National Dog Bite Prevention Week – May 20th – 26th
This week is National Dog Bite Prevention Week. It is very important to help educate not only dog owners but non dog owners on how to prevent a dog bite. An average of 45 million people are bitten by dogs a year. 800,000 Americans receive medical attention for those bites. There are a number of things we can do to help lower these numbers. 1. Properly training your dog goes a long way. Making sure your pet can understand and complete basic commands, like sit, stay and come. 2. Socializing your pet is important to enable them to feel comfortable in different...