by Tena Parker | May 30, 2012 | Blogs, Dog Bite Prevention Month
After a month of Dog Bite Prevention posts (Be Your Dog’s Voice, Keep Kids Safe, What Say You Fido?, Do NOT Pet, To Pet or Not to Pet, How Dogs Say NO!, Numbers Aren’t The Whole Story, “Bite Proof” Dogs, So You Have a Biter, and Do’s and...
by Tena Parker | May 25, 2012 | Blogs, Dog Bite Prevention Month
We’ve talked extensively about dog body language, why dogs bite, how to prevent dog bites, how kids should interact with dogs and more…but one thing I haven’t yet touched upon is how people should greet dogs or what to do if you are approached by an...
by Tena Parker | May 22, 2012 | Blogs, Dog Bite Prevention Month
We’ve talked extensively about how to read your dog’s body language to prevent bites, how to advocate for your dog to prevent bites, and how to prepare your dog for life events to prevent dog bites but what if you already have a dog who bites? I want to...
by Tena Parker | May 21, 2012 | Blogs, Dog Bite Prevention Month
Okay, so there are no such things as “Bite Proof” dogs–not even close. All dogs are capable of biting but there are certainly things people can do to help create a dog who is comfortable in a wide range of situations and who is less likely to bite....
by Tena Parker | May 18, 2012 | Blogs, Dog Bite Prevention Month
With the increasing number of publicized dog bite incidents (fatal or not), there are many people spewing out factoids and numbers blaming certain breeds for being man-eaters. These people will quote any number of “studies” and Center for Disease Control...
by Tena Parker | May 17, 2012 | Blogs, Dog Bite Prevention Month
This is another body language post that I wrote last year for dog bite prevention week. This looks at a variety of ways that dog say no besides very obvious growl, bark, or aggressive tooth display. Even non-dog people can read those very obvious signals but...
