Tuesday, 9 April 2013

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To gain handling and behaviour experience the students run a dog day care centre at the Canberra Institute of Technology where they look after clients dogs. They are expected to complete health checks, groom the dogs, socialise and train the dogs








Some of the Veterinary nursing students taking the dogs attending dog day care on their morning walk.








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  1. Lena11 April 2013 at 10:20

    Hi what kind of dogs are most common in Australia?
    Are there many breeds from Australia?

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    1. Anonymous18 April 2013 at 02:09

      HI Lena, The most common dog I think is the Labrador but people have many different breeds- large and small

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    2. Lena21 April 2013 at 15:24

      Hi Jackie
      Our groom has an australian kelpi and he is going to work with the horses...we hope that! One of the teacher at Dille has an australian shephard and that dog is very nice but I do not think that he will be "a working dog" but a lovely family dog!!!!

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  2. Unknown12 April 2013 at 09:35

    Hi!
    Do you run this as a commercial service where the clients pay for the services. Are the students trained in running a buisness? Or is the aim mainly to produce good employes?

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    1. Anonymous18 April 2013 at 02:12

      Hi Gudni, Yes we have just started to make this a commercial service but only to our staff. It is at a very reduced price , mostly to cover running costs of equipment- shampoos, grooming equipment etc.
      The main reason is to provide the students with dog handling experience and client interaction. Good employees that are confident and competent handling animals

      Jackie

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  3. Unknown16 April 2013 at 21:11

    Hi Jackie

    I think that your Dog Day care concept is a good one. Can you tell us more about how you have set it up and the benefits that it has for the students?

    Susanne

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  4. Anonymous18 April 2013 at 02:21

    Hi Susanne, We have set up a semi-commercial dog day care that runs two days a week. Each day consists of 4 students and 1 supervisor looking after 15- 18 dogs. Tasks that the students do is: obedience training, physical health examinations, provide grooming services, socialise the dogs, discuss health issues with the owner and educate the owners in good dog management. The students learn by experience. They gain confidence in handling many types of dogs- fearful dogs, dominant dogs, large, small, old , young, etc. As they perform more than 40 health checks they become very good at identifying health issues in the dogs that the owners often miss. They are also required to communicate this to the owner in a very diplomatic manner. They also just enjoy the experience of spending the whole day outside playing with dogs. What they don't enjoy so much is the hygiene part- cleaning up after the dogs The students are required to complete 6 full days in the Dog day care centre.

    Jackie

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