Dogsurance for the Food Service Industry

Dog bite prevention training for food service workers who encounter dogs while on the job.

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  • Course Length

    30 Minutes
  • Games

    Includes Dog Smart
  • Category

    Dog Bite Prevention
  • Content

    Video & Interactives

Who can benefit from taking this course?

Any service professional who might encounter a dog during their workday. 
Hosts & Hostesses
Bartenders
Food Delivery Drivers
Cafe & Coffee Shop Staff
Busboys & Food Service
Waiters & Waitresses
some of our customers
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Course contents

Your people will learn

 How to read dog body language cues 

Learn tips to evaluate a situation where a dog is present, to know if that dog is safe to be near. 

 Know what to do if approached by a stray dog 

You have seconds to respond appropriately. Do you know what to do to minimize a dog bite? You'll learn a quick 4-step approach to diffuse a situation. 

 Proper way to safely meet a dog 

There's a right way and a wrong way. Our training will tell you how to minimize risk in meeting a new dog.
Online Training

30 Minute Dogsurance Course Includes

 Interactive exercises to learn dog body language cues and how to use them during the workday.

 Animated videos made especially for your industry that show best practices for on-the-job dog safety.

 A comprehensive quiz to test learned knowledge.

 Mobile access to train on-the-go.

 A safer approach to meeting a new dog.

 What to do when approached by a strange dog.
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Risk Mitigation

Benefits to the company

 Lowered risk of costly dog bite incident 

An educated workforce lowers the risk of a costly dog bite incident and a potential law suit.

 Group management of your learners
Convenient online portal to manage all your employees and their progress through the training. Add seats, download reports, and choose which training you want to offer to your employees. 

 Engaging support materials 

Dogsurance offers an entire line of printed support materials to reinforce learning offline. 
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Don't become a dog bite statistic

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimate that about 4.5 million people are bitten by dogs each year in the US. According to the Insurance Information Institute (iii), in 2021, liability claims related to dog bites and other dog-related injuries in the US, totaled $882 million, with the average dog bite claim totaling $49,025. The Postal Service alone, spends more than $25 million dollars per year on medical expenses and worker’s compensation costs related to dog bite incidents. Dog bite injuries can lead to lost time, traumatized employees, and law suits. Give your employees Dogsurance dog bite prevention training to minimize your company’s risk against dog bites.
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Dog Bite Prevention Game

104 card deck pictures dog body language in a fun, interactive way. Great reinforcement for the course. Put them out in the break room or get one for every employee. 

Home Service Postcard

A fifty pack of our dog bite prevention postcards, especially for home service industry workers. SAFE game on the front and dog body language cues on the back. 

Dog Body Language Poster

Our premium poster measures 18″ x 24″ and features dog body language cues of safe and unsafe dogs, all asking the question, “Is that dog SAFE to approach?”

SAFE Poster for Breakrooms

Another premium poster measuring 18″ x 24″ and featuring the SAFE game. Hang our posters where your employees congregate to reinforce our online courses, in an offline setting.

Meet the instructor

Kim Merritt

Five years ago, my sister, professional reward based dog trainer Jenn Merritt, CPDT-KA, and I founded Good Dog Enterprises. We developed a dog bite prevention curriculum for children called SAFE, to help decrease the number of children bitten each year by dogs. Today, our curriculum is used around the world by dog training professionals, veterinarians, and educators. Now our program has been redesigned for corporate use by businesses and organizations who allow dogs in the workplace or have employees who encounter dogs while on the job. Make Dogsurance dog bite prevention training part of your health and safety program for all employees.