Dog Bite Prevention

Dog Bite Prevention Fact Sheet

Dogs are important companion animals that can add so much to our quality of life.  However, dogs can become aggressive and bites from dogs and other pets pose a serious health and safety risk. 

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Comprehensive Information on Dog Bite Prevention and Safety

Dogs are wonderful companions and play a significant role in our lives and in the lives of our children. Living and growing up with a dog benefits a child's development in many ways. Dogs also benefit adults' mental and physical health, and enrich all our lives.

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Animal Behavior Service

The Animal Behavior Service at the College of Veterinary Medicine's Veterinary Teaching Hospital is designed to provide clients with diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment options for pet behavioral problems. We see a wide range of behavioral problems in dogs, cats, and other species of pets. Common reasons people seek help for their dogs include aggressive, fearful, destructive, and unruly behaviors. Among cats, failure to use a litter box and aggression are the most frequent complaints. 

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College of Veterinary Medicine Media Advisory

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Dr. Petra Mertens, a veterinarian and assistant professor of behavior medicine at the University of Minnesota's College of Veterinary Medicine, discusses pet behavior and answers questions from callers on MPR's Midmorning show with Katherine Lanpher. MPR can be heard on 91.1 FM in the Twin Cities. For other MPR stations, see http://minnesota.publicradio.org/.

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Puppy Classes at the U of MN College of Veterinary Medicine