June 2004    

Volume 1 Issue 1  

A non-profit organization dedicated to Dog Bite Prevention

Introducing Doggone Safe - the first federally incorporated non-profit organization in Canada dedicated to dog bite prevention education and victim support. Doggone Safe provides services in Canada, the US and around the world through its website and network of volunteers.

Click here to join the Dog Bite Victim Support Group - this is a forum for families of child dog bite victims to talk about their experiences and concerns, learn from and support each other.

Doggone Safe Programs...

• Be a Tree^TM  - Dog bite prevention program for primary school students and community groups

"Hats off to the best educational package I have seen in years and a great public service that goes a long way to getting the message out about dog bite prevention and working toward eliminating dog bites to our children." Full Review

Lisa Grey - Canine Behavior Consultant and Specialist; Bite Prevention Educator with BCSPCA (former); Senior Trainer - Canines with a Cause; Senior Instructor - Adolescents at Risk and Canines Ontario; Owner Natural Bond Canine Consultants, Ontario, Canada

"Directions are clear, the guidelines accurate and user friendly. Pictures are very helpful. Every school should have a kit available."

Carolyn Clark - Teacher, Director of Center for Applied Canine Behaviour, Owner of Carolark Family Dog Training, Ottawa ON

Find out about the Be a Tree Teacher Kit (donation is made by the manufacturer to Doggone Safe for every kit sold)

(SAVE $20 on the Teacher Kit until June 25, 2004)

• Be Doggone Smart With Your New Baby^TM  - Dog bite prevention seminar program for expectant parents

• Be Doggone Smart At Home^TM  - Dog bite prevention seminar program for parents

• Be Doggone Smart At Work^TM - Dog bite prevention for utility, telephone, postal, landscaping and other workers

• Courtney Trempe Memorial Fund for Dog Bite Victim Support

To provide services not covered by insurance - such as trauma counselling, caregiver  support, support for communication with school and peers while in hospital.

To provide resource cards to hospital emergency rooms that provide information on the need for trauma counselling, how to find a counsellor, legal rights in case of a bite by someone else's dog, and help with deciding the fate of the dog that bit.

Contact us for more information, to find out how you can help Doggone Safe or to book these programs

For More Information...

For more information about Doggone Safe and for useful tips about bite prevention please visit the Doggone Safe website. Any materials found at the site can be used at websites or in printed matter without permission (unless specifically noted) provided proper credit is given. A link back to the Doggone Safe site is appreciated.

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