Let's Talk About Kids, Dogs, and Reducing Risk of Accidental Bites

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Hi friends in this episode we discuss kids and dogs and reducing the risk of accidental bites

• a history of the relationship changes between people and dogs that fostered family unit changes.
• studies in favor of relations between dogs and the alarm from pediatric community to provide more education to help reduce risk of bites.
• the grim reality of bites statistics in the U.S.
• I provided a learning framework if you live with children and dogs
• We also covered challenges many families expereince ranging from the social pressure and soft manipulation of advertisers and the social behavior we engage in including digital social media
• I ended with directing you to resources - both existing and developing educational products we are working on at the Center for Canine Behavior Studies with our BEBiteSmart free children educational initiative

Learn more:

• Be BiteSmart Educational Initiative: https://www.centerforcaninebehaviorstudies.org/bebitesmart
• Family Paws Parent Education: https://www.familypaws.com/
• Postpartum Help Call National Maternal Mental Health Hotline or text 1-833-852-6262
• Certification Council for Professional Dog Trainers: https://www.ccpdt.org/
• American Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior: https://avsab.org/
• International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants: https://iaabc.org/
• FearFreePets: https://fearfreepets.com/
• CattleDog Publishing Home of Dr. Sophia Yin Low Stress Handling: https://cattledogpublishing.com/
  As always thank you for listening and sharing this episode with others. If you haven’t already a question or topic of interest please let me know. I can be reached by email [e-mail] Know I appreciate you and all you you do for your dog. Until the next time keep up the good work.

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1. Episode introduction and outline (00:00:00)

2. Why the need for more educational information (00:01:05)

3. Dogs and changes in social and family dynamics (00:02:20)

4. 1990s shift in dog training style and demand (00:04:00)

5. Dr Sophia Yin bridges veterinary and training community (00:06:12)

6. Studies support kids and dogs live together (00:07:07)

7. The 70s and personal experience with dog bites (00:09:20)

8. Statistics on dog bites (sensitive information) (00:10:30)

9. Actions we can take to mitigate dog bites (00:14:30)

10. Reasons our relationship with dogs go sideways (00:16:45)

11. Cultural changes in the family unit (00:19:30)

12. Labeling your dog may create confusion (00:21:22)

13. Considerations to help reduce potential dog bite (00:24:10)

14. Balance safety with barriers to protect children & dogs (00:25:22)

15. Crates best used for immediate short term safety (00:31:23)

16. Consult with vet and qualified professionals early (00:32:16)

17. Child development stages infant 0-6 months (00:37:04)

18. Suggestions for teaching dogs to associate good things with baby at a distance (00:38:37)

19. Child development stages toddler 6 months-1year (00:41:42)

20. Structured play between child and dog (00:45:05)

21. Reduce risk of dog developing guarding behaviors (00:45:57)

22. Dog development stages and behavior considerations (00:47:15)

23. Resources for kids & dog training, a niche education (00:53:05)

24. Be BiteSmart, CCBS free educational initiative for at risk children to help reduce dog bites (00:55:10)

25. Ending recap and contact information (00:57:15)