Heaven Scent Pampered Pets - Professional Pet Sitting & Pet Care in San Diego

Heaven Scent School

Classes, In-home Instruction and Seminars

Free Presentation for your Classroom or Group

Invite Dawn and Kona, Canine Ambassadors, to make a presentation to your classroom or group today! Canine Ambassadors are AKC-affiliated club members who make classroom presentations to children about responsible dog ownership, canine safety and a wealth of other topics. As a member of San Diego Labrador Retriever Club, Dawn is able to make presentations with her AKC-registered purebred Lab, Kona. Dawn will work with teachers or youth group leaders to tailor presentations to best meet the needs of the group. Presentations are made in classrooms, auditoriums or gymnasiums. (No Fee)

Common topics include:

• Safety around dogs: How to approach and greet a dog
• The different AKC breeds and what jobs they were bred to accomplish
• Basic care tips
• The importance of service, therapy and police dogs in the community
• The importance of basic obedience training
• Demonstrations of agility and/ or a conformation show
• Presentations by Ambassadors often include a hands-on period that allows the children to properly meet and pet a dog.

Before You Bring Your Fur Baby Home

What equipment you’ll need; choosing a food; how to and how much exercise; toys galore; keeping your home and pet safe; general pet first aid; housetraining; crates and bedding; plus much more will be covered in this practical class. Adopting an Older Rescue or Shelter Pet: What to expect; how to prepare; introducing other pets; territorial issues; breed needs; dealing with the pet’s past problems; acclimating; routines; etc.

Avoiding New Pet Mishaps & Mistakes

Most common mishaps and mistakes that new pet owners make and how you can avoid them; housetraining; obedience training; understanding your pets’ physiology; Breed Selection - Find the breed that is right for you! What your pup was bred for or what your cats breed characteristics are will make a huge difference in the life of your pet and you. Before you buy that cute pup or kitten from the pet shop, let me help you to determine if that breed will work well with your time, home environment, budget, children, etc.

New Puppy - Now What?

This class is for those first time pet owners who fell for that adorable puppy and now need some pointers on living with a new fur baby. Exercise, health, socialization, manners and obedience training, housetraining and much more to help you and your new addition live in harmony.

Pet Proofing Your Home

A new pet doesn’t have to mean a home that gets destroyed. How to prepare for and keep your new charge from tearing your house apart or to shreds.

How To Read Your Cat’s/Dog’s Body Language

You may think your cat or dog isn’t talking to you but they are so find out how they communicate, how to read and respond to them.

Disaster Preparedness for Pet Owners

We all saw the devastation that Hurricane Katrina wreaked on not only the people but their pets. In California, we know that Earthquakes don’t come with advanced warnings and wildfires do happen, so what would you do if you were at work and the big one hit or you were forced to evacuate? Are you prepared for a natural disaster ? If you are like most pet owners, you aren’t. We’ll cover what arrangements you need to make prior to a disaster and how to be best prepared so your pet doesn’t have to suffer.

10 Common Problem Dog Behaviors and How to Fix Them

Housetraining, resource guarding, digging, barking, chewing, prey drive, jumping up, biting, socializing, etc. Dogs will be dogs so we need have realistic expectations of them, prepare for these issues before they become a problem and provide alternatives for these natural dog habits and behaviors.

Pets & Kids: What You Need To Know

Dogs are pack animals and children are typically considered as another puppy to your dog. You need to know how to prevent your dog from any mouthing or aggressive behavior as they grow up in your pack.