With children returning to school after their summer holidays, Dogs Trust is offering primary schools in Sussex free child safety workshops to help children stay safe around dogs.
During the last school year, Dogs Trust’s Education and Community Officer Jo Furlano delivered ‘Be Dog Smart’ workshops to more than 8,500 children and is on track to improve on this number this year.
Dogs Trust’s free Be Dog Smart safety workshops are designed to complement areas of the curriculum and generally support classroom learning. They aim to provide children between the ages of 7-11 with the knowledge and understanding they need to act responsibly and safely around dogs in their homes and those they may see out and about.
Each workshop includes a pretend dog as its focus, with the aim of developing compassion and consideration for all living beings, through a creative and interactive learning experience.
Jo from Dogs Trust promoting children’s safety around dogs:
“Returning to school after the summer break is a really exciting time as it means we are able to deliver our fun-packed Be Dog Smart workshops to thousands of children.
“By teaching children how to behave safely, we believe we can improve the welfare of dogs, both in the homes of the children we teach, as well as dogs they may meet when out and about in the community.
“We aim to harness loving, safe relationship between children and their four-legged friends so that interactions are safe and enjoyable for all.”
For more information about ‘Be Dog Smart’ workshops, please visit www.bedogsmart.org.uk
To book a ‘Be Dog Smart’ workshop, please contact Jo on 07443 981690.
About Dogs Trust
Dogs Trust is the UK’s largest dog welfare charity and normally cares for around 14,000 dogs across its network of 21 rehoming centres in the UK and one in Dublin. Dogs Trust has a non-destruction policy and will never put a healthy dog to sleep. The charity also focuses its efforts on understanding dogs and sharing that knowledge with the wider public to prevent problem behaviours that can result in relinquishment or abandonment. We are working towards the day when all dogs can enjoy a happy life, free from the threat of unnecessary destruction.
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