TAKE YOUR DOG TO WORK DAY

Wednesday 17 September 2008

Follow The Blue Cross petiquette
with our video clips and petcast!

A dog being trained

We are encouraging people to teach their dogs what we call The Blue Cross 'petiquette' – some simple steps to ensure good behaviour from your dog.

Listen to the petcast

 

 

 

Download the video clips 

Training your dog leaflet cover

You can now view the following clips* which demonstrate key Blue Cross petiquette behaviour commands.

These tips are taken from the Training Your Dog leaflet found on the Blue Cross free pet care information site: All About Pets


(*Please note: these clips are around 4mb each in size. If you are having difficulty viewing them, follow the instructions at the foot of this page.)

 

Petiquette-recall

Recall

 

Teach your dog to come when called

 

Petiquette-sit-and-stay

"Sit and stay"

 

Teach your dog to sit and stay

Petiquette-loose-lead

Walking on a loose lead

 

How to encourage your dog to walk sensibly on a loose lead

Petiquette-lie-down

"Down"

 

How to effectively teach your dog to lie down

Petiquette-leave  

"Leave", or "off"

 

Training your dog to leave something

Petiquette-settling-at-work

 

Settling in at work

 

Tips for helping your dog to settle into your workplace

Please note that these files are around 4mb each in size. If you are unable to view them for any reason, please do the following:

Windows users:
Right click your mouse on either of the links below and select 'save target as' or 'save link as' then save the file to your the hard drive of your PC. Once downloaded, double-click on the file to play it.
Macintosh users:
Click on either the link below and select 'save target as' or 'save link as' then save the file to the hard drive of your Mac. Once downloaded, double-click on the file to play it.  

Sally

This event has helped...

Sally

Sally, a ten-month-old border collie, arrived at our Burford adoption centre in a sorry state. She had been hit by a tractor but thankfully made a full recovery and is now enjoying life in a new home.

 

 

 

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For more information on pet care, visit www.allaboutpets.org.uk.

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