Dog Bite Prevention – Important Information for Parents and Children

Parents should educate their children about how to behave around dogs, and they should ensure that their children are never left unsupervised with ANY dog.  Click here to go to www.dogsandkids.ca for information to help education children. 

• Dogs that are properly trained, socialized around people and other dogs, and kept under control are not likely to bite people.  Dog owners need to be more aware of their responsibilities in raising their pets to be good canine citizens.  This means:
  

• being educated about dog ownership before obtaining a dog – it should be lifetime commitment;
  

• spending time training and socializing your dog;
  

• providing proper housing and veterinary care;
  

• obeying municipal bylaws regarding animal control;
  

• never leaving any dog unattended with children.
  

• making the right choice of dog; consult the P.E.I. Humane Society staff or your veterinarian; or follow this link to download a copy of; 
  
  A Commonsense Guide to Selecting a Dog or a Cat;

Bite Prevention an Important Lesson for your Dog 

Dogs have to learn how to behave around people running or cycling, children playing and screaming, other dogs running and barking.  This is best learned during the first year of life.  By interacting with other dogs, they learn bite inhibition, as other dogs will tell them if they bite too hard.  This is an important lesson that is difficult to teach older dogs. 

Obedience Training – not just for your dog! 

Obedience training teaches owners how to train and control their dogs.  Dogs learn to behave properly in a room full of other dogs and people.  If a dog is not properly trained and socialized, he or she could develop territorial or fear-aggression problems. 

Dog Bite Prevention Pledge for Children  

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