It's a scenario we would all like to avoid, finding our pet unresponsive. But what do you do? Well just as you would with a human you start CPR. Pet expert Lisa Chelenza has more on we'll learn how to do pet CPR in this edition of Pet Pointers.

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Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation, or CPR, on a pet follows the same principals as human CPR. Ed Moser has been teaching Human and Animal CPR for decades. Who better to teach us the basic techniques?

"The first thing you do is check for responsiveness. Then you have got to be looking for any breathing, or difficulty breathing which would be the dog scratching at his snout, or coughing, or trying to bark and nothing comes out. If that is the case then you start mouth to snout, blowing into the snout forcefully getting air into the lungs. Once you have got ventilation then you check for a pulse. You check where the hind leg meets the abdominal area. You feel for a pulse there, and if there is none, you start compressions," said Moser.

While only four percent of dogs survive cardiac arrest, that number is expected to rise as more people learn the technique and are prepared if CPR is needed.

Learning this valuable skill can give you confidence, peace of mind and may even save a life.

We'd like to thank Rural Metro and WAVES Ambulance Service, as well as the Hogue family and their dog, Tucker, who was an excellent patient.