A long, uncomfortable shift but worth every moment knowing we brought 5 animals into safety!
Tag: dogs
Companion Animals are “People Animals”
Originally written for the DierenAmbulance Nederrijn magazine #48. Dutch version is in print!
Ouch! Twice Bitten Still not Shy
A cat story with a happy ending and a cat adventure with a lot of irony.
Training Dogs for Successful Placement (course)
Quality time spent with dogs and learning how to train them. More please!
First Aid for Dogs and Cats (course)
Resuscitating a plastic dog, applying bandages to paws and ears, and a blow dry from a beautiful horse. All in the course of day’s instruction in first aid for dogs and cats!
Stress Signals in Dogs (course)
After this course I learned about the deep connection between dogs and humans. Now I love and appreciate dogs even more!
Not a Single Rescue
A shift with no rescues, but I did get to stroke a dog and learn some social lessons.
Misplaced Lives (and Bodies)
A gruesome shift with evidence of cretinous humans (*growl*)
It’s a (Good) Dog’s Life thanks to Training!
An evening out in the field!
Homecoming for a Dog?
3 human finders, 2 animal ambulance crew and 1 energetic dog crammed inside a hallway. It was cosy – and it got me a faceful of dog slobber!
Dierenlot National Animal Assistance Congress
A ‘free lunch’ that cost me a lot of energy, but I’m glad I went!
Dogs and Emotions Course
Understanding more about how dogs feel will help me approach them on a dog rescue!