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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...]
