How do you avoid a dog bite?
Many times dogs give us a lot of potential warning signs before they bite. We just need to learn their language.
As humans we often show our love and affection by kissing, hugging, and cuddling. We often approach each other face to face and look each other in the eye. All these behaviors can be threatening to dogs especially if they haven’t been well socialized.
If you have to interact with a seemingly friendly dog that you aren’t familiar with, kneel down sideways to the dog and don’t make direct eye contact. Talk in a happy voice and let the dog approach you. Make sure it doesn’t feel cornered or like it can’t escape. Don’t lean over the top of the dog, grab it or stare.
If the dog turns its head sideways, lays it’s ears back, stiffens it’s body, yawns, shows the white part of the eye, or starts panting- back off.
Check out the info graphic below to learn some more
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