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Preventing Dog Attacks <br />3of3 <br />http://Www.animtfgeneralhO8pital.com/columns/petdoc063098.httnl <br />• Don't run away. Be still until the dog loses interest <br />in you and leaves. If you must move, back away <br />slowly until you're out of the dog's sight. Avoid eye <br />contact and remain calm. Try to keep your fear <br />hidden. <br />• If you fall or are knocked to the ground, minimize <br />injury by curling into a ball, placing your hands over <br />your head and neck and protecting your face. <br />Force objects of clothing or accessories between <br />you and the attacking dog such as your purse, your <br />jacket or your bicycle. <br />Children can be taught skills to avoid dog bites through <br />an Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine <br />activity book, "Fido: Friend or Foe?," available from <br />State Farm Insurance Company by visiting these Web <br />sites: or <br />Other Internet sites of interest regarding dog bite <br />avoidance include The Human Society of the United <br />States, !. i: :; Centers for Disease Control, <br />; and Dog^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ‘O''' - -f ^^ • • <br />Owner ’s Guide,d $ * i t i Z* Z. I .« I . w • • <br />Next Column <br />3/2SAX) 8:29 AM