How to Protect Children from Dog Bites

All over the world, An estimated 4 Million People are bitten by Dogs Yearly and around 75% of them are Children below the age of 18. Sometimes, these bites are so dangerous that it takes months to heal the scar and the pain.

This is the reason I am writing today about the importance of Training your Dog to Stop Biting People. These injuries and accidents can be minimized with proper education.

Why Do Dogs Bite Children?

Dogs are naturally pack animals and when they see themselves around children, which are somewhat similar to their height, Dogs tend to show themselves superior by displaying protective behavior towards any person or object.

Also, children below the age of 5 years do not understand the boundaries and may disturb pet dogs while they are eating or they need some time alone. You can read more about dog Psychology here at Cesarsway

The Combination of an Overpossessive dog and a kid who doesn't understand boundaries is very dangerous and can lead to accidents. Dogs may also get provoked if children pulls the dog's ears or tails just for the sake of fun.

Again you can see that the kid crosses his limits and doesn't understand the boundaries that he should have with a pet Dog in the house

A Dog can also bite if he is feeling sick or he is not well. He may also be suffering from some kind of pain such as back pain or chronic pain.

I request all dog owners to be aware and active when they have a kid below 5 years of age and a possessive dog in their home.

As the Kids have a Small height, chances are high that your dog may even attack at his face or neck which is really very very dangerous. But don't worry and keep reading on as i will suggest you some measures which will not let this accident happen.

How to Prevent an Attack?

A dog owner has the responsibility of maintaining a good strong bond between his family and his pet dog. To ensure this, both should be kept safe from each other. 

Every person in the family needs to accomplish this and for this, education is important as to what should be avoided and take care of.

As i said one of the most important thing to take care of is the age of the child in the house. If he is below 5 years, there are huge chances that he doesn't understand the guidelines and limits that he shall not cross. 

For example he may even eat something or put into his mouth from dog's crate or may even eat dog food.

Hence its very important to take care of both of them.

I would highly suggest to adopt a dog after your kid is mature enough to understand how he needs to behave around a pet dog.

More Precautions to be Taken are -

1. Keep your kid away from Unfamiliar dogs.
2. Never Scream or run from a Dog.
3. If a Dog Approaches you, do not Run.
4. Do not Disturb a Dog who is Eating or Sleeping.

Here is an Attack of a Dog on a Kid.