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Resources for organisations working to prevent dog bites

We created two downloadable advice sheets for use in Merseyside.

These can be freely used with patients or clients by your organisation.

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Help, I've been bitten by a dog

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Help, my dog has bitten someone

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Resources for teachers, educators and others who wish to teach or learn about safety around dogs

On this page we collate links to a number of different educational sources which specifically cover the subject of dog safety.

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Being safe around dogs animation

A great short animation for children and parents about being safe around dogs, published by the pet education partnership.

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Kids Around Dogs charity

KAD – Kids Around Dogs is an award winning association of Dog Professionals and Child Care Professionals who specialise in working with families and schools to help children and dogs to live in harmony together. Find an approved professional through their website.

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Blue Cross Educational resources

The Blue Cross Education Team offer webinars and resources about: dog safety, pet care and positive relationships with pets.

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Low stress handling

This video from the APBC can help you understand the subtle warning signs that a dog is feeling threatened and may bite, and modify your handling approach to reduce the risk of bites.

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PDSA Which Pet

A toolkit that provides Veterinary Professionals with a framework and materials to educate prospective owners as to which pet is suitable for them.

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ATLAS hazard reporting system for dog bites at work

Assessing the level of threat that a dog could pose and managing the risk before it escalates is crucial. Find out more how to do this using the ATLAS system developed by Royal Mail,

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Try MDSP's "dog safety game"

The University of Liverpool developed a short video to test your knowledge of potential dog bite risk situations. You can take it here

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Child fostering and pets support from Blue Cross

We recognise the huge benefits pets can bring to foster families with cared for children. However, sometimes having pets and children can also come with its challenges.Blue Cross can support you with a free workshop if you’re a foster carer or practitioner working with foster families.

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Dog assessments for children in care

As the leading animal behaviour experts in the field, APBC members have been used by a number of agencies to assess animals in the homes of potential adoptive parents or child foster carers. The APBC provides this service via a network of participating Full members.

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The Dog G8 Company

The Dog-G8 Company is a dog loving, family business that designs and manufactures high-quality, concertina dog safety gates. You can recommend to your clients in order to keep dogs and people safe, especially at front doors.

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Dog bite investigation seminar

Spend a day with the world renowned veterinary forensics expert Dr James Crosby as he teaches us how to understand dog bites and crime scenes in this live prerecorded seminar day hosted by Liverpool University. Crucial CPD for enforcement agencies

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Webinar on effective dog bite prevention

Learn about the scientific research about dog bites and their effective prevention in this webinar by Prof Carri Westgarth

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Workshop on safety around dogs for workers visiting homes

Here we provide training to help your organisation prevent workers from being bitten by dogs when visiting homes

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Blue Cross Responsible Dog Ownership Course

If you are a Local Authority or Police Force click here to learn more about how to become an official RDOC partner. Partners can refer dog owners in need of support in relation to low level Section 3 offences onto this educational pathway delivered by national pet charity, Blue Cross.

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