Dog safety

Rules for being safe around dogs

1.      I will not stare into a dog’s eyes.

2       I will not tease dogs behind fences.

3.      I will not go near dogs chained up in yards.

4.      I will not touch a dog I see loose outside.

5.      If I see a loose dog I will tell an adult immediately.

6.      I will not run or scream is a loose dog comes near me.

7.      I will stand very still (like a tree) and will be very quiet if a dog comes near me.

8.      I will not touch of play with a dog when he/she is eating.

9.      I will not touch a dog when he/she is sleeping.

10.    I will only pat a dog if I have received permission from the dog’s owner.

11.    Then I will ask permission of the dog by letting him sniff my closed hand.

            Today Stef and Alison from K9Sense came to show us how to be safe with dogs..We practiced being a tree when a dog tries to jump at us.  Then we pretended that the dogs knocked us over.  We got into a ball and put our hands over our necks so we were protected.

Let the dog sniff your closed hand

Curl into a ball and cover your neck

Pat under the chin or on the neck/chest

Try going to this website for an interactive safety game:

www.safetyarounddogs.org.uk/safeandsound.html