Forwarded message - for info, please visit http://www.dog-safety.net/
Good website to bookmark - Kids' Safety Around Pets
Here's a good site to refer to for kids' safety around pets -- set up
by one of our great Akita people who has spent 12 yrs going to schools,
etc to do public education:
http://www.dog-safety.net/
Hope you all can put it to good use!
Kathy D-Akita Rescue
kdewees@hotmail.com
Dog-Safety.Net is your resource for dog bite prevention information.
This site will continually grow and offer tips, tricks, links & photos. All
of this is done with the goal of encouraging you to take an active role
in dog bite prevention. Some of the advice comes from us (Ron & Jen Fone)
and our 12 years experience teaching dog bite prevention, using the
AKC Canine Ambassador program & countless other resources to build
our program.
See AKC's Sept 2003 Public Education Newsletter for our Community
Achievement Award for presenting Dog Bite Prevention training to all
ages (PDF file).
No one is ever too young to learn something about dog safety. A year
old child can be taught to properly pet a dog. 2 & 3 year olds easily learn
to ask if they can pet a dog & learn the proper way to do so. 4 years
old & up can learn the basics:
NEVER pet a stray dog.
ALWAYS ask if you can pet someone else's dog.
NEVER pet a dog who is eating.
NEVER run from a dog.
There are many more Do's & Dont's which you will find throughout this
site that can be taught to elementary school aged children. Don't fret.
There will be information to be shared with older children, but you will
have to learn it and extract what you feel is going to captivate your group.
So, WELCOME. Come in and browse the site. Take what you need &
leave the rest.
By the way, having behavioral issues with your dog: crate training,
growling around food, challenging your authority, jumping up on
people, pulling while walking etc..... Big problems, little problems,
we're here to help if we can. Please contact us at:
behavior_question@dog-safety.net
Posted on SHARE Yahoo group - Oct. 6, 2007