This training is to teach participants how to be prepared for emergencies that involve a dog or cat. The Dog & Cat First Aid training will combine videos, lectures, interactive discussion, and hands-on practice. By the end of the training, participants will be able to do or understand the following: what goes into a pet first aid kit; what are the normal physical conditions, behaviors, and habits of your pet; identify a normal heart rate, breathing rate, and temperature; how to safely approach an ill or injured dog or cat; how to caputre and restrain a cat and muzzle a dog; how to perform bandaging for soft tissue injuries; care for fractures including head and neck injuries; how to care for an animal with heat/cold related emergencies; check for breathing and cardiac emergencies; understand how to give rescue breathing and perform CPR for a dog or cat.