by Carri Westgarth | Jul 9, 2026 | Professional Resource
Dog Bite Risk Triage Tool Dog Bite Risk Triage Tool (DBR-T) is a brief structured professional judgement tool has been developed to support professionals in identifying and referring safeguarding concerns related to dog bite risk. The DBR-T offers an evidence-based...
by Carri Westgarth | Jun 17, 2026 | Professional Resource
Cheshire and Merseyside Child Safeguarding Resources As part of a workshop in May 2024 in collaboration with Merseyside Police, we were tasked by Cheshire and Merseyside NHS to develop a consistent approach to child safeguarding around dogs across the region. When...
by Carri Westgarth | Nov 22, 2024 | Professional Resource
Advice for interacting with a dog showing aggressive behaviour What to do if you’re worried about a dog’s behaviour There are no definite and clear-cut guidelines for how to de-escalate a worrying situation with a dog. What may work in one situation, may aggravate...
by Carri Westgarth | Jun 17, 2024 | Professional Resource
Training on safety around dogs for workers On Mon 8th July 2024 we held a workshop in the School of Veterinary Science, University of Liverpool. Hospital admissions for dog bites have been rising across England and areas of Merseyside have the highest incidence in...
by merseydog admin | Jun 9, 2023 | Professional Resource
Resources for teachers, educators and others who wish to teach about safety around dogs Here you will find a list of great resources for learning about safety around dogs. The following website collates links to a number of different educational resources which...
by merseydog admin | Apr 18, 2023 | Professional Resource
Webinar about effective dog bite prevention strategies Prof Carri Westgarth gave a webinar for the Association of Pet Behaviour Counsellors about ‘Dog bites: Public health risk and prevention strategies’. You can purchase the recording here...
