Keeping children safe with dogs

[Catherine]

If the post saves people from being bitten then it will save dogs. A lot of people have no idea how to act around a dog or any other animal.

What is really sad is the number of times a small child is left alone with a large dog and the child gets badly hurt. I am sure there is a reason why the dog attacked. Sometimes it is a very good reason. That doesn't help since most people reject their dog after it has bitten their child.

I think adults and children need to learn to respect their dog's boundaries. I am amazed at how often people touch animals around the face and especially the eyes. I have seen people do this with a strange dog. They have no idea what the dog is like, but they make themselves very vulnerable and sometimes it doesn't work out.

There have been a number of cases where the child was actually killed. When you look at the circumstances it was predictable.