Fear Aggression in Dogs from Dr. Sophia Yin

Most dogs who bite, do so out of fear—a fear that develops commonly due to lack of socialization. What do you do if your dog’s fear has progressed to the point where he bites? Here’s my article with advice to clients’ questions and my tips for dealing with dogs that bite. Have you ever had […]

Tips for Preventing Dog Bites from Safe Hands Rescue!

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The Blue Dog Parent Guide and CD is designed to help parents and children safely interact with dogs both inside and outside their home. Targeted and tested for children from 3 to 6 years old, it is intended as a tool to be incorporated as part of a more comprehensive prevention program.

http://www.avma.org/bluedog/default.asp

Looking for fun, yet educational, dog bite prevention resources for kids? Try our Doggy Do’s and Don’ts coloring book. You can download it as a free pdf and print as may copies as you’d like, or you can purchase printed copies in packs of 25 from our store

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It’s National Dog Bite Prevention Week! There are many things that you can do to avoid dog bites, ranging from properly training and socializing your pet to educating your children on how, or if, they should approach a dog. Information is one of the best cures for this public health crisis.

 

Here is the AVMA page on Dog Bite Prevention. The photo above is not directly from the AVMA but has some very common sense information. http://www.avma.org/public_health/dogbite/default.asp

May 20-26 is National Dog Bite Prevention Week. The Minnesota Dog Bite Prevention Program has trained over 300 people, DVM’s and CVT’s, in dog bite prevention to provide further training to classrooms in MN. For further information on National Dog Bite Prevention Week

>http://www.avma.org/public_health/dogbite/

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