Social Media Update

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS Once you identify the hazards in your home; clean them up or put them away. If you cannot remove a hazard/s create a barrier. e.g., A baby gate for the stairs; or a grate for the fire place.

• Supervise when around hazards.

• Never leave chemicals around – place in cupboard, not on floo.r

• Create a play pen that you can keep puppy in when you are out of the room or away from the home and at bed time.

• Learn dog first aid. If your dog is seriously injured, you must stabilise your puppy to give them the best chance of survival as you transport to the Vet.

• Put away anything you don’t want chewed!! Don’t assume your dog won’t want to eat your smelly shoes or laces; the smellier the better!

• Slowly introduce your puppy to adult dogs.

• Place rugs on tiled or boarded floors. Use non-slip contact between rug and flooring to ensure rug does not slide and dog has traction.

• Barrier, Barrier, Barrier – especially electrical cables, stairs and swimming pools.

• Pick up and put down puppy from beds, lounges, stairs until older.

• Learn about the Breed of your puppy – their general behaviour, temperament and propensity to be adventurous.

• Vaccinate your puppy as per Veterinarian requirements and follow restrictions until Vet clears them for the outside world.

• Enrol your puppy into puppy school as soon as you can!

Reference: Fursafe Emergency Dog First Aid Guide

Dogs can die within 4 minutes if emergency first aid is not given immediately. ARE YOU PREPARED?

The Fursafe Emergency Dog First Aid Guide can be purchased for only $29.95 by phoning the Dogs Queensland office on 3252 2661 or email barbara@dogsqueensland.org.au.

We have had further growth in our social media footprint.

This is important as our social media platforms are not just about communications amongst our membership but they also grow our brand in the broader public dog community.

Our social media platforms will, in time, help us grow our membership and the influence we can have in debates about issues and regulation that bear on our activities.

For too long we have hidden our light, knowledge and love of dogs under a bushel.

Here are the key details of our social media performance in the month till 14 July 2021.

Again, we had great results with our Dog Sports/ Show posts!

In the past month it’s been more about increasing followers than posting and accordingly we have hit 906 followers and aiming for over 1000 in the next week or so.

Again it was the Dog sport picture that gained most attention.

Facebook top three:

1. Yuggera “Canine Club pictorial (18 June 2021) 2. Continental Herding Club (11 July 2021) 3. State Obedience trials pics shared with approval from Rapid Dog photography (2 July 2021)

The following is a summary of our increasing great results:

Performance Summary for Facebook and Instagram combined.

Impressions = 59,104 – 78.2% increase Engagements = 4,778 – 100.3% increase Post Link Clicks = 661 – 6% increase

All our members can help grow our brand so get engaged, spread the word and always remember to LIKE!

– David Margan