KIDS SHOULD ALWAYS...
- Remember that not every dog is friendly
- Ask the owners permission before petting a dog
- Meet a new dog slowly and calmly
- Let the new dog come to them and smell them before petting
- Stay away from stray dogs
- Put your backpack between you and an attacking dog
- Stand still like a tree if a dog is barking or growling at you
- Drop and cover your head & face if you get knocked to the ground
- Treat dogs with respect
- Use a leash
- Think its cool to be a responsible dog owner
KIDS SHOULD NEVER...
- Make loud noises around dogs
- Bother a dog that is eating
- Wake a dog that is sleeping
- Tease a dog
- Reach through a fence or car window to pet or touch a dog
- Take a toy or bone from a dog
- Get in between two dogs
- Put your face close to a dog
- Pull on a dog's ears or tail
- Bother a mother with her puppies
- Enter a yard with a dog without permission
