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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?