My dog is not a threat.

Dog Folks wrote:

dturm wrote:
Recent article from Cincinnati ER physicians Cincinnati.com

Excerpt:

We agree with the American Veterinary Medical Association’s assertion that “a well-planned proactive community approach can make a substantial impact.” This approach does not include breed-specific legislation, but rather a well-organized multidisciplinary strategy tailored to the community. We must move past the breed debate and focus efforts on common-sense, effective strategies that work for our community.

Wide spread dog bite prevention education would substantially reduce bite. A vast majority of people do not how to approach a dog.

First thing lots of people dog is grab each side of the dogs, head and then stick their face into the face of the dog!!. WOW!! That is just asking for a dog to bite the face!

They don't even know how to pet a strange dog! Lots of dogs do not like being patted/petted on top of the head! A scratch under the jowls works much better, after you have been properly introduced to the animal.

Many,many dog bites are really the human's fault! Let's place the blame where it really belongs.

So, now dog bites and attacks are another example of just blame the victim. Must admit, it would really help the insurance companies if in any instance of a dog attack the only lawsuit that could be filed would be by the dog owner to make that "victim instigator" pay to have a groomer clean the blood off the dog's face and mouth. Any two year who gets mauled and has to have a few hundred stitches deserves to be scarred for life, the kid should have known better. Thank you for setting the record straight.