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Doggy first aid for charity

Oliver Cuenca·
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·13 November 2018
Dog first aid CPR Cardiff

Yes, they even have a CPR dummy dog! ©Dog First Aid

A course on first aid for dogs hopes to raise funds for charity as part of National Diabetes Awareness Month

A one-off course promising to teach owners and handlers how to give first aid to their dogs will be raising money for charity on 18 November, at the Three Arches pub in Heath.

The course is run by Rachel McAlpine of Dog First Aid South Wales, and aims to teach participants the best way to help treat their dog.

It covers how to spot when a dog is unhealthy and what actions you can take to help a dog that is unwell, from cut paws to major injuries such as burns.

This will be taught through a mixture of lectures and practical exercises over the course of half a day. Rachel assures us though that no real-life pups will be practiced on!

“We do have a CPR dummy dog that we teach CPR with,” said Rachel. “But there is an awful lot more to it than just that!”

Rachel McAlpine Dog First Aid South Wales leader

Course leader Rachel McAlpine with her dogs

The course is being run in aid of JDRF and Medical Detection Dogs, two charities which work to assist those suffering from diabetes to coincide with National Diabetes Awareness Month.

JDRF specifically campaigns for and funds research into type 1 diabetes, as well as providing support to those with the condition.

Medical Detection Dogs is a charity whose website says that they “trains dogs to detect the odour of human disease” to give support to sufferers of conditions including as diabetes, cancer and Parkinson’s disease.

According to Rachel, the causes these charities champion are close to her heart, having supported her daughter after her diagnosis with type 1 diabetes.

“This year is actually ten years since she was diagnosed, and we thought actually I’d quite like to do something to mark it.

“So we’re running two courses back to back. I’ll be completely exhausted at the end of it, but hopefully we can get some people along and raise some money!”

 

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