Pet first aid course comes to Prince Albert

Stating friends often call her for advice, Crossman said she teaches people what to do if their animal gets hit by a car, gets a cut, gets stung by a bee or has eye issues.

“One time I was taking my dog for a walk in the pasture and he cut his eye on a branch,” she said, adding it’s important to know what to do in the time it takes to get to the hospital.

“Every minute matters.”

Crossman’s twin sister Amy relies on a walker to get around and has a two-year-old service dog named Tuna.

“I found out I have to carry Narcan for my service dog because of people leaving their wrappers from fentanyl and it can kill a service dog in a very short time. Any pet owner that has a cat or a dog needs to know what to do in case of emergency.”

“Tuna” and “Popcorn” are the cutest of co-workers. (Image Credit: Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)

The 10 hour course on Oct. 24 costs $189 and Crossman explained they actually have a CPR dummy dog for class. There’s also stuffed dogs and cats for everyone to practice on in class.

For the past 15 years Crossman has also provided instructor services as a service dog trainer and helped disabled people train their own service dogs to meet the needs of their disability.

She was also asked recently to present at the Service Dog Summit out of Ontario from Oct. 2-6 online worldwide.

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by Nigel Maxwell

Pet first aid course comes to Prince Albert

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