prevent dog bites
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Most dogs are friendly and love humans with a passion. However all dogs
are first
of all dogs and live by the rules of pack behaviour. This behaviour
when
understood by humans, can give us valuable information on how to prevent
dogs
biting people particularly children. Dog society is strictly
hierarchical, with a
dominant dog and subservient others in order of dominance.
Herein lies the very first problem in dealing with children and dogs.
Most dogs
view a young child as below them in the pack hierarchy . Therefore a
dog will
treat a child according to pack rules. For example a child will never
be able to
take food from a dog who believes he is the dominant animal. He may
enforce this
rule with a warning growl, or if ignored a full blooded snarl and even a
bite.
Therefore -
NEVER TRY TO TAKE FOOD FROM A DOG.
NEVER EVEN APPROACH A DOG EATING.
Now for the next problem. Dogs do love people and they do love to play.
Sometimes a dog will run up to or charge at a child. This is often just
friendly
exuberance and a desire to play. However if a child runs, screams or
appears
terrified the dog gets confused. It may chase a running child and bring
them down,
as it would prey. The child may be bitten by an aggressive dog or
licked by a
friendly one! The point is the child does not know what the dog will
do, so the
child must prevent this happening.
NEVER RUN AWAY FROM A CHARGING DOG.
STAND STILL, LOOK AT THE GROUND, WITH HANDS AT
SIDES.
Next we must remember that staring at a dog is viewed as a threatening
behaviour. It is best not to make eye contact or stare at a strange
dog. If you
watch puppies or lower ranked dogs in a pack or group it is easy to see
that they
avoid eye contact with the dominant animals.
NEVER STARE AT OR MAKE EYE CONTACT WITH A STRANGE
DOG.
Now, touching or attempting to pat a strange dog, is unwise and should
never be
attempted without the dog owners permission and with the animal under
the
owner's control. This again is hard for a child to judge and I would
recommend the
child only ever attempt to pat a strange dog with his/her own parent/s
present. A
child should only ever attempt to pat the dog under the chin, never on
top of the
head. Patting the top of the head indicates attempting to dominate the
dog.
Another warning about patting involved no fast movement which the dog
may
misinterpret. Particularly do not pull your hand away from the dog
quickly.
ONLY PAT STRANGE DOGS UNDER SUPERVISION
DO NOT PAT TOP OF HEAD AND ALWAYS MOVE HANDS
SLOWLY
This page was written by Sue Kennedy, from information gathered from my
observations of pack
behaviour, my own child's interaction with dogs and from my own
education about dogs in
obedience classes. There are many more comprehensive information
sources available and I
encourage you to search them out, and above all, to educate your child
or children to safely deal
with dogs. Dog give humans a great deal of pleasure and dog biting
represents only a minority
issue, but when it occurs the results can be quite devasting for all.
So please, be DOG AWARE.
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Pupdobie
>Most dogs are friendly and love humans with a passion. However all dogs<BR>
><BR>
>are first<BR>
>of all dogs and live by the rules of pack behaviour. This behaviour<BR>
>when<BR>
>understood by humans, can give us valuable information on how to prevent<BR>
><BR>
>dogs<BR>
>biting people particularly children. Dog society is strictly<BR>
Thank you for your wonderful advice and information. I do teach my children
about dogs and how they think. I feel it is important and may save them the
horror of a dog bite someday!
Take care,
Jackie K
Rick
Great advice for kids.
Personally I take a different route.
1) First thing, I make eye contact with the dog (I stare at him). If you
observe you can spot an aggressive dog (a biter) quickly. They will turn
away, they may growl, they may act nervous, they will not generally act
friendly. (yeah, anything is possible)
2) If the dog doesn't run over with his tail wagging or if he doesn't leap
strait away for your throat, I always speak playfully and call them "pup".
It is amazing how this can change a dogs demeanor. Many owners call their
dog "pup" once in a while when they're young (the dog, not the owner). It's
like the dog thinks you actually know each other, since you know his
"nickname".
3) If all the above fail and the dog bites you anyway, don't blame me,
anything is possible. And if it does come down to just you and the dog, a
good solid kick in the throat will stop that biting nonsense pretty quickly.
What? It won't stop "your" dog? Well, it will stop a full grown doberman in
mid-leap. ('course, I hopefully won't have to test the theory again <g> )
--
Rick McQuay
paper...@usa.net wrote in message <354A8E2B...@usa.net>...
>Most dogs are friendly and love humans with a passion. However all dogs
>are first of all dogs and live by the rules of pack behaviour
mi...@cyber.com
I never called my dog PUP.
I have called her often:
Sweetie, Buddy, Cutie, Good Dog
Rick wrote:
Personally I take a different route.
> 2) If the dog doesn't run over with his tail wagging or if he doesn't leap
> strait away for your throat, I always speak playfully and call them "pup".
> It is amazing how this can change a dogs demeanor. Many owners call their
> dog "pup" once in a while when they're young (the dog, not the owner). It's
> like the dog thinks you actually know each other, since you know his
> "nickname".
>
>
> Rick McQuay
>
washingt...@gmail.com
1. Socialize your dog ever since it is just a puppy
2. Avoid rough games and teach your dog to “let go”
3. Work on developing a submissive behavior
4. Teach your dog to walk on a leash and use this accessory in unknown places and situations
and more.
student
Control Unleashed,Puppy program by Leslie McDevitt
read and implement
cshenk
Some require more experience to train well.
Example: I am not up to a rottie. Nothing wrong in admitting that.
I've become quite good with Beagles (which are generlly pretty easy
anyways). The hardest spot with beagles is teaching appropriate
barking and even that isn't very hard if you are consistant and start
early.
student
> student wrote:
>
>> On Fri, 18 Jan 2019 01:21:21 -0800, washingtonkate88 wrote:
>>
>> > Read this article about dog bites:
>> >
> https://charlottedogclub.com/blogs/tips-to-prevent-dog-bites-and-enjoy-
>> the-well-behaved-dog-you-deserve
>> > and you will also find ways to prevent these bites. Ways like:
>> > 1. Socialize your dog ever since it is just a puppy 2.
>> > Avoid rough games and teach your dog to “let go”
>> > 3. Work on developing a submissive behavior 4. Teach your
>> > dog to walk on a leash and use this accessory in unknown places and
>> > situations and more.
>>
>> search for book:
>>
>> Control Unleashed,Puppy program by Leslie McDevitt
>>
>> read and implement
>
> It's probably also important to be careful in selection of dog type.
> Some require more experience to train well.
>
for what purpose it was developed.
When someone chooses a mix breed from a shelter usually very little is
known so difficulty with training follow.
> Example: I am not up to a rottie. Nothing wrong in admitting that. I've
> become quite good with Beagles (which are generlly pretty easy anyways).
> The hardest spot with beagles is teaching appropriate barking and even
> that isn't very hard if you are consistant and start early.
cshenk
> On Mon, 21 Jan 2019 09:11:35 -0600, cshenk wrote:
>
> > student wrote:
> >
> >> On Fri, 18 Jan 2019 01:21:21 -0800, washingtonkate88 wrote:
> >>
> >> > Read this article about dog bites:
> >> >
> >
https://charlottedogclub.com/blogs/tips-to-prevent-dog-bites-and-enjoy-
> >> the-well-behaved-dog-you-deserve
> >> > and you will also find ways to prevent these bites. Ways like:
> >> > 1. Socialize your dog ever since it is just a puppy 2.
> >> > Avoid rough games and teach your dog to “let go”
> >> > 3. Work on developing a submissive behavior 4. Teach
> your >> > dog to walk on a leash and use this accessory in unknown
> places and >> > situations and more.
> >>
> >> search for book:
> >>
> >> Control Unleashed,Puppy program by Leslie McDevitt
> >>
> >> read and implement
> >
> > It's probably also important to be careful in selection of dog type.
> > Some require more experience to train well.
> >
> I think it is more about understanding the breed of dog,
> for what purpose it was developed.
sample. Others are high strung hunters.
> When someone chooses a mix breed from a shelter usually very little
> is known so difficulty with training follow.
My mixed rescue 'Cash' (good ol Johnny Cash type of dog') is a beagle
mix. Honestly, he looks like the other half was a rather desperate
Bull Mastiff (but I'm sure it was something else, just funny as he
looks like that happened). Neck down he's a scaled down short legged
Bull Mastiff. Head up he's a beagle with HUGE jaws and a very broad
head. Tan and white classic beagle colors. Beagle minded. Slightly
underweight at 52lbs.
>
>
> > Example: I am not up to a rottie. Nothing wrong in admitting that.
> > I've become quite good with Beagles (which are generlly pretty easy
> > anyways). The hardest spot with beagles is teaching appropriate
> > barking and even that isn't very hard if you are consistant and
> > start early.
>
> Every dog treated with kindness will do good.
andal
Horowitz)
another great author on dogs is Pat Miller
washingt...@gmail.com
swee...@gmail.com
>
> are first
> when
>
I love my dog so much but it constantly did the things that irked me most. It would chew on things that it shouldn’t or jump up and down out of the blue.
Whenever I put on the leash, it would pull on it. Whenever it was out of the house, it would continue digging on the ground - I wish I could tell what it was looking for down there. The same goes for all the nasty urine.
All the things it did left me feeling depressed as if I failed it monumentally.
But since I discovered Brain Training for Dogs and applied the system offered, it now behaves the way a beautiful dog I always expect of 🐶
Here's a link to their site: http://hiddendogintelligence.club/
Good luck!