by | Oct 1, 2009 | Uncategorized
Tiny De Keuster and Ray Butcher were invited to have a stand at the exhibition during this conference. It was important to meet professionals involved in accident prevention in general. Most delegates had not considered dog bites as an accident in the home – hopefully...
by | Sep 21, 2009 | Uncategorized
Scargill school, within the London Borough of Havering, has become a new partner to take on the Blue Dog project. Deputy Head teacher Judy Munford is the leader but there is enthusiasm throughout the staff. Ray Butcher of the Wylie Veterinary Centre came in to...
by | Aug 2, 2009 | Uncategorized
The Blue Dog Trust are pleased to announce that it has provided funds for some research to be carried out on the efficacy of the Blue Dog programme. This is to be undertaken jointly by David Schwebel of the University of Alabama at Birmingham and Barbara Morrongiello...
by | Aug 2, 2009 | Uncategorized
Ray Butcher organised a day’s seminar during the recent 2009 WSAVA Congress in Sao Paulo, Brazil The theme was considerations related to dog population control, especially where these impact on human public health. This was in tune with the “one medicine” philosophy...
by | Jul 20, 2009 | Uncategorized
The Blue Dog features at the open day of the Veterinary Centre Binnenhof, Beerse, Belgium. The children had a lot of fun and some of the ideas may well be useful for the Teachers’ Toolbox. The face masks seemed especially popular. Belgian Vet...
by | Jun 28, 2009 | Uncategorized
The team involved with promoting the Blue Dog in Belgium found that the work load was too much for so few people. The solution was to coach others with the skills to give presentations and the resources to do so. So the “Train the Trainers” programme was...