Once again it is time for dog bite prevention week and I thought you might enjoy this video with Kelly Voigt, a young lady who was bitten as a child. She now helps educate others about safety techniques using the W-A-I-T concept.
W Wait to see if the pet dog looks friendly.
A Ask the owner for permission to approach/touch the dog.
I Invite the canine to approach you.
T Touch the pet dog using appropriate petting.
Now I’ve written about this topic numerous times and I’ll post a few more factoids for you this week–but get reading on some of the previous posts about dog bite prevention via the links below.
- Dog Training Methods & Aggression Linked: Direct confrontation methodology & archaic training practices increase the likelihood of aggression.
- How Do You Prevent or Stop a Dog Bite? A discussion about actions you can take to prevent or stop a dog bite.
- Dog Bite Report & Prevention Tips: A Colorado report on dog bites is worth taking the time to read and learn more about the who, what, and why of canine bites.
- Training Talk: When Things Go Wrong In this post wild animal incidents are contrasted with domestic animal incidents. Links to dog bite prevention sites are also included.
- More Animal Attacks & Common Sense Since I monitor animal attacks, I included a listing of different ones in this post and the link to the AVMA/CDC PDF should be of interest.
