Easeyourworriesknowingthatyourdogiswalkedbyaprofessional.
cheerfuldogschroniclesDogsInAction:RollerbladingWithYourDog
Issue32Certified.Force-free.Dog-centred
Thinkbladesanddogsdon’tmix?Thatdepends.Certainly,just
grabbingtheleashandstrappingonthebladesisabadidea—
onesuddendogmoveandyou’redown.Ifyouloveto
rollerbladeandwouldliketosharetheopenpathswithyour
dog,trainheruntilit’ssafeforbothofyou.First,practisebasic
behaviourcuesuntilyourdog’sresponsetoheelandwaitis
solid.Tobesafe,workonleaveittoo;youdon’twantan
errantsquirreltoderailyourniceouting.Second,findthe
rightleashandharness.Youwantsomethingthatwillkeepyour
dogcloseandyetcomfortable.Andthird,practisewithoutblades.Walkorrun
byyourdogandpractiseallthebehavioursyou’llneedforrollerblading:forwardskating,braking,
turning,goingbackwards,etc.
Whenthetwoofyouarereadytotrywithblades,goslow(itmighttake
severalsessionsbeforeit’ssafetospeedup).Nowthepathsareyours.
Remembertobladeonlyinrollerbladeorskating-friendlyareas.Always
ensurethatyourdogenjoystheactivity,andthatherenthusiasmforitgrows
tomatchyours.Takefrequentbreakstowaterandtreatherwithsomething
juicyandspecial.
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DogsInAction:Seizure-AlertDogs
MicrochipandIDtagyourdog.Compilea
listofplacesthatmightboardanimalsinan
emergency,e.g.friendsandfamily,boarding
facilities,orlocalveterinarians.
MakeanEmergencyKit.Whereveryougo,
you’llneedsupplies.Gathertheessentialsin
aneasy-to-carrydufflebag.Bring:
medicationsandmedicalrecords;leashes,
harnesses,and/oracarrier;currentphotos,
incaseyourdoggetslost;food,water,
bowls,andcanopener;notesaboutfeeding
schedules,medicalconditionsand
behaviourproblemsincaseyourdoghasto
beboarded.
Planforevacuation.Health&safety
regulationsoftenprecludebringingpets
(exceptserviceanimals)intoevacuation
shelters—soplanahead!
Tips&Tools:DisasterPreparedness
As the name suggests, seizure-alert dogs can detect anoncoming seizure in people and warn them so they can takeprecautions. To people with epilepsy or other convulsivedisorders,aseizure-alertdogcanmeanthedifferencebetweena normal life and isolation. What exactly the dogs alert toremains amystery. It couldbe subtle changes inbehaviourorodouroritcouldbesomethingdifferentaltogether.Becausewedon’tknowthis yet, seizure-alertdogs have to be testedfor the ability beforethey can be trained asservice dogs. Reportssuggest the ability candevelop over time indogs living with peoplewho suffer from seizures,butthere’snoguarantee. However, some dogs reliably alert to seizures bywhining,pawing,pacing,orbarkingpersistently.Theycanserveascanineearlywarningsystems,givingtheseizingpersontimetotakemedicationorliedowninasafeplace.Bothseizure-alertdogsandseizure-responsedogs(servicedogsthatdon’talertbefore a seizure)are trainedtodomanyotherhelpfulthings.Theymightgethelp,activateanalarmduringanepisode,orfetchatelephone.
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