Can children be taught to avoid being bitten by a dog?
Sure, it just a matter of teaching them these things and being consistent. Why do dogs bite? They bite for all sorts of reasons, some very simple, some complex. They could be protecting their property [their home or their puppies], sometimes they could be eating dinner and protecting food. They could be protecting a toy that’s especially important to them. Or it could be for reasons that are difficult to identify, such as they weren’t properly socialized with people or other dogs. It could be from being continuously chained. It could be that they weren’t trained by their owner to look to people for guidance on how to behave. And it could be a combination of all of those. What kind of dogs should you stay away from? Is it just the big dogs? No, that is a very common misconception. Most times people want a list of ten breeds that they should stay away from, and that’s really not something that you can accurately do because any dog can bite. Why the misconception? Small dogs, just by thei
