Rise in Dog Bites Has Experts Concerned
I'm hoping to get to read this research but there are some massively important lessons here.
For me the core problem is NOT the behaviour of the dog but that of person being bitten.
Dogs do not WANT to bite. More often than not they are forced to because they have been left with no choice.
Time and time again I hear parents say that their dog is fine with kids and is HAPPY to have the children lie all over them.
I don't hesitate to make the gravity of the danger in this misconception very clear...
As I type this I'm sitting in a little English country pub watching a little female Staffie show HUGE signs of stress at some children running around and just well, being kids; screaming, jumping, running about.
Thankfully the owners seem to be aware of this and are protecting their dog by allowing her to escape under the table, but how many owners are this considerate in their own home? With their own dog? Their own kids?
It's almost as if people are ashamed to admit their dog isn't the perfect family pet. They would rather risk a bite incident than protect their dog.
There is a rightful need to protect the child from being bitten, but I say the need to protect the dog is equally as important if we want to reduce bite incidents...
