Children are the most common victims of dog bites. Apart from stray dogs, cases of being bitten by their own dogs are not uncommon.
In fact, the vast majority of dogs will not take the initiative to attack humans. However, when they feel threatened, they are likely to take the initiative to attack.
Parents have a great responsibility to prevent their children from being bitten by dogs.
Preparations before raising a dog
Keeping pets at home is very beneficial to the growth of children, but if the preparation is not proper, the children may also be injured.
Before adopting a pet, parents need to spend more time understanding the characteristics of different breeds of dogs and choose the docile dog. Don’t just speculate on whether a certain dog is fierce from its appearance. Large dogs can also be docile and small dogs can also be grumpy.
Many websites and books have this knowledge. They can also consult the staff of pet shops and pet hospitals. They will also have a better understanding of the habits of various dogs.
If there are babies or young children in the family, do not directly adopt adult dogs, and choose the newborn dog baby.
After adopting a dog, be sure to take it to a pet hospital for examination and vaccinate it on time. You can consider sterilizing the dog at an appropriate time to reduce its aggressiveness.
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The education of children
Children play with dogs, should you tell them what?
- Never approach strange dogs at will, nor play tricks on dogs at will. When seeing a dog for the first time, first obtain the consent of the dog owner and then play with it. No matter your own dog or other dogs, don’t disturb them when they eat, sleep or take care of their cubs. When playing with dogs, adults accompany them. For unfamiliar dogs, don’t get too close at first. Be sure to let them smell you first and get familiar with you. Otherwise, dogs may feel unsafe and attack.
What should a child do when he meets a dog of unknown origin on the road?
- Don’t make direct eye contact with dogs. If strange dogs don’t notice you, they will walk silently as if they didn’t see you. If a strange dog has a tendency to approach you, don’t turn around and run away, don’t scream aloud, stand where you are and don’t move. When it understands that you won’t threaten it, it may walk away. Do not take the initiative to attack or tease strange dogs. Once bitten by a dog, tell your parents immediately!
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