Muttville is excited to announce the continuation of our training seminar series, led by our volunteer staff of trainers in the Bay Area. Each month, we’ll hold a seminar focusing on a relevant topic for dog owners, adopters and fosters. Back by popular demand this month’s topic is Special Needs and Fospice Dog.
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Topic summary:
Adopting and fostering Muttville dogs often means taking on a unique set of responsibilities. Blind, deaf and physically disabled dogs may interact with their guardians and their environment differently from able-bodied dogs but, with a little extra consideration, they can still lead rich, satisfying lives. The same is true for caring for fospice dogs, a challenge that extends to the emotional health of the fospice guardian. This seminar will provide guidance to adopters, foster families and volunteers that want to understand and support special needs dogs to the best of their ability. We will also discuss how to protect yourself when taking on a fospice dog and how to help a fospice dog through its final days.About the Seminar Instructor
Shoshi Parks, Ph.D., is a positive-reinforcement dog trainer and the owner of Modern Hound, a San Francisco-based company dedicated to providing convenient training solutions for a happy dog and a relaxed home. In addition to advanced degrees in the social sciences from Boston University, Shoshi has received certificates and training from the Marin Humane Society and the San Francisco SPCA. Shoshi continues to volunteer as a dog trainer for the SF SPCA and helped them to develop and establish a volunteer dog-matchmaking program in 2011 and has worked with Muttville Senior Dog Rescue since 2009, first as a foster parent and now as a volunteer dog trainer. Shoshi lives in NOPA with her animal loves Osito and Phoebe.
