DBPM–Numbers aren’t the whole story

May 18th 2012

With the increasing number of publicized dog bite incidents (fatal or not), there are many people spewing out factoids and numbers blaming certain breeds for being man-eaters. These people will quote any number of “studies” and Center for Disease Control statistics that say certain breeds … Continue


DBPM–How Dogs Say No

May 17th 2012

This is another body language post that I wrote last year for dog bite prevention week. This looks at a variety of ways that dog say no besides very obvious growl, bark, or aggressive tooth display. Even non-dog people can read those very obvious signals … Continue


Wordless Wednesday and contest announcement!

May 16th 2012

Alright, for the wordy part of my Wordless Wednesday post… Announcing the Dog Bite Prevention Month Contest I will be hosting a contest at the end of May through the beginning of June focusing on posts and topics having to do with Dog Bite Prevention. … Continue


DBPM–To Pet or NOT to Pet

May 15th 2012

Here is a repost of a very popular Dog Bite Prevention Month post from last year. Keep and eye out, we will be having sponsoring a contest at the end of this month in honor of National Dog Bite Prevention Month! We have some great … Continue


Do NOT Pet!

May 14th 2012

Last year I wrote two popular photo blogs about reading doggie body language. I’m going to re-post these this week on this blog while perhaps adding additional images along the way because I think they are important and include great examples of body language. Finding … Continue


DBPM–What Say You, Fido?

May 11th 2012

Dog Bite Prevention Month Learning to read canine body language is a big factor in preventing dog bites. We’ll talk about canine body language quite a bit in future posts. But, perhaps MORE important, besides just knowing how to read canine body language, is doing … Continue


Wordless Wednesday–Video, Tugs, and Mud

May 9th 2012