Being safe with dogs - Resposible pet education

Title: BEING SAFE WITH DOGS

Date: June, 12^th 2014          RESPONSIBLE PET EDUCATION.

IDENTITY	The children openly expressed their ideas and feelings in their interactions with adults and their peers
COMMUNITY	The children built on their own social experiences to explore other ways of being
WELLBEING	The children demonstarted trust and confidence in Geraldine and Educators
LEARNING	The children participated in a rich and meaningful inquiry-based experience
COMMUNI-CATION	The children responded verbally and non-verbally to what they saw,heard,touched and felt

Today, Geraldine and her dog Jasmine came to educate us about different behaviour of dogs and she demonstrated how to be safe around them.

Geraldine showed us pictures of dogs eating, sleeping and looking after puppies. She told us how to be kind to dogs and what behaviour would make a dog angry or upset.

We learnt what to do if a dog comes running up to us.

We must:

- Stand very still.

- Keep our hands down by our sides.

- Look at the ground.

- Be as quiet as a mouse.

- Take 2 small steps back

- and call a grown up when the dog has gone away.

 We practised what we had learnt and patted Jasmine. Jasmine was a really friendly dog who sniffed our hands and gave some of us a lick. Her hair was very soft!

  

We learnt :”No owner, no leash,no touch.”  Geraldine said that we must ask the owner of a dog: “Please may I pat your dog?” She showed us how to safely approach and how to pat the dog.”   Here we are singing the song  “When a Dog Comes  Up To You”.