Male or Female Dog or Cat – Which is Better?

[private_pet industry business]Boy or Girl Dog? A Buyer’s Guide

Boy or Girl Cat – A Buyer’s Guide [/private_pet industry business]

With all the myths about boy vs girl dogs and cats as pets, this little guide can help you dispel the myths and drive things forward.

12 Health Reasons To Own A Pet

[private_pet industry business] 12 Health Reasons To Own A Pet [/private_pet industry business]

This is a lovely general handout to use for Fairs, Fetes, Expos, when you sell a puppy or kitten,  and any time you need to support pet ownership. With Dog & cat ownership dropping on a per capita basis, it’s time to support those who are supporting you.

Time to End Breed Specific Legislation (BSL)

[private_pet industry business]Time to End Breed Specific Legislation – Client Handout

Breed Specific Legislation Operational Plan [/private_pet industry business]

With innocent, healthy and behaviorally normal dogs being euthanased by law in Victoria becuase they “might look like a Put Bull” and other states thinking about it, it’s time to educate ALL Australians on the fact that laws don’t work and science can prove it.  while it’s NOT a client handout, we’ve also attached the Pets Australia members operational plan in relation to BSL just to keep them together.

This Business Does Not Support Puppy Farms

[private_pet industry business] THIS BUSINESS DOES NOT SUPPORT PUPPY FARMS – POSTER

This Business Does Not Support Puppy Farms – Client Handout [/private_pet industry business]

This pair of poster and client education sheet is designed to get past the populist and ill defined ‘puppy farm’ terminology used by activists and to get real and valuable information on the real issue.

This double sided handout provides 12 simple steps to dealing with the loss of a pet – your own or someone you love’s.

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Saying Goodbye To A Pet

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Common Pet Poisonings

An Excellent handout for the Easter and Christmas periods, this short update will provide your clients with a concise ‘what they need to know’ on foods and plants that can put their pet in hospital – or worse.

Feeding Your Dog & Cat

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Feeding Your Dog & Cat

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A good “Starter” handout for those with questions about feeding for both dogs & cats

Porky Puppies

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Porky Puppies Client Handout

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A great way to talk to your clients about dog obesity and still ‘be the good guy’

Corpulent Kitties

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Copulent Kitties Client Handout

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It’s not just dogs! A great handout for owners of overweight cats.

Having a Discussion with your Clients About Pet Obesity

NOT a client handout, but goes with the handouts above – it’s a discussion sheet on how to talk to a client about the touchy topic of their overweight pet [private_pet industry business]

How To Have A Pet Obesity Discussion with Clients

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1. Fleas! Nasty, Leaping Pests!

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• Fleas! Nasty, Leaping PESTS!

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They’re everywhere! Fleas have some odd habits which mean that most clients to NOT deal with them properly. Protect your business and your clients all at once by providing quality education.

Paralysis Ticks in Dogs, Cats, Birds & Reptiles

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• Paralysis Ticks in Dogs, Cats, Birds and Reptiles

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These nasty little critters can affect dogs, cats and sometimes birds, pocket pets and reptiles too! Use these client handouts to help your clients learn about these nasties in easy-to-read, small “bites” of information that will make your business look professional as well. LOGON NOW and click on the BLUE heading below for a printer friendly version.

2. Parvovirus – The Tiny, Travelling Killer!

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• Parvovirus – The Tiny, Travelling Killer!

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This totally evil virus is on the comeback, and just one dog breaking with ‘parvo’ in your business can result in months of anguish, cleaning and disinfecting, and worries about new cases. Keep your clients wanting to vaccinate for parvo with this handout.

3. Rabbits & Coccidiosis – Critical Information For Owners And Pet Shops

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• Rabbits & Coccidiosis – critical information for owners and pet shops

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Coccidiosis is a common and deadly disease in rabbits. Give your clients the “heads up” with this concise and informative handout

4. Rat Bite Fever – A Must For Rat & Mouse Owners!

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• Rat bite fever – a must for rat and mouse owners!

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Show your clients you care for them as well as their pets with this useful handout

 The Puppy Package – a package of easy to read information that you can give to clients with new puppies to help them understand what it means to be a good dog owner. 

1. Understanding Dog Vaccination

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•  Puppy Pack – Understanding Dog Vaccination

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With all the fuss in the media, vaccination rates are falling and distemper and parvovirus are re-emerging. Educate your clients with all the cute pictures and simple language.

2. Understanding Canine Cough

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• Puppy Pack – Understanding Canine Cough

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Canine Cough is the most common disease of dogs – and it’s associated with any place that dogs get together – not just boarding kennels. Help your clients understand!

3. Understanding Dog Worms And Worming

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• Puppy Pack – Understanding Dog Worms & Worming

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Lots of gory pictures of dog worms should help remind puppy owners in particular of the importance of worming!

4. Understanding Dog Grooming

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• Puppy Kit – Understanding Dog Grooming

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The one time when a client will really listen is when they have a new puppy. Use this friendly client handout to give them a great start to a future of good coat care.

5.  Ten Great Reasons to Give Your Pet The Gift of Desexing

Take a new fresh look at desexing with a focus on the health of the pet, not just on the “too many puppies” community. A new spin on an old story to keep your clients interested. For those who need a little reassurance about desexing, to the “conscientious objector” and the uneducated, these 10 great reasons to desex your dog will take the argument about “personal choice” to a whole new health level and provide new perspectives to even seasoned dog owners.

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Ten Great Reasons To Give The Gift Of Desexing

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1. Socialising Your Kitten

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• SOCIALISING YOUR KITTEN – getting a truly great family pet.

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2. Understanding Cat Vaccination

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• Kitty Pack – Understanding Cat Vaccination

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With current vaccination rates dropping, and constant disease challenge from unowned and semi-owned cats, it’s critical that kitten owners know and understand the importance of vacciation, and how it works.

3. Care For Your Cat’s Coat

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• Care For Your Cat’s Coat

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Ragdolls, Maine Coons, Persians and all long and medium haired cats – most owners don’t understand that cat’s only groom the topcoat, with problems of matting, felting and hairballs. This handy handout will solve these issues!

4. Cats and Pregnancy – Toxoplasma, Jealousy, and Suffocation!

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•  Cats and Pregnancy – Toxoplasma, Jealousy, and Suffocation!  

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 The second most common cause of surrender, fears about cats and pregnancy or issues when the baby is born are the commonest concerns of new parents. Use this handout to reassure owners, particularly about Toxoplasma. It can even be given to doctors to discuss the issue!

1. Grooming Policies – Minimum Industry Standards

[private_pet industry business] Recommended Minimum Industry Standards  – Grooming Policies [/private_pet industry business]

Solve your frustration over client behaviour with this handy set of industry policies that make you the good guy and gets the message clearly through to clients.

2. Colouring and Creative Grooming For Pets – Artistry, Cruelty or Fun?

[private_pet industry business]  Colouring And Creative Grooming For Pets -Artistry, Cruelty or Fun? [/private_pet industry business]

Scotch those ill-informed activists who shout that creative grooming is ‘cruel’ with this well informed and brighly coloured handout!

3. Overwintering Your Dog’s Coat – Getting Through Winter Without Spring Drama!

[private_pet industry business] Getting That Coat Through Winter Without Spring Drama! [/private_pet industry business]

Every spring groomers scream in frustration about dogs with totally matted coats – coats left too long over winter months. Maintaining your relationship with a client is important, even if you want to scream at them! Use this handout and let the words to the talking. Hand it to your clients in AUTUMN to set them up for winter .

4. Ear Plucking in Dogs – The Science Speaks!

[private_pet industry business] Ear Plucking in Dogs [/private_pet industry business]

A short education handout on the science behind healthy ears, what we now know about ear plucking and when not to do it. A really good one for when you are trying to remain ‘the good guy’ but still educate your clients!

5. Matted Coat Warning!

A one page handout to tell your clients WHAT a matted coat is, WHY it is a problem and WHY you will be charging them extra today! Let us be the bad guys, and get your clients educated without them feeling ‘set upon’ by their groomer!

[private_pet industry business] Matted Coat Warning! [/private_pet industry business]

6. Fun With Anal Glands!

 A short handout for clients that still want to ignore nutrition and have pet businesses express anal glands instead! All the current science…

[private_pet industry business]  Fun With Anal Glands [/private_pet industry business]

The Hydatid Tapeworm Echinococcus granulosis (NOT the regular tapeworm Dipylidium caninum) are a relatively rare but really important parasite of dogs and sometimes cats – because if your dog or cat gets infected, you might die.

There was a long time when hydatids were thought to be eradicated on the Australian mainland, but it appears they are making something of a comeback with significant loss of production of cattle reported due to hydatid disease. CLICK HERE TO SEE AVA PRESS RELEASE ON HYDATID DISEASE

Humans, sheep, cattle, pigs and native wildlife become infected when they are in contact with dog faeces (including on the dog’s coat when they roll). The lifecycle means that humans are a “dead end” host, but they may also become a dead host if they get hydatid cysts growing inside them!

(thanks to DPI Tas for the picture!)

Hydatid cysts can be fatal and treatment in humans is extremely difficult.

The pictures show fatal hydatid cysts in a human liver, lung, and brain

It used to be that hydatids were only a ‘rural’ disease, but with the rise of ‘organic’ and home cooked dog food, even areas close to cities can be affected.

AVOID THE POTENTIAL FOR HYDATID DISEASE IN DOGS AND HUMANS BY:

1. NEVER feed meat of offal from sheep, cattle, pigs or kangaroos unless it has been killed in a registered abattoir and inspected by the Australian Meat Inspection Service. Unlike some other countries, infected meat or offal is not fed to animals in Australia.
2. If you are “home cooking” meals for your dog, know where your meat and offal is coming from!
3. Don’t allow your dog to “run wild” with other wild dogs or sheep/cattle. Keep your pets under control.
4. REGULAR WORMERS DO NOT WORK ON HYDATIDS! If you are concerned that your dog may be at risk, worm with Drontal or Milbemax at the recommended dose.
5. Keep your cats indoors, cats that hunt and feed on livestock or native animal offal may be at risk.
6. Wash your hands after handling pets. Always.
7. Wear gloves when emptying litter trays – (that’s good policy anyway!)

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