Developing Safe Relationships Between Children and Dogs

It’s been said that dog bites to children are at epidemic proportions.  While there’s no doubt this is a serious issue, successfully decreasing bite likelihood means we first have to understand what puts children at risk, and second what sorts of prevention and education programs have been shown to be most successful. 

In this webinar we discuss the latest research on the nature of dog bites to children problem, review the results of the effectiveness of various educational programs, and share with you what we’ve learned in our 20-plus years of working with families, of serving as expert witnesses in severe dog-related injury cases, and working with dogs that bite.

What You’ll Learn:

• Do you know 3 parental beliefs that put children at risk for dog bites?
• Although a plethora of education programs to prevent bites exist, do you know which type are the most effective?
• What behavioral pattern is common in dogs with a history of not doing well with children?
• Is the popular belief that parents must convince the family dog that their children are “dominant” a rational foundation upon which to build safe relationships between children and dogs?
• What are reasonable guidelines for parents – and dog owners – to implement when children and dogs are together?

You’ll learn all this and more in this 90 minute presentation by Dr. Suzanne Hetts and Dr. Dan Estep, Certified Applied Animal Behaviorists who have helped hundreds of families create safe interactions between dogs and children.

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A great companion program to this webinar is our DVD “Helping Fido Welcome Your Baby”, based on the course we’ve taught at Denver hospitals for almost 8 years.  Includes a wealth of handouts and worksheets.  Want to teach your own classes?  Grab the matching Teaching Package.