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Dog Bite Prevention

Posted on March 16, 2009
Filed Under dog bites |

Dog bite prevention is essential to reduce the risk of lawsuits.  Any dog is capable of hurting any person.  Most dog bites are caused by dogs that belong to the victim’s family or friends.  These dogs are not necessarily big, vicious dogs.  They could be old, mild, timid, normally gentle dogs that normally would not hurt a fly. 


 

Put them in a situation, however, where they are frightened or hurt or wildly excited, and they are perfectly capable of inflicting wounds.  The wounds may not necessarily be direct bites or scratches.  Even a person falling on the sidewalk because he tripped over your dog or tripped because your dog barked at him can blame you, and a court of law could find you liable for hospital bills.

The way to avoid this kind of liability, is to prevent your dog from causing injury whether direct or indirect. 

1.  Keep the dog chained, and if let free, keep it in an enclosed area such as a house compound.  Allowing the dog to be out at large makes you liable for any injury caused by the dog.

2.  Train your dog not to be frightened of people and to socialize.  Exposure to a lot of persons at a tender age will allow the dog to be able to relate to crowds.

3.  Keep children away from your dog.  Most children do not know the consequences of what they are doing, and may get bitten because their behavior may be interpreted by the dog as being threatening.  Keep access to your dog child-proof.

4.  Have prominent warning signs warning people to beware of the dog if you have one.  This way people who do not heed the warning sign have only themselves to blame.

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