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I completly agree that children should learn at an early age about dog safety. My first dog was named Penny a golden retriever german shepherd mix and my parents got her for me when I was 5 years old big mistake. She turned into an aggressive dog just because I didn't know how to handle her. I constantly would either run from her or stare her right in the eyes. I can't believe i'm still alive. I never attacked but I was bitten a few times. Needless to say my dad gave her away and I didn't get another dog until I was 14 and could actually handle it properly.
I also constantly find myself at petsmart with kids just running up and roughly patting my dogs on the head/body without even asking. I will tell them it isn't a good idea to just run up and pet strange dogs without asking the owner and tell them the proper way to approach a strange dog.
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