First Aid Class
ADVANCED
Pickles’ advanced first aid classes are designed to empower you to not only have the readiness to save a life but to prevent emergencies.
This is a GREAT class to gift to any dog owner or pet professional! Looking to give your dog sitter or dog walker a gift? Ask them if they’d like this class. As a professional luxury in-home dog care professional who offered services nation wide, before opening Pickles Playland, I would have LOVED to have a client gift me this knowledge!
As with every kind of event at Pickles Playland we are not able to accept people under 21yrs old in our building. This is a state law, not our rule.
Class Details:
Duration: 2 sessions. Length of each session depends on the date. See ‘upcoming dates’ below.
Cost: Pet parents & the general public $150. Pet professionals $125. Per person.
Open to: Anyone 21yrs+ who cares for dogs in any capacity.
Awards: Pickles Playland certificate, printed class materials, access to online database, and the ability to keep dogs around you safer than you are right now.
Upcoming dates: Kirkland: TBD. Redmond: TBD. Issaquah: TBD.
How to register: Request via the ‘Special Services’ location in the client portal, ‘Add booking’, ‘Training’, & ‘Courses’. Or email us PicklesPlayland@gmail.com. You must have a profile in the client portal. So if you don’t yet, feel free to click the ‘Client Portal’ button above.
Skills Covered:
Introductions
Q&A
Hands on:
CPR
Vital signs
Wound care
Properly fitting a bandage
Hands on, video, & classwork:
Seizures (video / classwork & hands on restraints)
Approaching & restraining an injured dog
Proper handling techniques for your safety (video / classwork & hands on)
Grooming relaxation and how it relates to health (video / classwork & hands on)
De-escalation of potential aggression (video / classwork & hands on vocal exercise)
Choking & dislodgement techniques (video / classwork & hands on)
Poisonous food, plants, & household goods (video / classwork & hands on)
Video & classwork:
What is and isn’t an emergency
Identification of body language
Common parasites & worms in WA
Fleas & ticks
Respiratory distress - throat swelling
Vomiting and diarrhea
IVDD spinal condition
Seasonal awareness
Hypothermia & frostbite
Hyperthermia, paw pad burns, sunburns, & heat stroke
Chemical and surface burns on the skin
Identifying skin conditions and allergies
Eat mites
Vaccine reactions
Why all of these vaccines!?!
How to vaccinate your own dog
Dementia awareness
Bloat
Emergency evacuation & sheltering in place
What should be in a 1st aid kit
How to respond to ingestion of poison or suspected ingestion
What is physical therapy & what are the options
How to talk with your veterinarian about if euthanasia is the right option or not
What to Bring:
A list of questions for the Q&A session at the end of each class
A way to take notes if you’d like
If you bring your quiet calm dog please bring them a comfy bed and if they need something to play with or chew on while they stay on their bed. We also have kennels available if you want to borrow one.
Join us to build a strong community of dog parents & professionals!
The fine print:
Quiet calm dogs welcome to join. If your dog is disruptive to the class we might offer you a kennel, ask you to place them in your car, or ask if someone can come pick them up. Class time is limited and disruptive dogs can hinder our ability to help the rest of the students.
If you do not pass you’re welcome to re-take the class or schedule a private class.
Dogs must have at least ONE clean fecal test within the last year, TWO bordetella, TWO distemper, and ONE rabies vaccine before joining class.
These classes are for people 21yrs+ only (it’s a state law, not ours). Please register in the client portal (see client portal button above) to reserve your spot in class.
Additional private sessions available upon request at $100/session. These can take place in your home or at one of the Pickles Playland locations.
Please refrain from recording our classes. The information in these classes is not widely distributed on social media and/or recorded because we have chosen not to. If you have questions or want to record a specific training technique for you and your dog we can schedule a private session to do so.
Cancelation policy: We only accept 15 people per class. Reservations are non-refundable for any reason. If you miss a class you can choose to schedule a private training session if you’d like, at the standard rate of $100 per private session.
