Dogsurance for Public Servants

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Category: Dog Bite Prevention
Level: Beginner
Course Length: 30 minutes
Games: Includes Dog Smart
Content: Video & Interactives
Certification w/Passing Exam

Dog bite prevention training for police, fire fighters, public safety workers, and community employees who encounter dogs while on the job. Lower the risk of costly dog bite incidents, potential law suits, and worker's comp claims.

Learn dog body language cues to evaluate situations when dog is present
Quick 4-step approach to diffuse an angry or over-stimulated dog
Best practices on how to meet a new dog

Downloadable certificate upon completion.

Who can benefit from taking this course?

Garbage Collectors

Fire Fighters & EMT's

Law Enforcement

Road Crews

Grounds Crews

Street & Maintenance Workers

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

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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.

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.

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.

Jenn Merritt, CPDT-KA

Jenn had a fulfilling career as a a professional dog trainer for more than 13 years. She was also a guild certified Tellington TTouch companion animal practitioner for 10 years. Jenn was Fear Free certified, a Family Paws Parent Educator, a Maxwell Award nominee, and she's been published in “Dog Fancy,” “The Dog Trainer’s Resource 3,” and “The APDT Chronicle of the Dog.” She's also been seen on “CBS This Morning.” Jenn is the creator of the SAFE dog bite prevention program.

Frequently asked questions

When does the course start and finish?

The course is available for one year from the subscription date. Go through the course multiple times and use as a reference after completion. Repetition can be helpful in learning and retaining the information. Cancel your subscription at any time.

Was this written by a professional dog trainer?

Yes it was. Jenn Merritt, CPDT-KA, BS, was a professional reward based dog trainer for more than thirteen years. She was also Fear Free certified and a Tellington TTouch Guild Member.

Do you have a way I can manage multiple players?

If you're a an organizational trainer, coach, HR professional, or anyone that has to manage learners in our system, we have a license manager role that will allow you to enroll multiple players and watch their progress. Just click on "Buy Licenses" under any course or game on the site and you'll have the ability to assign multiple licenses with automatic enrollment, manage communication with learners including emails and reminders, have full visibility on activity logs and status tracking, track redemption status of licenses, and access full reporting with time spent and completion status of all learners. You'll be able to start assigning learners to your license purchase at the completion of the sale.