SEMINAR: Be-A-Tree
This 60 minutes presentation is aimed at families and children from Kindergarten through Elementary school. NO DOGS, PLEASE!
Did you know that around 50% of children will have been bitten by a dog by the time they reach 12 years of age?
THE MAJORITY OF CHILDREN GET BITTEN BY A DOG THEY KNOW. It could be the family dog, a friend's dog or nana's dog.
Evidence that children do not know how to read dog body language
Cowichan Canine offers all families - whether you have a dog or not! - to take advantage of this presentation on dog bite prevention. Lisbeth Plant ACDBC UW-AAB KPACTP CBATI is a licensed Be-A-Tree presenter for the non-profit organization Doggone Safe. This organization is dedicated to promoting education for the purpose of dog bite prevention and increased child safety around dogs, as well as to provide support for dog bite victims.
The Be A Tree-programme is aimed at elementary school children, but it also works well for children 5-6 years of age. The presentation itself takes 45-60 minutes, but we also allow for a break and we do a lot of role play to help the children memorize the message.
The presentation includes careful listening as well as physical activities in the form of games and role play.
From doggonesafe.com:
Doggone Safe Mission and Mandate
Doggone Safe! Mission Statement
To promote education initiatives for the purpose of dog bite prevention and increased child safety around dogs and to provide support for dog bite victims.
Many of these originate from a Coroner's Jury Recommendations into the mauling death eight year-old Courtney Trempe in 1998 by a neighbour's dog. Download the jury recommendations
Doggone Safe! Mandate
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to provide low-cost educational materials for use in schools
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to provide low-cost educational materials for use by community health departments
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to provide educational materials to veterinarians for office display
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to provide educational materials to family physicians for office display
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to provide information and resources on raising puppies and training dogs in way
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to provide information and resources for parents and expectant parents with dogs
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to provide information and resources for professionals who must visit or enter the homes of people with dogs during the course of their job
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to promote the need for trauma counseling for dog bite victims and to provide victim support services
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to provide services for dog bite victims and their families
I cannot say enough wonderful things about cowichan canine!!! My pup went through the puppy start right and then onto the foundation classes. Stef and Stephanie were fantastic!!! Both classes are well run, organized, they are excellent teachers and spend time with you and your dog. The class sizes are small which makes an excellent learning facility. Stef and Stephanie are patient and kind. The knowledge is second to none. You are able to ask questions and have one on one time as necessary.
Did I mention how clean the facility is...? Holy you'd never know dogs are there all day. We wanted to give our pup his best chance and cowichan canine certainly facilitated that.
Elizabeth Butler-Smythe and Matt Tregear
cobble hill
My big triumph was on the beach two weeks ago. Arwyn gets to be off leash at the beach (she's been on the long line on forest hikes for months now) and there was a deer eating seaweed... the dogs, of course, blasted off after the deer up the steep bank... I called... AND THEY CAME BACK!!
A miracle.
Well, the miracle of training.
Cheryl (PhD, Reg Psychologist), with Sukha & Arwyn
Maple Bay, BC
