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Teach children proper hygiene around animals

Teach children proper hygiene around animals

Pets bring a lot of joy, love and excitement into a household. However, pets may carry infections that could be harmful to you and your child. Transmission of infection may occur through contact with pets, their feces, bites, scratches...

Play Date Checklist

Play Date Checklist

When a child wants to go to at a friend's house, a responsible parent asks some basic questions. For example: will a parent be home? Does the family have a pool? Is the yard fenced? Rarely does it occur to a parent to ask if the family has a dog...

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The Most Popular Dog Breeds For Children

In choosing a dog for the family, it's a good idea we keep the children in mind. Some dogs are not tolerant of children and can be a threat to them. There are many breeds of dogs out there to choose from. Do your homework to see which one works the best...

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Keep Kids Safe

The 3 Most Important Things to Teach Your Kids... Dogs Don’t Like Hugs and Kisses – Teach your kids not to hug or kiss a dog on the face. Hugging the family dog or face-to-face contact are common causes of bites. Instead, teach kids to scratch the dog on the chest or the side of the neck...

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The Benefits of Pets

How we treat animals says a lot about who we are and what quality of life we have. Experts are recognizing the significance of animals in the lives of people. Studies have shown that pets provide a wide variety of benefits for people...

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Kids Teaching Dogs

The intentions are great but is the scene reality? Can kids train dogs? The answer, of course, has a lot of variables and most proud parents would nod a quick affirmative if asked this question but the problem posed is … are we asking too much of both parties...

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Dog Safety for Children

Helpful tips to keep your kids safe from dogs. Tips for parents & Rules for Kids. Never leave a child alone with a dog. When visiting friends or relatives, who have a dog, don't allow your child to play in the yard unsupervised. If that's not possible, ask...