Dog bite prevention: how a Blue Dog can help
Dog bite prevention: how a Blue Dog can help
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预防狗咬伤：蓝狗如何提供帮助
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2005
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C. Moons
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T. Keuster;Isabelle De Cock;C. Moons
儿童被狗咬伤的风险高于其他年龄组[5，8，9]。大多数幼儿（中位数5岁）被狗咬伤的事故都发生在与熟悉的狗在家庭环境中进行日常活动时。在家中发生的狗咬伤中，有86%是由儿童发起的互动引发的[5，7]。
过去，兽医和医学文献中已发表了关于犬与儿童之间相互作用的大量信息[9]。在欧洲不同国家的小学和保健中心成功地建立了“预防咬伤”方案。大多数项目针对的是7岁及以上的年龄组，主要关注公共安全规则，比如遇到不熟悉的狗时如何表现。在欧洲，旨在预防家庭咬伤事故的计划很少[3，6，13，14]。预防狗咬伤计划中的大多数建议都不是基于研究，特别是对影响儿童和狗相互关系的发展变量的研究。根据人类预防医学已发表的指南，预测通过澄清特定年龄的儿童和狗的行为可以更好地达到预防狗咬伤的目标[2，9]。
为了填补预防狗咬伤战略方面的差距，启动了一个多学科项目，参与者包括行为兽医、动物行为学家、儿童心理学家、儿科医生和艺术学院（根特Hogeschool）的成员。我们的目标是为有幼儿的家庭创建一个狗咬伤预防工具：The Blue Dog©。
Children are at a higher risk of being bitten by a dog [5,8,9] than other age groups. Most dog bite accidents in young children (median 5 years) occur during everyday activities in the home environment with a familiar dog. Eighty-six percent of the dog bites occurring at home are found to be triggered by an interaction initiated by the child [5,7].
In the past, extensive information regarding interactions between dogs and children has been published in veterinary and medical literature [9]. ‘Prevent a bite’ programmes have been established with success in primary schools and health care centres in different European countries. Most programmes are aimed at the age group of 7 years and older and mainly focus on public safety rules, like how to behave when encountering an unfamiliar dog. Programmes intended to prevent bite accidents at home are very few in Europe [3,6,13,14]. Most of the recommendations in dog bite prevention programmes are not based on research, especially research on the developmental variables that affect the way children and dogs relate to each other. According to published guidelines from human preventive medicine, it is predicted that dog bite prevention objectives may be better met by clarifying age specific child and dog behaviours [2,9].
To fill the gap in dog bite prevention strategies, a multidisciplinary project involving behavioural veterinarians, ethologists, child psychologists, paediatricians and members from the Art Academy (Hogeschool Gent) was initiated. The goal was to create a dog bite prevention tool for families with young children: The Blue Dog©.