National Dog Bite Prevention Week, May 21-27

Crosposted at Disabled Americans for Democracy

The ASPCA offers the following guidelines for helping to prevent dog bites:

* Children should not approach, touch or play with any dog who is sleeping, eating or caring for puppies.

* Children should not pet unfamiliar dogs without asking permission from the dog's guardian first. If the guardian says it is okay, the child should first let the dog sniff his closed hand.

* If a child sees a dog off-leash outside, he should tell an adult immediately.

* If a loose dog comes near a child, she should not run or scream. Instead, she should avoid eye contact with the animal and stand very still, like a tree, until the animal moves away.

Read the article in this week's ASPCA Alert.

Update from Renee, who has a web site all about dogs (it even says that right there in the title). I can't bear to pass up such an opportunity to plug the site.

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