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Teaching your kids to have empathy and respect for the dogs likes and dislikes prevents problems from developing, or continuing, and teaching important relationship skills that will last a lifetime.  
Kids teaching kids how to properly interact with a dog through a song to the tune of "London Bridges"!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36Z9RRjiQMA&feature=youtu.be

This link shows one of the kids teaching another one how to properly "kiss" a dog!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abuta-EVEt4

This video shows Noah, a 5 year old boy learning to work cooperatively with his parrot Perle, who was biting him when he'd reach for her.  Empathy and a positive reinforcement approach transformed their relationship from troubled, to bonded bliss! NOTE: The bird is not being forced to accept Noah's advances. Instead, Noah is teaching Perle to want to come to him. This element is the key to success. The approach you see in the video works the exact same way between dogs and kids. http://www.behavior works.org/ flashplayer/ index.htm? file=http: //www.behaviorwo rks.org/flashvid eos/Noah% 20Dupuis. mp4 This link: http://www2.the-kennel-club.org.uk/safe_and_sound.html goes to an interactive on-line game, designed to help kids (and adults!!) learn to safely interact with dogs. Play the game yourself, and supervise your children as they play too! Great opportunities to learn what to do - and what not to do around dogs, that'll keep everyone "Safe and Sound!"

77% of dog bites to kids are from the family dog, or a friends dog!  PLEASE, if you have kids click http://stopthe77.com  watch the video, and get serious about educating yourself to protect your kid/s, AND dogs.  

Unwanted attention and handling e.g., picking up the dog/puppy, carrying him/her around, hugs, kisses, petting and/or snuggling (especially when the dog is resting or sleeping) are all very common reasons that problems between dogs and kids develop. It's important to realize (and to help your kids understand!) that this kind of handling should only be done with their stuffed animals - not the family dog!  Here's a great video of children demonstrating how they know whether the dog wants their attention and petting - or not. A must see for parents, and kids! http://familypaws.blogspot.com/2008/06/does-dog-ask-for-more-attention.html

The link below was sent to us by a girl named Catie, who is a member of the Westwood Youth Group. Although a child herself, she believes that kids should know how to stay safe around dogs, so she sent us a link that included the following tutorial for kids (and adults too!) on dog bite prevention and safety from the University of Illinois Extension, called Playing it Safe; http://urbanext.illinois.edu/dogs/playingitsafe.cfm Thanks for sharing Catie!