Comments on: Pet Evacuation Safety Tips http://puppyintraining.com/pet-evacuation-safety-tips/ A Guide Dog Puppy Raiser's Blog To Raising Dogs And Puppies Tue, 22 May 2012 11:27:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Earthquake Safety Tips For Pets http://puppyintraining.com/pet-evacuation-safety-tips/#comment-6465 Earthquake Safety Tips For Pets Sat, 12 Mar 2011 01:58:32 +0000 http://puppyintraining.com/?p=1148#comment-6465 [...] had some horrific fires here in Southern California which prompted me to put together an article on Pet Evacuation Safety Tips.  This time another natural disaster(s), earthquakes and tsunami’s have me worried and now [...] [...] had some horrific fires here in Southern California which prompted me to put together an article on Pet Evacuation Safety Tips.  This time another natural disaster(s), earthquakes and tsunami’s have me worried and now [...]

]]> By: emi http://puppyintraining.com/pet-evacuation-safety-tips/#comment-1732 emi Wed, 26 Nov 2008 03:24:43 +0000 http://puppyintraining.com/?p=1148#comment-1732 I needed the list reminder. My Daughter uses an old backpack and fills it with the animal emergency supplies you mentioned. Each animal should have one backpack. This will be on my New Year's resolution list! TY I needed the list reminder. My Daughter uses an old backpack and fills it with the animal emergency supplies you mentioned. Each animal should have one backpack. This will be on my New Year’s resolution list! TY

]]> By: Colby http://puppyintraining.com/pet-evacuation-safety-tips/#comment-1698 Colby Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:59:33 +0000 http://puppyintraining.com/?p=1148#comment-1698 @Marisa, my last puppy, Stetson was lucky enough to meet an Arson dog and his handler. She wasn't in a full firefighter uniform, but was wearing her office uniform. Neither of my dogs have met a firefighter in full uniform. I think it's a good idea to try and get Derby some exposure to people in uniform. I know in the past our group has visited the fire station. Maybe it's something I'll suggest to our group leader. Around Halloween Derby saw plenty of people in costumes and did great. He saw a giant Eeyore at the office and at first was excited to go see him and started pulling the leash to go over. Once he got to Eeyore he didn't want to see him anymore. We worked with Derby and slowly he built up the courage to sniff around and hang out with Eeyore. It kind of reminded me of a little kid excited to see his favorite Disney character then once he has the chance to say hello suddenly becomes shy. Thanks for the last tips. I got out of the habit of working on the crate with one of my three dogs, but just recently have been using it now and then so he won't have a difficult time if I need to put him back in his crate @Marisa, my last puppy, Stetson was lucky enough to meet an Arson dog and his handler. She wasn’t in a full firefighter uniform, but was wearing her office uniform.

Neither of my dogs have met a firefighter in full uniform. I think it’s a good idea to try and get Derby some exposure to people in uniform. I know in the past our group has visited the fire station. Maybe it’s something I’ll suggest to our group leader.

Around Halloween Derby saw plenty of people in costumes and did great. He saw a giant Eeyore at the office and at first was excited to go see him and started pulling the leash to go over. Once he got to Eeyore he didn’t want to see him anymore. We worked with Derby and slowly he built up the courage to sniff around and hang out with Eeyore. It kind of reminded me of a little kid excited to see his favorite Disney character then once he has the chance to say hello suddenly becomes shy.

Thanks for the last tips. I got out of the habit of working on the crate with one of my three dogs, but just recently have been using it now and then so he won’t have a difficult time if I need to put him back in his crate

]]> By: Marisa http://puppyintraining.com/pet-evacuation-safety-tips/#comment-1695 Marisa Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:07:37 +0000 http://puppyintraining.com/?p=1148#comment-1695 Do you socialize your guide-dogs-in-training to/ with people in uniform? We've done a pretty good job of socializing our pup to regular people in all forms (hats, skin colors, crazy outfits, sunglasses, beards, jackets, etc), but it occurs to me that we should probably get him some exposure to firefighters and policemen. I'm certain he would hide or otherwise be terrified if approached by a firefighter, simply because of the uniform. And while we don't have occasion to have cops come to our door, I'd hate for the uniform to scare him... in a stressful situation, one less thing to worry about seems like a good idea. I'd add: have at least one carrier per animal, easily accessible (who has time to unearth a carrier from the mess in the basement in an emergency) and practice crating your animals, cats included. I need to do this more, but giving treats to animals in an open carrier/ crate during normal times would certainly be helpful in stressful times. Do you socialize your guide-dogs-in-training to/ with people in uniform? We’ve done a pretty good job of socializing our pup to regular people in all forms (hats, skin colors, crazy outfits, sunglasses, beards, jackets, etc), but it occurs to me that we should probably get him some exposure to firefighters and policemen. I’m certain he would hide or otherwise be terrified if approached by a firefighter, simply because of the uniform. And while we don’t have occasion to have cops come to our door, I’d hate for the uniform to scare him… in a stressful situation, one less thing to worry about seems like a good idea.

I’d add: have at least one carrier per animal, easily accessible (who has time to unearth a carrier from the mess in the basement in an emergency) and practice crating your animals, cats included. I need to do this more, but giving treats to animals in an open carrier/ crate during normal times would certainly be helpful in stressful times.

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