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Thom Somes
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| Thom Somes |
Thom “The Pet Safety Guy” is an accomplished speaker, presenter, instructor and author of the PetSaver Program and Knowing Your Pet’s Health. He also is the founder of Pet Tech.
Thom’s career in the human medical field began when he trained with the Michigan State Police over 30 years ago. He then became an EMT and worked for several ambulance services to pay for college. In the early 90’s, he started teaching human first aid for a nearby hospital in San Diego, and quickly became a Regional Faculty Member for the American Heart Association. During this same time he studied Neuro-Linguistic Programming and became a NLP Master Trainer.
His passion and love for pets guided him to the pet industry, and over the last 11 years he has devoted his time and talents to help all of our four-legged, furry companions. To increase his knowledge in the pet medical field, he went back to school. Thom’s education and training has helped him to forge a link in the chain of care from pet owner to Veterinarian that serves to create increased survivability for pets. To date, Thom has taught thousands of pet owners and Pet Care Professionals the life saving skills of pet CPR and first aid.
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