*Is this a professionally applied bandage? Expert Britta Günther shows you how to do it properly in her 1st aid course for dog lovers.*

*© Susanne Paus*

*In a first aid seminar for dog lovers, expert Britta Günther practises resuscitation with a dog dummy with the participants.*

*© B. Günther*

11. April 2024Education and culture

VHS course: First aid for dogs

Saturday, 20 April, 14-17:30

The adult education centre is offering a seminar entitled "First Aid for Dogs" on Saturday, 20 April, from 2-5.30 p.m. Lecturer Britta Günther will be teaching theory as well as plenty of practice. The venue is the Bocholt further education centre at Stenerner Weg 14a.

Registration at www.vhs-bocholt.de or at the VHS office in Bocholt. The participation fee is 44 euros including material costs.

Contents

The small "all-round package" helps to keep calm and act calmly in an emergency. It shows how owners can correctly categorise an emergency, for example in the event of poisoning, ingestion of foreign bodies, heatstroke, insect bites or shock following an accident. What should be done if the dog is bleeding or has injured its eye? What is the correct positioning and what needs to be considered during transport to the vet?

Practical exercises complement the theory. For example, cardiopulmonary resuscitation is explained and practised on a dog dummy. The course can be certified as recognised training for breeders or boarding kennels to fulfil the general training requirement.