No one likes to feel a dog’s teeth sinking into
their flesh and it is imperative to educate your children how to
prevent such a thing happening. You must understand that dogs
don’t snap at someone for no reason at all, and when they do they
are more often than not provoked in some way and feel the
necessity to protect themselves. Dogs most frequently bite out of
a sense of panic or fear. Most of the time dogs and kids can exist
in complete harmony; nevertheless kids occasionally do get bitten;
sometimes even by the family dog.
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Unfortunately, dog biting is a very frequent occurrence. The CDC
(Center for Disease Control and Prevention) estimates that about
five million people a year are bitten by a dog in the United
States. Of these people an enormous 800,000 (often more than half
of them kids who are younger than thirteen years of age) require
to be taken to a hospital for medical intervention and
unfortunately, about eight to twelve persons die annually as the
consequence of a dog bite. Kids are at least three times more
liable than adults to suffer a severe dog bite. The good news is
that dog bites are for the most part avoidable. It is essential to
teach your kids to avoid the risk that a dog will bite them. It is
an unfortunate fact of life that most dogs that bite people have
careless owners who neglect their dog, often maltreat the animal
and don’t give it the necessities of life so the dog is invariably
angry and lashes out at an unwary person.
How To Avoid Being Bitten By A
Dog
You must always warn children
to ask an owner’s consent to pet their dog before they make an
attempt do so. Once consent has been given, then and only then
should the child make a move toward the dog, slowly and calmly.
Before they stroke the dog, they should allow him sniff them out
If the dog seems receptive to them, then they can pet his sides,
back or head in a gentle non-threatening way. On no account try to
pet a dog who is eating, sleeping or playing with a toy. When a
dog is busy with any activity he is enjoying himself and usually
doesn’t want to be disturbed, so leave him alone! Dogs are
protective of their food and toys and might bite if they are
startled, frightened or scared that the kid is trying to take what
is theirs away from them.
Advise kids on no account try to pet a dog that is in a backyard
behind a fence or for that matter in a motor vehicle. Dogs are
naturally defensive and will guard their possessions and their
territory at all costs. If this advice is carefully followed your
children are unlikely to experience a painful bite.
There are many other things that kids have to be taught in regards
to avoiding a dog biting them. Make certain kids know that it is
on no account wise to walk up to a dog that is a stranger to them
and in cases when they are allowed by a parent and the owner to
approach a dog, at all times do so cautiously, coolly and
leisurely making certain not to surprise the dog. As well inform
kids to keep away from going close to stray dogs. If a dog that is
strange to them approaches a youngster, warn them to stay as calm
and still as possible. These unkempt animals unfortunately are
regularly hungry and dangerous and not liable to be in a pleasant
frame of mind. Many people think that tail wagging means a dog is
inevitably friendly but that is not always the situation. Upon
encountering a new dog, for instance at a acquaintance or
neighbor’s home, don’t rush at it, but instead allow the animal
come to you and sniff you before you stroke it. Dogs find out
about strangers through the scent of them. This is one of the
factors they use to decide whether or not they would like to get
close to you or not.
Children ought to at all times be conscious of where all of the
dogs in their district live and they ought to on no account try to
fool around with any dog if a parent or another adult does not
oversee them. It is by no means wise to run from any dog and shout
as this could make the problem worse. In the event that a
youngster is knocked over by a dog they must roll themselves into
a ball and lie stock-still. If attacked by a dog a kid must offer
the dog something to chew up or chomp on such as a book bag or a
book. Moreover your kid should at all times shield certain parts
of his body first and foremost- these include the face, head, neck
and arms and direct eye contact with a dog is strongly advised
against.
