Animal Rescue Training for First Responders

The course offers skills to:

• Understand basic companion animal communication
• Safely diffuse potentially hazardous situations involving dogs
• Understand animal handling for cats and dogs
• Recognize when ASAR teams need to be contacted

Training components include:

• Human-animal bond
• When to call ASAR
• Canine aggression
• Overview of canine communication
• Animal approach and handling techniques
• Human body language
• Cat behavior
• Overview of handling other types of pets