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If your business deals with even 1 of the estimated 83 million dogs here in the USA, then the better question is why wouldn’t you be concerned? I don’t know about you but that is a lot of dogs to encounter when going about your daily routines and routes. Out of the estimated 83 million dogs there are about 885,000 bites per year! Still not convinced there is a need for dog bite safety (DBS)? How about this? Each year in America you stand a 1 in 50 chance of being bitten. What those numbers should say to you is education and knowledge on DBS is key. Having employees know what cues a dog may provide before an attack are paramount. It can reduce the risk of bites, boost employee moral causing each employee to be more confident in their job because they know how to handle themselves. Employees will face dogs but with DBS training they will have the knowledge to address problems when they arise. They will assess each situation and know they are more likely to be bitten if the owner is … [Read more...]
Woman seriously injured in Lincoln Co. dog attack
STANFORD, Ky. (WKYT) - The Lincoln County Sheriff's Department is investigating after a woman was attacked by a pack of dogs Monday. The Lincoln County Sheriff's Department is investigating after a woman was attacked Monday by a pack of dogs. Lincoln County Sheriff Curt Folger confirms a pack of dogs attacked a woman Monday morning in a rural area of the county, near the Boyle County line. A neighbor says the victim, Loretta Stevens, called her and said she had been attacked by a pack of dogs. Stevens' daughter, Trivia Hebrock said of as Monday evening, her mother was in fair condition at UK Hospital, but can expect a long road to recovery. "My mom has it looks a sleeve has been rolled down, the skin is pushed down. You can see the muscle and the tendon running across. She'll probably never have feelings in it, but she is able to move her hand so that is good. She's got a strong pulse on it," Hebrock said. Hebrock said her mom was outside Monday morning when she saw her cat … [Read more...]
Meter reader was left bleeding on the ground ‘and may lose an eye’ after being assaulted by homeowner
An Indiana meter reader was brutally beaten and left bleeding on the ground after she pepper-sprayed a customer's dogs. Police in Evansville arrested 30-year-old Kim Jordan and charged her with battery stemming from the incident last Wednesday. Investigators say April Miller-Johnson, a long-time employee of the local utility company VECTERN, was reading a meter at the corner of Forrest Avenue and Tekoppel Avenue at around 10.30am Wednesday when she claimed two dogs belonging to local resident Kim Jordan charged at her. Read FULL STORY … [Read more...]
Postal worker comes to rescue of UPS buddy attacked by pit bull
Jesus Toledo lost part of an ear and a portion of his thumb. Sept. 28, 2015. (CBS Chicago) Rosemary Regina SobolContact Reporter Chicago Tribune A postal worker on his route came to the rescue of a buddy, a UPS employee, when a pit bull attacked him in Chicago's Cragin neighborhood on the Northwest Side on Friday morning, officials said. The postal worker jumped on the dog, pulled the animal off of UPS worker Jesus Toledo and held on to it until help arrived, according to officials. The attack occurred about 10:30 a.m. in the 1900 block of North Cicero Avenue. The dog involved was a black and white female pit bull terrier about a year old, said Brad Powers, a spokesman for the city’s department of Animal Care and Control. Toledo suffered injuries to his ear, head, forearm, hands and ankle, and underwent surgery at West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park, according to Dan McMackin, a spokesman for UPS. He was "conscious and speaking after the attack," he said in an email. … [Read more...]
Dangerous Dog Laws
A dog may be classified as a dangerous dog if they have ever attacked or caused any harm or injury to another person or animal without warrant. In addition, a dog may even be labeled dangerous if there is behavior exhibited that suggests the risk or probability of a future attack is high. Each state in the U.S. utilizes different classifications to determine whether a dog is deemed to be dangerous, as well as having different sets of regulations in these cases that must be followed by dog owners. Once a dog has been deemed dangerous, owners are often required to meet certain criteria to include muzzling, spay or neutering, and may also require evaluation by a certified behavioral expert. Owners may also be required to maintain supervision of the dog by someone eighteen years of age or older when the dog is in public. In some instances humane confinement may also be deemed necessary. Humane confinement requires providing shelter for a dog that consists of an incased concrete slab with a … [Read more...]
December Train the Trainer Scheduled!
Join us on December 6 to 8 2016 for 3 days of our Train the Trainer course in Tampa, FL. Don't delay to register, only 15 seats per TTT! Download the Registration form for more information on pricing. Host Hotel: Holiday Inn, Tampa, FL … [Read more...]
Long vs Short Pants – Blog
I (Mitzi Robinson) was asked to provide my opinion on the difference between long vs short pants. Yes, it absolutely makes a difference! A dog will bite the first thing he comes in contact with on the body. In most cases, employees will be confronted by submissive dogs and these types of dogs will want to keep all four feet on the ground. They will want to use a frontal grip, which means only the canine and incisor teeth are used for biting. This is important because a submissive dog will usually grab no more than the pant. Wearing long pants helps to prevent the employee from punctures and scraping from frontal bites. A dominant dog uses a full grip bite. Meaning he will use the front and back parts of his mouth causing a more severe bite. Premolars and molars used in full grip bites will not only break the skin but also can cause broken bones, and serve muscles and nerve damage. If the majority of the dogs employees faced were dominant then wearing pants would be useless. But … [Read more...]
Client News : Mike Silva
I just wanted to give you a great big thank you, for the Bulli Ray Dog Bite Prevention Training I received a few weeks ago. I just returned from visiting family in Oklahoma, and because of an incident that happened while I was there, I found out just how valuable the skills I learned were. My relatives live in a rural area, and there’s not much to do there but eat, so in order not to return home 10 pounds heavier, my wife and I took a brisk two mile walk on one of the county roads every night. Usually the worst thing we would encounter, would be the occasional cricket, butterfly, or bunny rabbit, (the latter startled us both, and was accompanied by spontaneous laughter.) That is until the night that we were confronted with a large, 100 pound+, black Labrador-mix dog, which looked similar to the dog pictured below, teeth and all. We would always walk to this little country home, where the pavement on the road turned to gravel, and then turned around to come home. This time … [Read more...]
Two Southaven Animal Shelter employees recovering from dog attack
SOUTHAVEN, Miss. — A Southaven Animal Shelter employee and animal control officer are recovering from dog bite wounds Tuesday. Southaven Animal Shelter Director Perry Mason confirmed the dog attack happened Saturday, and one of the workers has remained in the hospital. Mason said the shelter employee opened up a pitbull’s kennel to clean it and feed him. “He grabbed her leg and just would not let go,” Mason said. An officer who was working ran to help.He pulled the dog off the employee’s leg, but not before the dog bit him too on the left forearm. Mason said the dog’s aggressive behavior came out of nowhere. “He’s been neutered. We have all taken him for walks. He has sat in the office. We have done everything humanly possible to predict his behavior,” Mason said. The employee who the dog bit in the leg has undergone a couple surgeries. She was still in the hospital at the time WREG interviewed Mason Tuesday. To those who wonder if this was an issue of improper training, Mason said … [Read more...]
Rash of dog attacks prompts Ameren safety appeal.
Ameren Illinois is appealing to customers after a series of dog attacks resulting in serious injuries to workers. Company spokesman Brian Bretsch said Thursday that there have about a half-dozen attacks the last few months, primarily involving dogs that have been allowed to run loose. But he said workers also have been attacked by dogs chained or tied to utility equipment, including power poles. Worker injuries requiring emergency room treatment and antibiotics have included puncture wounds, scratches and a broken wrist. "It's the time of year when people are home more and dogs are out more," Bretsch said. "We're basically asking customers to do their part to keep our workers safe, as well as the neighborhood children." Most of the attacks have occurred at homes and have been spread across Ameren Illinois territory, Bretsch said. Ameren Illinois serves 1.2 million electric and 816,000 natural gas customers in central and southern Illinois. There have been 40 dog attacks in the last … [Read more...]
