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4 Tips to Avoid Dog Bite Claims

The program is outlined in an 18-page brochure which can be downloaded from the AVMA Web site. Last year, 4.7 million people were bitten by dogs. The U.S. Postal Service -- another sponsor of Dog Bite Prevention Week -- cites data from theHumane Society of the United States reporting that that small children, the elderly and Postal Service letter carriers -- in that order -- are the most frequent victims of dog bites. Recent statistics show the annual number of dog attacks exceeds the reported instances of measles, whooping cough, and mumps, combined. In addition, dog bite victims account for up to five percent of emergency room visits.
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Police Dog Bites Boy In Oldbury Back Garden

People have the power to recognize this and redirect the interaction to that of friends." Following are tips Berryman offers to help owners understand the signals they are sending to their dogs when visitors arrive at the home. Consider your dogs rank Dogs have superior/subordinate relationships similar to the military, Berryman explains. Rank of family and guests dictates a dogs behavior towards them. A high-ranking dog, a general, wont tolerate insubordinate behavior from a perceived low ranking private child or guest. Berryman says bites often occur when human privates try to take food or toys away, or hug or pull a general type dog by the collar off of furniture. Yelling can exacerbate a dogs agitation Your dog doesnt know youve ordered pizza, Berryman notes, so when the delivery person arrives, your dog is agitated by the threat at the door and starts barking.
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"There were quite a few puncture wounds and tears to his skin. We haven't heard much from the police." The child's grandmother http://theyarddogs.com/pleasanton-couple-arrested-after-dog-bites-son-twice-in-the-face/ is reported to have witnessed the attack, telling local newspaper the Express and Star that it was "like a horror movie". West Midlands Police issued an unreserved apology to the child and his family. The force has informed the Independent Police Complaints Commission, and is carrying out its own investigation into how the boy came by the serious injuries while the dog, a German Shepherd-Belgian Malinois cross, was on a leash. The dog's handler had been sent to support fellow officers who were searching an area near Western Road for four men seen running away from a quantity of copper wiring.
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Over 5,000 dog-bite incidents reported till April this year

"Dog-bite cases go up during the monsoon. Easy availability of food from street food joints and restaurants is another reason for the surge in these cases," said Anjali Sabane, medical officer in the health department of the PMC, while speaking to TOI. Sabane said treatment is available at 14 municipal hospitals and at three civic out patient departments, which has helped in reducing the cases of rabies in the city. "Many people ignore dog-bites and seek medical assistance only when the infection sets in completely," she added. Six dog bite cases have been registered in a span of two days in Bhusari colony area in Kothrud. One of the victims was Mahesh Temgare, a visually challenged person.
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California leads the nation in dog bite claims

All dogs are capable of biting. There is enormous variation in the level of provocation individual dogs will tolerate without biting. Was the dog neutered? Intact males are three times more likely to bite. Unaltered, adolescent male dogs are more excitable and have less impulse control -- not unlike adolescent humans.
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Must use Union City tragedy to educate public about dog bites

June 28, 2013 /24-7PressRelease/ -- According to estimates by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 4.5 million people are annually bitten by dogs in the United States - with roughly one-fifth of those bites resulting in medical attention. And, given Californians' affinity with "man's best friend," those in the Golden State are especially susceptible to these types of injuries. In fact, according to a recent report by State Farm Insurance, California leads the nation with the most dog bite insurance claims when compared to the other 49 states. Fortunately, for those afflicted with a dog bite injury in California there is a state statute that makes a dog's owner strictly liable for any damages caused by a dog's bite - regardless of whether the dog in question ever previously bit someone. Dog bite liability in California Under old common law rules, dog owners could only be held liable for dog bites if they had prior knowledge of their dog's propensity for violence. Essentially, this meant that a particular dog would have to bite someone before the owner would be aware that the dog was violent, and thus the owner could not be held liable for his or her dog's first bite. Consequently, this tenet of law became known as the "one-free-bite" or "first-bite" rule. However, in the 1950s California lawmakers passed a law that effectively abolished the "one-free-bite" rule in the context of dog bites.
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