Step 1 : Introduction to the question "7. How can you best protect your children from dog attacks?"
...1. Teach them to be kind to dogs, how to react around strange dogs, and never leave them alone with a dog 2. Don't allow your children to ever go near a dog because all dogs are vicious 3. Give your child a puppy that will grow up to protect the child 4. Children and dogs are naturally bonded, and aren't at a risk Children are three times more likely to get bitten than adults -- wouldn't you agree that a level of protection is needed? Teach them to be kind and gentle with dogs, never to startle them or be rough with them. Show them the appropriate way to pet a dog and play with it (not by roughhousing). Teach kids to never go up to a strange dog or a dog that is tied up. Always make sure they ask the owner before petting a dog. When approached by any dog, be sure they know NOT to scream and run! And most importantly, NEVER leave a child and a dog alone together. Always supervise their interactions. Even dogs that are super gentle and tolerant can eventually wear out of a child's exuberant, noisy playing, and young kids simply can't read the signs that a dog doesn't want to play anymore.