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Safer Home Exits for Dog Walkers: A Registration Discussion

Robert Berkelhammer, M.Ed.

Apr 26, 2019
2 min

Safer Home Exits for Dog Walkers: A Registration Discussion

The initial pet company registration discussion at the pet owner’s residence includes safer home exits for walking the dog(s). Unsafe exits may include a doorway that is too close to an outside stairway. This close proximity of an exit doorway to outside stairs can endanger the dog walkers balance if the dog(s) become out of control leaving the residence and the walker is multitasking as they shut the door(s). Some homes have a flight of outside stairs so close to the exit do

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Winter Tires for Pet Professionals: National Tire & Battery (NTB)

bobberkelhammer

Apr 23, 2019
2 min

Winter Tires for Pet Professionals: National Tire & Battery (NTB)

I have learned to rely on NTB, (National Tire and Battery) in Danvers, Massachusetts for effective winter tires as a pet professional during New England winters between 2007- 2019. My winter responsibilities as a pet professional have included transporting dogs to and from a dog behavior group, visiting cats and birds while their owners travel, pet sitting for dogs in their owners homes, and walking dogs in their neighborhood. Owning effective snow tires is really important f

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Quiet Hybrid/Electric Cars - Dog Walkers Must Use Periscope Eyes in Parking Lots

Robert Berkelhammer, M.Ed.

Jul 27, 2018
2 min

Quiet Hybrid/Electric Cars - Dog Walkers Must Use Periscope Eyes in Parking Lots

Are you a dog owner or pet professional walking dogs in suburban and urban areas through parking lots? The invention of quiet hybrid and electric vehicles has set up parking lot safety situations where dog walkers may not hear cars exiting parking spaces, or driving by. Many hybrids and electric vehicles are very quiet idling in neutral and when their transmission is in reverse or forward at low speeds. When the car driver and dog walker don't see or hear each other, danger c

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Dog Walker's Leash Shoulder Rotated Back for Strength, Coordination, Less Pain & Fatigue

bobberkelhammer

May 9, 2018
3 min

Dog Walker's Leash Shoulder Rotated Back for Strength, Coordination, Less Pain & Fatigue

(Rotating the Shoulder Back Using Muscles Named Infraspinatus, Teres Minor, Posterior Deltoid) Soft tissue pain and disability is one of the leading reasons people seek medical attention. Dog owners and professional dog walkers can learn better posture coordinating muscles from their feet to their heads. Posture coordination can maintain muscle-skeletal health by decreasing muscle group over use and under use. Overuse and under use of muscle groups may lead to fatigue, poor p

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Vertical Upright Bannister Support to Decrease Slip & Fall Accidents and Yoga Postures for Dog W

bobberkelhammer

Apr 11, 2018
2 min

Vertical Upright Bannister Support to Decrease Slip & Fall Accidents and Yoga Postures for Dog W

A banister is the structure on stairs formed by vertical uprights attached to a handrail. Most dog owners and professional dog walkers use the banister handrail for support on wet, snowy, or icy stairs. Dog walkers are safer using the banister vertical uprights in slippery rainy and winter conditions. Holding the vertical uprights rather than the railing affords a better grip with a pulling dog and slick footing. A grasping hand on a handrail can suffer grip slippage, easily

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Prong Collar Safety for Dog Walkers - Avoiding Entanglements

bobberkelhammer

Jan 20, 2018
1 min

Prong Collar Safety for Dog Walkers - Avoiding Entanglements

Dog walkers who are walking dogs fitted with prong collars can take safety precautions for their own protection to prevent entanglements. Prong collar entanglements for dog walkers may occur bending over to leash or unleash a dog, or offering a water bowl or dog toy outside on leash. The dog walker’s long hair or necklace can hang down and become entangled with the prong collar. This is a safety problem for both walker and the dog that can be pre-empted. Musculoskeletal injur

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Ladies - Store a Pair of Flat Shoes in Your Car for Safer Dog Walking

Robert Berkelhammer, M.Ed.

Sep 1, 2017
1 min

Ladies - Store a Pair of Flat Shoes in Your Car for Safer Dog Walking

Today's modern woman finds herself in and out of the home and workplace following complicated schedules. Her safety when walking the family dog is very important. Storing a pair of flat shoes in your car can prevent orthopedic injuries if your dog becomes out of control at a veterinary hospital, public park, or wherever today's modern woman finds herself. I recently visited a dog owner who was on crutches. Her dog had to go to the veterinarian unexpectedly and she came home f

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