Minnesota Veterinary Medical Association Dog Bite Prevention Program

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Minnesota Veterinary Medical AssociationDog Bite
Prevention Program
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Happy Dog
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• Ears forward
• Relaxed posture
• Panting

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Mean Dog
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• Showing teeth
• Ears back
• Growling
• Hair may be standing up on back

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Scared Dog

• Cowering
• Fish eyes (whites of eyes showing)
• Ears back

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QUIZ
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A.) Happy B.) Scared C.) Mean
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QUIZ
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A.) Happy B.) Scared C.) Mean
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QUIZ
A.) Happy B.) Scared C.) Mean
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QUIZ
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A.) Happy B.) Scared C.) Mean
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QUIZ
A.) Happy B.) Scared C.) Mean
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QUIZ
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A.) Happy B.) Scared C.) Mean
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SAFE Ask permission before petting
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SAFE Keep your dog on a leash or in a fenced yard
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SAFE Tell a grown-up if a dog bites, growls or
snaps at you
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SAFE Learn the right way to pet a
dogDemonstration
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Who wants to show us how to safely pet a dog?
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UNSAFE Never pet a dog through a fence
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UNSAFE Never pet a dog through a car window
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UNSAFE Never pet a dog that is tied up
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UNSAFE Never pet a dog that is eating or playing
with a toy
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UNSAFE Never pet a mother dog with her puppies
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UNSAFE Never pet a dog that is sleeping or
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UNSAFE Never pet a dog that is hurt
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UNSAFE Never pet a dog that looks scared or mean
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UNSAFE Never try to take anything away from a
dog, including a toy
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UNSAFE Dont run up to a dog, that can scare them
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UNSAFE Dont hug or kiss a dog
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QUIZ Which dogs could you safely pet with
permission?
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If a strange dog runs up to you Stand Like a
TreeLie Like a Log
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Can you Stand Like a TreeorLie Like a Log?
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Analytical Thinking

• You are outside playing in the yard, and you
  see a woman walking towards you with her dog on a
  leash. Is it OK to pet her dog?

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Analytical Thinking

• You are walking home from school and you see a
  dog tied to a post outside the grocery story.
  Can you pet that dog?

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Analytical Thinking

• You are riding your bike down your street and
  you see a strange dog without a collar. The dog
  seems friendly and starts to come towards you.
  What should you do?

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Analytical Thinking

• You are walking your dog, and he finds some
  chicken bones that someone threw on the street.
  Your mom told you that chicken bones are bad for
  dogs. What should you do?

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Analytical Thinking

• You are with your dog and parents at the
  veterinary clinic. There are a lot of other cute
  dogs in the waiting room. Can you pet them?

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Analytical Thinking

• You want to watch TV, but your dog is taking up
  the whole couch. When you walk towards her, she
  looks up at you, but doesnt move off the couch.
  What should you do?

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Analytical Thinking

• You are in the kitchen doing homework, and
  suddenly you hear your two dogs barking and
  fighting in the living room. You are worried they
  are going to hurt each other. What should you do?

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Analytical Thinking

• You come home from school and see that your dog
  has taken one of your favorite stuffed animals.
  You chase after him to try to get it back, and
  the dog goes under the kitchen table. What
  should you do?

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