Although often labelled man's best friend, a dog's instinct may tell him to bite to protect himself around those he doesn't know - especially excitable children.

Here are a few

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tips from the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention on how to keep your children from provoking dogs:

• Stay away from dogs you don't know. Children should never run up to pet a strange dog, no matter how friendly it looks.
• Never approach any dog - even a dog you know - who is eating, sleeping, or with its puppies.
• Do not run and scream around a dog.
• Be still if an unfamiliar dog approaches you, and let it sniff you and see you before you try to walk away.
• If a child is playing with a dog, make sure an adult is around to supervise. – (HealthDayNews)

June 2006
 

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