I had no idea about and feel more confident now to respond in emergency situations.

I feel more confident when i am taking care of my clients pets.

I really enjoyed the course and found it explained and showed everything in a way i was able to understand it and be effective while doing it.I need more practice but i will be able to practice these techniques on both my cat and dog and i will feel more confident when i am taking care of peoples pets.

This has made me feel more confident and prepared to help any dog in need :) This class was a fantastic value!

Having this knowledge is helping me feel more confident that I could help my pet if an emergency situation strikes.

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all dog owners

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This is a very informative, and all-around great course for all dog owners.

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I suggest it to all dog owners and people who work with dogs.

Recommend to all dog owners or dog sitters!

The information that is shared within this course is valuable to ALL dog owners.

I think all dog owners should see this course.

I've already learned quite a bit of very important and helpful information on what to do in case of an animal emergency I found the info to be informative for all dog owners and care providers.

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any pet owner

I highly recommend this course to any pet owner and especially pet professionals!

Since completing this course, I'd recommend it to any pet owner, but a MUST HAVE for pet walkers and people who volunteer at shelters.

Good information for any pet owner to have!

A good course for any pet owner, care taker or just one who loves animals.

It gave me helpful tips on how to handle a situation that cluld happen to any pet owner.

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common sense

Yes I definitely learned new things and liked the common sense approach.

Many points seem like common sense but it is so good to bring these thoughts to the forefront of our minds.

The learning has been kept simple and I like the use of images, videos and demonstrations, as a visual learner this really helps I enjoyed the courses and the small quizzes within them, but I feel like a lot of the information at the beginning of the course was incredibly basic common sense knowledge.

So simply explained, it all makes common sense and I really like the person, she is exactly the same energy that I have when I look after my owners dogs, by the way, I am writing this from LONDON, UK.

It’s was good information and gave good common sense lesson to a situation that may or may not occur Very informative with lots of practical suggestions.

Presents a common sense, practical approach.

Concise, common sense instructions.

Every day language.Interesting,easy to follow Clear and informative So far just common sense stuff but could be because its still just intro stuff???

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The reason for taking the CPR and First Aid is i am pet sitter and it somthing i need to know how to do.

I needed this certification for Dog CPR and First Aid training as the owner of a Dog Day Care and Overnight Boarding facility.

I was able to quickly work through it, but learn some incredibly important knowledge and insight regarding the CPR and First Aid specifics.

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I choose this one for the facts of real life examples.

The course was very thorough regarding real life danger situations for your dog and how to deal with them.

The application to real life scenarios really helped solidify the impotance of knowing first aid and the quality photos and videos are firmly in my brain now Instructor is very thorough and helpful.

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exactly what

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I love the fact i can go back at anytime and check my skills.

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Easy to navigate, go back & forth.

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being able

One point I would like to suggest is being able to print off more of the course.

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Broken down into small pieces and being able to go at your own pace, makes retaining a lot of information much easier .

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Rating 4.7 based on 785 ratings
Length 3 total hours
Starts On Demand (Start anytime)
Cost $16
From Udemy
Instructor Melanie Monteiro
Download Videos Only via the Udemy mobile app
Language English
Tags Lifestyle Pet Care & Training

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