For Dog Owners: How to Prevent Injuries to Your Family and Neighbors
Don't think that because your dog is gentle, old, or small, it can't cause an injury. Any dog can hurt someone. Even the owner can hurt from their own pet. And majority of dog bites victim is the family or friends. Normally docile dogs will bite when they are frightened or when they are protecting their puppies, owners, or sometimes food.
The best way to avoid liability is to prevent your dog from causing injury or damage. And if your dog bites someone, keep your liability as low as it fairly should be.
How to Prevent Dog Bites
- Train and expose to lot of people and take in the situations at a young age. You may ask help or tips from your local animal control.
- Never let a dog run at large. Mostly owner automatically liable for any injury your dog causes while at large.
- Watch your dog especially when children are present. Mostly reported dog bites are to children. Never leave your dog alone with a toddler or infant and make sure the gate to your yard is child-proof.
- Make sure the vaccinations of your pet or dog is current.
- Keep the dog away or out of strangers' paths. A fenced front yard isn't good enough; most people will open a gate and walk on up to the door.
- Post warning signs like "Beware of Dog" or "Dog in Yard" signs prominently. Avoid joke signs “Trespassers Will Be Eaten" they will not the warning seriously.
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