Dog First Aid Devon & Cornwall

24/10/2025

Upcoming Dog First Aid Courses in November ❤️‍🩹🐾

Would you know what to do if your dog had an emergency? 🚨

Join us for a fun and interactive half day training workshop. Designed with input from vets to give dog owners and professionals the confidence to act in an emergency to ensure your dog has the best chance of recovery.

The course includes topics such as Legal Compliance, How to Check Vitals, CPR, Choking, Seizures, Canine Shock, GDV, Bandaging, Poisoning, Heat Stroke & much more

The course is CPD accredited and you will receive a certificate valid for 3 years as well as a Dog First Aid Handbook ✅

To book on to a course near you, visit:
www.dog-first-aid.com/finder

23/10/2025

The Saluki currently holds the Guinness World Record for being the oldest breed of dog in the world.

Although new research may have undermined that claim, its ancient origins are undeniable. Archaeologists uncovered a golden pendant depicting a Saluki that dated back to 3,300BCE while the remains of mummified Salukis have been discovered in ancient tombs in the Upper Nile region.

These elegant dogs were highly valued by Arab tribesmen and Egyptian nobility alike. As high-speed sighthounds, they were prized for their speed, endurance, and keen hunting instinct.

Capable of reaching speeds of up to 42 mph, the Saluki was most famously used to hunt gazelle but, in the mountainous terrain of northern Iran and Turkey, it adapted to the environment, becoming “bigger, heavier, [and] hairier” to cope with larger prey, like deer.

Curious, loyal, and yet independent, the Saluki is an athletic dog that excels in competition, showing an aptitude for activities such as agility, lure coursing, and jumping. Despite their hunting origins and high prey drive, Salukis make dignified and gentle family pets as long as they get plenty of exercise and mental stimulation.

22/10/2025

Understanding a dog can be made easier if you pay close attention to their facial expressions, especially the movement of their ears. So, if you ever felt like your dog was judging you or giving you the side eye, you weren’t seeing things, they probably meant it 😂

21/10/2025

Just some of the amazing Dog First Aid courses provided by our wonderful franchisees in the last couple of weeks! 🐶❤️‍🩹

Congratulations to all who have attended and are now certified for 3 years!

If you’d like to get Dog First Aid trained, take a look on our website at www.dog-first-aid.com to find a course near you.

20/10/2025

UK LAWS ON DOG BARKING

It’s natural for dogs to bark sometimes. But when they bark a lot over a long period of time they can become a noisy nuisance to your neighbours.

Usually, when dogs bark persistently over a long period of time, it’s because they are distressed. Common reasons include:

• being left home alone for too long
• wanting attention
• feeling worried about something
• reacting to an unknown noise

We recommend contacting a qualified behaviourist to help you understand the underlying issue and support you to improve this.

What can happen if I break this law?

Dog barking can be classed as a ‘statutory nuisance’. Your local authority’s environmental health department can formally ask you to stop your dog from continuing the behaviour and, if you don’t, they can take your dog away from you. Not only this, but prolonged periods of barking can be stressful for your dog and have an impact on their wellbeing.

Law: Environmental Protection Act 1990

19/10/2025

Because Bulldogs have quite large shoulders and such large heads, the safest way for a Bulldog to give birth is actually via C-section. About 80% of Bulldog litters are delivered this way, to avoid the risk of a puppy getting stuck in the birth canal

18/10/2025

Lovely review from Horse & Hound Services who attended one of Dog First Aid Cannock, Stafford & Tamworth’s courses this month ⭐️

If you’d like to become Dog First Aid trained then visit our website to find a course near you at www.dog-first-aid.com 🐶

17/10/2025

🦷CANINE GUM DISEASE🦷

Much like in humans, dental problems start with bacteria in the mouth sticking to the teeth and forming plaque which hardens to a solid yellow-brown build up on the teeth known as tartar. Tartar provides an ideal surface for more plaque to stick to which encourages further buildup and the gradual deterioration of dental health.

Good dental hygiene is as important for our pets as it is for us humans, as gum disease can leave pets prone to infections that can affect other vital organs, such as the heart, liver and kidneys.

This is why it’s important to regularly check your pet’s mouth and to also keep up a good dental hygiene schedule - maintaining your pet’s oral health is the best way to prevent the development of gum disease.

16/10/2025

Did you know your pets food and water bowls are harbouring bacteria? 🦠

A clean once a day in hot soapy water prevents this and keeps your dog safe 🐶✅

14/10/2025

Endal, the Canine Partner of Gulf War veteran Allen Parton, was awarded the PDSA Gold Medal in recognition of his remarkable skills, his unique companionship and the unstinting devotion to duty that saved Allen’s life in so many ways.

When Allen - a naval engineer - suffered brain injuries in a car accident during the Gulf War in 1991, he could not walk, was unable to speak, read, write or remember any aspect of his life. A chance introduction to Endal changed his future as Endal became the inspiration and motivation behind Allen’s rehabilitation.

Endal became Allen’s partner in the home, on the street and at work and he rekindled Allen’s enthusiasm for life. On 24 May 2001, Endal carried out one outstanding act of devotion. Allen was knocked out of his wheelchair in a hotel car park and left unconscious on the ground. Endal did not panic. Instead, he calmly manoeuvred Allen into the recovery position, covered him with a blanket from the wheelchair and pushed the mobile to Allen’s face. Only when Allen regained consciousness did Endal leave his side to summon help.

For this act, he was awarded the PDSA Gold Medal for bravery and devotion to duty.

13/10/2025

ARE YOU A DOG PROFESSIONAL OR A DOG RELATED BUSINESS? 🐾

Do you want to ensure your clients can keep their dogs safe when they are not in your care and offer peace of mind to your clients when they are?

Would you like to raise up to £1000 for your business or a charity close to your heart?

Why not host a Dog First Aid course this year for your clients and local community? 🐶❤️‍🩹

For more information please email: info@dog-first-aid.com

01/03/2020

Could you do what we do? Best decision ever! Opportunities available locally too ...

👉On this leap day weekend, what better time to help a friend leap in to their future!👈

⚠️Who Do You Know Who...
*Is an ambitious dog lover
*Wants to build their own business helping people to help dogs
*Would love to decide their own working hours
*Wants to choose their own income levels

🔥🔥Perhaps They ...
*Want a proven successful business model
*Would like the ongoing support of a team invested in their business success
*Thrive when they are faced with a challenge
*Would love to have a business that helps them to raise funds for charity whilst turning a profit too

We have got 17 successful small business owners running my proven Dog First Aid model through out the UK. They see the results from their hard work and get huge job satisfaction. Imagine someone calling you to tell you that they just saved a dog's life with the information you taught them. What could be cooler?

👉👉So How Do You Help Your Ambitious Doggy Friends Leap Into Their New Business Venture👈👈

Simples! Send them to dog-first-aid.com/franchise where they can find out more info.

We have room for another 25 ambitious dog lovers to buy a territory to operate the business model in. BUT ONCE THOSE TERRITORIES HAVE GONE THEY HAVE ALL GONE! This is an amazing opportunity to fast track owning your own business and growing something that is ethical for yourself but not by yourself.

✔️ 100% of our franchisees are profitable

✔️ Our franchisees saw an average increase in profit of 15% in 2019 compared to 2018

✔️Our website hits increased by 46.7%

✔️Our new book generated over £14,300 in revenue for our franchisees in the last quarter of 2019 alone

✔️We are the first Dog First Aid Franchise in the world

✔️We are the only Trading Standards Approved providers

✔️NatWest bank are so confident in the proven success of our business model that they have preapproved it to offer new franchisees up to 75% funding

✔️The support we offer our franchisees is so awesome it won an award last year with The Approved Franchise Association

✔️We were listed as one of the Top UK Franchises

⚠️⚠️Good To Know ⚠️⚠️

🔥Did you know that 80% of new business start ups fail but 93% of franchisees succeed?
🔥🔥The UK franchise industry generates about £17.2 billion a year!
🔥🔥🔥Franchised units (ie no. of franchise businesses) in the UK are up 4,400 since 2015
🔥🔥🔥🔥There are 9.9 billion pet dogs in the UK - the majority needing first aid at least once in their lives
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥Over a quarter of UK adults own a dog
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥The value of the UK pet products and services market is forecast to reach £2.1 billion by 2023

13/10/2019

Do you want to run your own business helping people to help dogs?
Perhaps you would like to choose your own working hours?
Maybe you want to work for yourself but not by yourself?

Book a 15 min call to find out more about how you could have all of this with an established, profitable business teaching Dog First Aid in Devon and Cornwall. Click here to book now www.calendly.com/dfastars/15mins

24/05/2019

23/05/2019

Don’t ignore these symptoms in your older dogs.