Children’s Bite Prevention Seminars

Children’s Bite Prevention Seminar with Professional Dog Trainer and owner of Wild Dog Training, Camellia Saunderson, and Buddy

Dogs are largely misunderstood by humans, especially children. To a dog, biting is a natural way of communicating when they perceive that nothing else has or will work. Too often we hear that a dog has bitten a person ‘out of nowhere,’ when more often than not, we have simply failed to read the dog’s warning signs.

Our children’s bite prevention seminars focus on fun, informative, and interactive activities to teach children how to read a dog’s body language and warning signs, as well as learn how to properly interact with family and strange dogs.

During the presentation we discuss the Do’s and Don’ts of bite prevention, body language and communication, the Yellow Ribbon Campaign, how to greet a strange dog with an owner (WAIT), and how to avoid a strange dog without an owner (Be A Tree). Children get to practice their new knowledge with a fun interactive lesson with my child-friendly dog, Buddy, and hear the story of how Buddy lost his leg, as a cautionary tale.

Sessions last 30 minutes, to an hour, depending on the number of children. Every child leaves with essential knowledge, take-home information on everything we discussed during our session, and a bite prevention word search.

Interested in finding out more about what we have to offer? Contact us directly at biteprevention@wilddogtraining.ca. Do you think your child’s school or community program could benefit from an opportunity like this? Have them contact us to book a seminar asap! Your child’s safety depends on it.