Animal Safety Tips for Kids: How to keep you Child Safe around Pets

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Family pets can be great playmates for a small child, but on occasion kids do not understand how animals may act. 

Whether it’s the family pet or friends, below is a list of safety tips:

Physical Safety

• Teach your child to recognize the different body language pets use to warn others.
• Train your pet to recognize the command “Stop”, while also practicing with your child.
• Don’t allow other pets in your house without adult Supervision.
• Teach methods to protect from an overexcited pet.  Examples include calling for help, rolling around, and protecting the face with hands.

Toy Safety

• Avoid having balloons around the house.  Your pet may be frightened by the popping noise or choke on if swallowed.
• This may seem hard but avoid having small children toys lying around.  Small toys are easily swallowed, which can be dangerous to the pet.

Mutual Respect

• Designate a pet’s bed, crate or sleeping area as a pet “safe spot” and teach your child to leave them alone.
• Play time with pets is mutual.  Inform you child that the right to end a play session is mutual.

General Rules

• When organizing a playful event with your family and pet maintain a positive, controlled interaction.  Excited pets may alarm your child and also the other way around.
• Teach your child that using rewards will help get your pet to listen.
• If either, your child or pet gets overexcited during play, it’s a good idea to take a brief break to calm everyone down.

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