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Who we are

If you ask most pet owners, they would say their pets are their babies. We believe our pets deserve the highest quality of care and love that humans can offer. Education & knowledge helps owners and pet professionals understand their pets. Pet first aid training can give you peace of mind that'll you will be able to recognize and help your pet should they experience a medical emergency. This training makes you a proactive partner in your pets healthcare and lifelong wellbeing.

Ready Pet Education believes that all pet owners and professionals should have a basic understanding of pet health emergencies. Our courses are designed to take you off the page and into the real world. Our content goes beyond just describing how to treat a condition & includes includes information such as:

1) what the condition is & why it happens

2) how to identify when an emergency is happening & when you can wait and observe

2) how to prevent each condition if possible

3) what to do when something happens

4) what to expect when arriving at the vet for treatment & recovery

We started teaching in 2018 after seeing the need for pet health education in the pet services industry. Teaming up with veterinarians, we developed real-world lessons that you can put into action today to help protect your fur babies (and clients).

Hello! Meet the teaM!


  • Founder

    Maddie's career began working as a veterinary technician at general practice and emergency vet clinics. After eight years in veterinary medicine she became an NREMT-A/firefighter, and K9 handler for FEMA's USAR teams. She began teaching pet first aid in 2018 & has worked numerous pet-industry jobs such as daycare technician, bather, walker/hiker, pet sitter and more. She also has several years of pet services business management & government emergency management experience.

    She has a Bachelors Degree in Emergency Management & her certifications include: PACCC CPACO, VECC BLS & ALS CPR, VTG T3C, FEMA IS-10a and many more.

    About these certifications & memberships:

    VECCS CPR - https://veccs.org/recover-cpr

    VTG - https://www.vettacgroup.com

    PACCC - https://paccert.org

    FEMA IS Courses - https://training.fema.gov/is


  • Veterinarian

    Dr. Laura McLain grew up in the Midwest and attended the University of Wisconsin—Madison, where she received a BS in Zoology in 1993 and a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine in 1997. She is particularly interested in the medical, surgical, and dental issues of working K9’s, and is a certified Working Dog Practitioner through the Penn Vet Working Dog Center at the University of Pennsylvania. She was the team veterinarian for FEMA Urban Search and Rescue—Utah Task Force 1 for eight years, and provides care for search and rescue, police, and avalanche K9’s. 

TESTIMONIALS

  • Our facility had a dog go into cardiac arrest during playgroup - using knowledge they gained during their first aid course, MY STAFF were able to jump into action and perform cpr. I am happy to report that the dog regained circulation before reaching the vet & made a full recovery!

    -UDH 2021

  • WHEN MY DOG CHOKED ON HER FOOD, I KNEW EXACTLY HOW TO ASSIST HER. WHILE THE MOMENT WAS SCARY, IT FELT NICE TO KNOW I COULD DO SOMETHING TO HELP AND SHE IS FINE NOW!

    -ASL 2022

  • HAVING OUR STAFF TRAINED IN PET FIRST AID & CPR GIVES OUR CLIENTS (AND MYSELF) SUCH PEACE OF MIND. WE LUCKILY HAVE ONLY HAD MINOR ISSUES. THE TRAINING IS WELL WORTH THE INVESTMENT & ID RECOMMEND IT FOR EVERY PET SERVICES BUSINESS!

    -SDP 2024

FAQs

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  • Our pet first aid courses are designed to educate pet owners and pet pros & make them feel confident acting in case of various medical emergencies. Our information covers adult cats and dogs.

    Each topic is discussed in steps:

    1. defining the medical emergency

    2. how to recognize it

    3. how to prevent it (if possible)

    4. how to treat it

    5. what to expect at the vet. Check out each courses syllabus on their respective pages. 

    Each course page has a syllabus that you can view to learn which topics it will cover.

    Our courses do not cover every possible medical condition. Students should triage their pets based on information provided, their best judgment and common sense and understand that disease physiology is complex. A veterinarian is the ultimate source of information for pet health.  Students have 90 days of access to their course and may go back as many times as they like within that window to review. We do not offer refunds once a course has been accessed.

  • Our courses cover adult dogs and cats. At this time, we do not offer information about other species or age groups.

  • Our Pet Professionals course has some additional topics that are not relevant to pet owners such as sanitation for large groups of animals, communicating with owners, and managing stress in pet services settings.

  • Pet owners will receive a certificate of completion. Each level of Pet Professional course require a passing grade of 80% or more to receive certificate. All certificates are good for two years at which point we recommend re-taking the course to stay up-to-date on information and skills.

  • CE credit is available only our Pet Professionals Level 1-3 bundle. We offer CE credits for PACCC, CCPDT, NADOI & PPAB. Other programs may be pending. 

    Please send us an email to request these credits or inquire about other groups.

    Have a request for another source? Let us know and we can apply!

  • Absolutely! If you don’t see a class near you, just send us an email - we love going to new places! 

  • Please contact your veterinarian.

Contact us

info@readypeteducation.com