Safety Around Dogs - A Workshop for Families
Children Ages 5 to 12 (All children must be with an adult)
Fee per child: $10
Adults are free.
You must preregister.
Minimum: 6 children
Maximum: 20 children.
This one hour program focuses on teaching children how to be safe around
dogs. It also gives parents tools for recognizing danger signs. Even if you
don't own a dog, this session will give you valuable information about how to
be safe around other people's dogs. Children are bitten most often and usually
by either the family pet or a friend's dog.
Why I am offering this workshop
Calls from owners whose dogs have bitten someone are heartbreaking for me
to get. Many bites could have been prevented if the owners recognized the
signs that trouble was brewing. However, not everyone recognizes the danger
signs until the problem has escalated to a bite.
I get calls from people who have owned their dogs since they were puppies.
Breeds I have gotten calls about include Labs and Goldens. Yes, Labs and
Goldens. Any dog can bite; they are animals.
My goal is to help you and your children learn how to be safe around dogs.
If you, a family member, or a friend have a dog that: growls, snaps or curls her
lip at anyone, guards her food bowl, toys or bones, or furniture go to the
section Dog Bite Information. Download the article at the top of that page for
more information about danger signs and what to do.
Read the articles about children attacked by dogs. The articles are graphic, but
are the reality of children and dogs who are unsupervised and untrained (the
dog, the child, and the adults).
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