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UK dog welfare

We’re teaching primary school children about dog welfare and dog safety awareness, helping them to respect dogs and understand them.

It goes without saying that dog attacks on children can of course be horrific, however it’s important to recognise the value of knowledge about dog welfare, safety and behaviour.

For every child attacked, it’s the dog that pays the ultimate price when euthanised.

We’re teaching primary school children about dog welfare and dog safety awareness, helping them to respect dogs and understand how to avoid forcing them into situations where they feel the need to protect themselves.

Children learn how to recognise what dogs are telling them through body language and how to react appropriately, so they don’t get hurt and the dogs can live stress-free, comfortable lives.

It’s understandable that children want to cuddle every dog they see, but that’s not how dogs interpret it. At the other extreme, children who are afraid of dogs will learn how to take control of their fear.

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We’re working with the Freshwater Theatre Company to deliver interactive workshops in primary schools. Their 20 years of teaching and drama experience ensures children have fun while they learn about dog welfare and safety.

We’ve been working in schools in Merseyside, because government statistics show this area regularly sees one of the highest rates of hospital admissions for dog “bites and strikes” in England. But we’ll make the programme more widely available when we have the funds to do so.

The feedback

What the children are saying
“Thank you for coming to our school. I learnt all about dogs. I was scared before, now I am not.”
“I thought the workshop was brilliant.”
“It was very good because you made my fear of dogs go away and thank you for the play.”
“I liked it because I learned a lot of things for dog safety.”
“I think learning about dog safety was fun because it helped me to get over my fear of dogs.”
“I thought that all of the messages were emphasised very clearly in a way appropriate for children.”
“All shown very clearly, excellent presentation. The presenter was amazing!”
“I even learnt a lot – you mentioned many things I never knew!”
“Very informative, lots of key messages addressed.”
“Everything was explained very well and the children enjoyed it. I learnt some valuable tips and I’m sure my children did too.”
Quotes from parents and teachers

Working with the Brownies

We’ve also been working with Girlguiding to develop a dog safety activity under their topic of ‘Personal Safety and Self-defence’, called ‘Doggy Language’.

Brownies across the UK can enjoy roleplay games to learn about dog behaviour and how to conduct themselves to keep them and the dogs safe.
 
Dog body language is often misread and people regularly overlook subtle but important signals. Dogs are then be labelled aggressive, even though they were asking to be left alone. Projects like this can save the lives of both dogs and children.
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