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This page is for all you kids who are interested in learning about dogs, how to help look after your own pet dog, and how to be safe around dogs. Have fun and enjoy the activities. There is a lot to learn. Please keep coming back. We will put something new on this page regularly.
Parents: There is a lot of information on keeping children safe around dogs, in the links at the bottom of this page.
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The "Unscramble" Game
Your animal friends are introducing their babies. They are making things tricky by mixing up the letters.
The answers are further down the page. No peeking! Woofie, Woof! |
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Easy Skills to Teach Your Dog - Go to a Place
Tricks help your dog to 'learn how to learn'. If they can learn tricks, then they can learn obedience and good behavior. Go ahead ... have some fun and teach your dog some tricks!
Want your pup to pretend to be a movie star? Teach him the "Go to A Place" trick. According to the DoggieBuddy website Trick #20 - Teach Your Dog to Go To A Place, "Go to a Place is a fundamental trick used in movie production." It also comes in handy at home. If it gets too hectic in your kitchen, you can tell your dog to go to his "place". According to the article, it's an easy thing to teach. Ask an adult friend to help you read the article. The two of you will have lots of fun teaching this very helpful trick to your pup. Ask an adult friend to help you read the article. The two of you will have lots of fun teaching this very helpful trick to your pup.
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Answers to the "Unscramble" Game:
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1. Puppy |
6. Calf |
Colouring Contest
We would love to hear from you! Click here and print out the larger copy of the picture above. Colour the picture carefully with pencils or crayons. Then tell us why your pet is special, and what rules you have in your house to make your pet safe. Scan or take a photo of the finished picture and send it to us at [email protected] with your email address. We will choose a winner each month, and post the picture in our newsletter for everybody to see. |
Healthy pets are happy pets.
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Dogs are Special Let us introduce you to Schipperke dogs. According to this article about Schipperkes, they are “intelligent, playful dogs who love tons of attention and play well
with children and other pets.” They have lots of energy, and are very
smart. These pups hate to be bored. Do you know what that means? It means that
you have to keep them busy, or they will think up things to do which you may
not approve of. Their nickname is “Little Black Devil” because they are famous
for their mischievous antics. They have strong wills, and benefit from
training. Good thing they love to learn.
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For Parents 'Fido, Friend or Foe?' activity book The purpose of this activity book is to teach children how to act responsibly and safely around dogs. It can be used as a starting point to talk to children about bite prevention. The Blue Dog The Safe Kids/ Safe Dogs Project http://www.liamjperkfoundation.org/talk.html Little Liam was fatally bitten by his family's own beloved dog. This site is full of information for parents and caregivers - such as dog body language; dog stress signals; signs of anxiety; why dogs bite; Be a Tree, and more. Well illustrated. https://drsophiayin.com/blog/entry/free-downloads-posters-handouts-and-more/ Dr. Sophia Yin's website: dog body language of fear and anxiety; how to greet, and not to greet a dog; also training tips and much more. http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/gamesactivities.html "Science Kids is the home of science & technology on the Internet for children around the world.” http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/woof/index.html Woof! It's a dog's life. Tips and training help from "Uncle Matty" http://www.pbrc.net/poppysplace/index.html
Photo courtesy of Natalie Heath www.heathphoto.ca
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Acknowledgements Be A Tree program: The information on our Education - Dog Bite Prevention page was compiled by Doggone Safe - The people at the Love your dog website have very generously allowed us to reproduce some of their articles. Please visit them, there is lots to enjoy there. The American Kennel Club (AKC) has more information, on training, dog breeds, games to play with your dog etc. Click on Search at the top of the page.
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