We have recently added 2 more Celbridge dates for CFR course. If you are interested in organizing a course in your area please contact us. We are happy to travel anywhere to run the course pending sufficient numbers.
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Edenderry has never seen the likes of it !! Historic day in a historic building . Course attendee's came from as far as Kerry,Galway & Dublin .The Old National school has stood there since 1835 and has become the latest venue for our CFR course. 16 new responders headed home after a day jam packed learning their new skills. We really enjoyed hosting the day and everyone seemed to enjoy being there.
Well done to all !! - click here to see pics Well done to all our course participants’ yesterday. Folks had travelled from as far as Waterford & Shannon. We had a very busy day all round. Karina & myself hope you all found it as rewarding & enjoyable as we did. Any poor canine mannequin that happened to be in the vicinity of one particular working group got bandaged whether there were any injuries or not. It is great fun to see imaginations take hold as people explore their new found skills.
Not content to work through the staged scenario one group had poor Petunia the poodle with a long list of injuries after chasing a ball which became lodged in her throat at which point she fell through a door leaving her with glass protruding from a laceration on her shoulder .Then it seemed the ball that had been choking her until removed using the abdominal thrusts managed to impale it self on her tail….I’m glad we only had tea and coffee on offer- goodness knows the scenarios’ that would have been compiled had fizzy drinks been available ??? Poor Petunia may need theraphy to recover from her ordeal ! A big thank you goes to Michelle who arrived for the course with 2 giant pavalova's ! We didn't even leave crumbs to tempt the weight watchers meeting there the following morning. I was sorry not to have remembered to take a picture of you all with your certificates but well done to you all. Hopefully you will never be faced with a situation that requires you to use the knowledge you have gained . But if a situation does present itself hopefully your training can kick in and you will be able to come to the aid of a canine in trouble. Time is marching on .Lungs have been inserted, maps have been added to our website,biscuits purchased, noses been polished and we are ready for the off !
Well we are making final preparations for our First Course on monday. The list of things to check & pack seems endless. Looking forward to meeting all our particpants , some we know, some we don't know yet. Hope you all have a great & fun day.
Lovely to meet so many interested people at the Tullamore show today. Karina & myself decided to take a stand to help spread the word about our newly available CFR courses. People seemed to have travelled from all over the country. As always members of the public always manage to put our brains into overtime mode.
My top memorable comments from the day were some one wondering if my 2 poodles, which had accompanied us for the day, were toys or robots? A little girl became very upset upon seeing the fake wound with protruding glass stuck on “petunia the poodle" mannequin’s leg. My non-existing parenting skills came to the fore and shortly there after we had a smile back on her face- phew! One little toddler marched straight into the back area of the stall were my dogs were snuggled down and promptly sat in the bed with them happy as a boy in poodles! Much amusement & camera grabbing followed until his parents finally persuaded him it was time to go! Canine 1st Aid crèche services! On another note a lovely lady marched up to me {buddy off on coffee run} and announced “Water please “ … I was abit bemused but it transpired she had thought we were Canine First Aid station for the dogs attending the events on the day. Her lovely collie had been competing in working trails had wanted a drink so I duly offered my dogs bowl. Another funny incidence that repeated twice during the day was a child picking up nurse scooby {see pic below} and running off down the lines of stalls ! thankfully both mum's managed to aprehend the thief & Scooby was returned. Well our website is coming together now- usual little gremlins needing attention but all systems go.
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