ALL DOGS CAN BITE

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ALL DOGS CAN BITE

• Is a privately owned and operated company which
  is available Province wide
• We offer a comprehensive dog bite prevention
  training course that can be modified to suit the
  needs of each specific, profession, department
  and job description
• Our graduates are taught preventative and
  reactive measures to safely and smartly avoid
  becoming a statistic

Ministry of the Environment
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Presenter Profile

• Over 25 years experience with animals, including,
  animal behavior assessments, adoption counseling,
  Municipal Law Enforcement, Dog Owners Liability
  Act K9 training
• Currently the K9 Handler Education Officer for
  the City of Toronto Community and Neighborhood
  Services Public Health Municipal Licensing
  Standards
• Developed the Dog Bite Prevention program,
  currently used by the City of Toronto
• Achieved status of Expert Witness, for Coroners
  inquest on Dog Bite Safety Programs
• Assisted Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources
  and Ontario Physical Health Education
  Association, in the development of Rabies-Free
  Ontario School Curriculum
• Served as Committee member for the Association of
  Animal Shelter Administrators of Ontario (AASAO)

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Todays Program Outline

• Dog attack statistics
• How to approach a dog safely
• True or False 12 points to remember
• Dog facts
• Instinctive behavior
• Taught behavior
• Personal safety checklist
• Summary, Discussion Evaluation

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Disclaimer

• All Dogs Can Bite, and the Service Provider, for
  All Dogs Can Bite, hereby advises that while its
  Course will educate in dog bite prevention, no
  course can guarantee that a participant will not
  be bit, despite taking the Course. Client and
  its participants hereby agree that All Dogs Can
  Bite, and the Service Provider for All Dogs Can
  Bite, shall not be liable for any physical injury
  and /or property damage due to dog bite suffered
  by a course participant after taking the Course
  and both the Client and its participants hereby
  release All Dogs Can Bite and the Service
  Provider for All Dogs Can Bite, and waives all
  claims with respect thereto.

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Dog Bite Statistics

• 42 Canadians are bitten every hour by a dog
• (Canada Safety Council)
• 500 non-denied lost time injury claims 1.6
  workers per day.
• (Canadian Union of Postal Workers 2007)
• 1990-2003 Canada reported 20 fatal dog attacks
• (Fatal Dog Attacks, the stories behind the
  statistics)

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(CHIRPP) SURVEY

• 38 Normal Interaction
• petting handling
• feeding playing
• 33 Unusual Interaction
• teasing provoking
• startled disturbed
• protecting owner
• 29 No Interaction
• cycling running
• service call deliveries
• walking past dog

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SEVEN COMMON REASONS FOR DOG BITES

• Teasing
• Excited by moving objects
• Food
• Rough play
• Caring for its young
• Cornered or trapped
• Injured, sick or elderly

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Instinctive Behaviour

• Playful / Interested
• Submissive
• Fear
• Aggressive
• Prey

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Taught Behaviour

• Residential Watch Dog (Family Dog)
• Fear Biter
• Industrial Guard Dog
• Trained Attack Dog