Activities

For vets and vet nurses

Promote pet behaviour awareness in your practice during Polite Pets Month with activities designed to suit your clients.

You can order a free practice pack from Foundation Sponsor Ceva Animal Health containing a cardboard display stand, brochures on behaviour issues for dogs, and samples of Adaptil® and Feliway® to give away to your clients.

AVBIG has produced some handy client information sheets in plain English that you can download and hand out to your practice visitors:

• Managing anxiety and phobias in dogs
• Ten top tips for training dogs
• Preventing dog bites
• Creating a courteous cat
• Teach your bird to be on its best behaviour
• The truth about cats and dogs

A free webinar was held on 16 February to help vets prepare for March's celebrations. Delivered courtesy of Foundation Sponsor Royal Canin, a recording of the webinar is available to download on the Royal Canin website. To listen to the recording you will need to log in to the Royal Canin website. If you are not an existing member you can register to become one.

Listen to the webinar

A second webinar was held on 20 February, specifically for vet nurses, it covered all the information they need to answer the commonly-asked behavioural questions about dogs and cats. A recording of this webinar available to download on the Royal Canin website.

To listen to the recording you will need to log in to the Royal Canin website. If you are not an existing member you can register to become one.

Listen to the webinar

Communicate with your local community and let them know about all of the creative ways your practice will be promoting Polite Pets Month.

Download the Polite Pets Month media release template, fill in your details and send it to the local media in your area.

For pet owners

Check into your favourite veterinary practice to find out all you need to know about how your pet behaves. This is especially important if your pet is having behaviour problems - you'll get the best results if you seek treatment early!

You can also check out our resources page for a range of useful information about pet behaviour. From what kids need to know about staying safe around dogs, to the basics on bird behaviour, it's all here for you to read and download for later.

For dog trainers, councils and animal welfare organisations

Dog trainers, shelters, pounds and local councils are also welcome to participate in Polite Pets Month.

Just organise an event or communication campaign to raise awareness about the importance of pet socialisation and reward-based training, and you can use the Polite Pets Month umbrella to promote your event.

By organising a Polite Pets Month activity, you're supporting a nationwide campaign to make life better for both pets and their owners!