Tentative schedule
Thursday August 22, 2024 -
10:00-11:40
1. Attendance – (3 minutes)
2. Teacher background (3 minutes)
3. A word about Bauer Award (2 minutes)
4. Short power point presentation on Pet selection criteria (20 minutes)
– Take notes.
5. Team building activity: Pet selection criteria (15 minutes) and
discussion (25 minutes)
6. Course outline presentation (most important sections) (30 minutes)
7. My expectations (2 minutes)
CAC 1 – Lecture 1
Pet Selection
What to consider before becoming a pet owner?
A) Future owner
1) Personal tastes
2) Health & needs
3) Reasons for pet ownership
4) Finances
5) Availability
6) Previous pet ownership experience
7) Ability to deal with constraints
Client ressource
• https://dogtime.com/quiz/am-i-ready-for-a-dog
B) Animal considerations
1. Physiological needs
2. Conformation and temperament
3. Health care and prevention
4. Species, breed, sex and age (puppies vs adult)
C) Environment
• External environmental factors
• Adequate house for the species
• Presence of other animals
• Laws and regulations
D) Where to get your pet?
• Shelters, shelters, shelters!
• Cat overpopulation in Canada
• Impact: cats staying in shelters long term or succombing to
stress-related illnesses.
• 1000 dogs abandoned per year in Mtl.
• Breeders:
• Visit a reputable, ethical, registered with the Canadian Kennel Club
• Wants to meet the person that buys their puppies/kittens
Where to get your pet?
https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/pet-stores-sue-city-over-rule-forci
ng-them-to-get-dogs-cats-rabbits-from-shelters-1.4507252
• Pet stores?
• New Mtl City bylaw (July 1st 2019) that forces them to get their dogs cats and rabbits from
shelters
• PROS:
• It is said that many of the puppies that end up in pet stores comme from puppy mills
• The City is trying to address the number of animals in shelter
• Wants to improve Animal Welfare (in shelter we know that animals are taking care of).
• CONS: Yves Pépin, a lawyer representing 14 stores:
• « rarely shelter have puppies or dogs suitable for families with small children
• The bylaw could push people to buy their animals online, no guarentee on the Internet.
• Animals in Pet store has been seen by a vet. Petstore more reliable in assuring proper
care. (everything is clean, could see the animals, are all perfect, not living in a bad
conditions.
Responsible Pet Ownership
• AVMA: Responsible Pet Ownership
• https://www.avma.org/public/PetCare/Pages/responsible-pet-owners
hip.aspx
• AVMA Guidelines
• https://www.avma.org/KB/Policies/Pages/Guidelines-for-Responsible-
Pet-Ownership.aspx
Pet selection exercices (Team
building activity)
• 8 Pet selection choices:
• Birds, Rodents, Reptiles, Cats, Large dogs, Small dogs, Fish, Horse
• Make up 8 teams
• Answer questions provided (15 min)
• Then group discussion (25 min)
Course outline presentation (30
minutes)
• Refer to Course: available on Omnivox the
virtual classroom
• Questions?
What are my expectations? (2
minutes)
Be engaged, organized and prepared in your course or
discipline
• What does it mean?
• Be on time to lecture and laboratories
• Perform the reading assignments, pre-lab assignments and submit
on due date/time
• Stay focus in the lab with the materials you have to cover.
• Take written notes!
• Ask questions during the lectures and laboratories
• Do not hesitate to ask for help
