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Being the Best for Your PetHandling Skills for All Pet Owners

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• Grab two sticky notes

• On one write things you know your animal enjoys

• On another write things you know your animal doesn’t enjoy

• Introduce yourself to at least one new person and compare notes

• Place your sticky notes on the wall

Let’s get started…

Welcome!

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Introductions

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Improving human health and well-being

through the human-animal bond

Our Mission

Who is Pet Partners?

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• What is the Human-Animal Bond?

• Building a better relationship with your animal through PETS™

• How to be your animal’s advocate with YAYABA™

Our Agenda

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A mutually beneficial relationship

between people and animals

that is influenced by behaviors that are essential

to the health and well-being of both.

What is the Human-Animal Bond?

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Be a better pet parent

PETS™ Greater Communication

YAYABA™ Greater Trust

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What methods do you use to communicate with your animal?

How does your animal communicate with you?

DISCUSSION

How do you communicate with your animal?

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Presence

Eye contact

Touch

Speech

PETS™

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Imagine…

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Tim and Daisy, the sheltie

Absent PETS™

Case Study

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Susan and Tito on campus

Successful PETS™

Case Study

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We’ll review our notes from the start of class.

Ask yourself…

• What does my animal think?

• If they could speak, what would they say?

• Since they can’t speak, how do I know what they would say?

ACTIVITY

What would your pet say?

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You

Are

Your

Animal’s

Best

Advocate

Your most important job

YAYABA™

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Make It Better

or

Make It Shorter

What does YAYABA™ look like?

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YAYABA™ and Therapy Work

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Carol and Noodle, the golden retriever

Absent YAYABA™

Case Study

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Simon and Cleo, the cat

Successful YAYABA™

Case Study

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What’s the difference?

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• Anticipate your animal’s response

• Direct how other interact with your animal

• End activities as needed

Proactive Handling

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• PETS™

• YAYABA™

• Proactive Handling

• Confident and Natural Interactions

• Knowledge of Your Animal’s Body Language

What you’ll be scored on

Handler Expectations

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Questions?