They're inclined to chase and catch. Don't ever disturb a dog that's caring for puppies or is eating or sleeping. If a dog comes up to you to sniff you, remain still. It will usually go away once it realizes that you're not a threat. If you're uncomfortable around a dog, stay calm – don't yell or scream. If you do say anything, make sure to speak with a calm, firm tone and avoid eye contact. Stay still until the dog leaves or back away slowly. Don't run away.
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Dog bites leave marks well after attack occurs
Medical officials in Fort Wayne report all bites treated at their hospitals to Animal Care & Control, as well, to ensure that they do actually get reported. It takes the pressure off of bite victims who may be afraid to report bites from a neighbor's dog or even their own dog. "What a lot of people are frightened of is if a dog bite happens, and it's reported to us, there's this misconception the dog will be taken away or even destroyed," Bender said. "That's not how it works," she added. There might be fines – for instance, if the dog is running loose and attacks someone outside its yard – but the goal is to teach pet owners safer ways to keep their animals, Bender said. Almost all bites result in an animal's quarantine. If the bite happens on a pet owner's property, the pet can be quarantined there, with limited contact with other humans. But if the bite happens outside a pet owner's property, the animal must be quarantined at Animal Care & Control.
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Dog Owners Should Make Sure They're Covered For Dog Bites
"I only cried for five minutes," she said. Five minutes of terror when a dog bit her in the mouth. "The dog ripped her pretty good, so she had this cut right here. But the doctor lined up both lip lines and then did the stitches on both top and bottom, so it would grow and still be a beautiful line," Aeris' mother Stefanie Newcomb said. The dog belonged to a family friend, and it was a dog Aeris knew well. "I was playing with him and then he didn't want me to play with him anymore so then he bit me," Aeris said. It turned out dog bites are covered by standard homeowners or renters insurance policy.
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Illinois ranks second highest for dog bites
Animal control works with Franklin-Williamson Bi-County Health Department to quarantine dogs that have bitten someone and follow up to ensure the dogs are vaccinated, he said. Watts said there is higher incidence of stray dogs during the summer months that increase the likelihood of bite cases. The most important prevention to dog bites is to never approach a stray or attempt to pet it, Watts said. "If you see a dog you are not familiar with, call animal control. That's why we're here," Watts said. Williamson County Commissioner Brent Gentry said the board has been attempting to help county animal control by establishing a Facebook page — Williamson County Animal Control — to promote more dog adoptions. The site also contains information for dog owners to help raise their dogs and information from the Humane Society of the United States on how to avoid dog bites. "It's not always the dog's fault," Gentry said about dog bite cases he has reviewed with animal control and the county sheriff's department.
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Dog Bites Can Raise Your Insurance Premiums
Los Angeles topped the list of cities based on dog attacks on letter carriers, with 69 attacks reported in fiscal 2012. A nonprofit organization called Prevent the Bite offers tips for helping people, especially children, to avoid dog bites, based on the "W.A.I.T." principal for approaching unfamiliar dogs: –Wait to see if the dog is with its owner and if it looks friendly. –Ask the owner for permission to pet a dog. –Invite the dog to sniff you, while you stand with your hands curled at your side. –Touch the dog gently to pet, never at its face or tail. If the dog looks unfriendly; if its owner declines to let you touch the pet; or if it doesn't approach to sniff you, stop and walk slowly away.
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