Occupational Dog Bite Safety Newsletter | Bulli Ray

Training Employees To Protect Themselves 

From Dog Attacks!                                                                                                                      
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Successful Ways to Help Utility Employees NOT be Part of 4.5 Million Dog Bite Attacks Every Year 
Successful Practice Challenge:
For utility workers, a dog's bark is always worse than its bite until that employee is bitten! At that point, a bark becomes the trigger for stress, anxiety, fear, and wondering when that bark will turn into another attack. Even with daily canine scenarios, most employees have no idea of the basics for avoiding dog attacks, basics that include entering the yard, reading a dog's posture, leaving the yard - in fact, most dog attacks occur when an employee leaves the yard. But there are also dogs which attack from a neighbor's yard, and even packs of dogs. Believe it or not, one of the most dangerous situations involves a dog whose owner is present!
Successful Practice Solution:
"There are two key strategies to help avoid dog bites," explains Mitzi Robinson, President, Bulli Ray Occupational Dog Bite Safety, the premier occupational dog bite avoidance company in the United States, "first, educate your workforce and, second, educate customers."
As utility leaders know, the routine delivery of gas and electric services to customers involves employees entering dog owners' yards and houses, and owners are widely different. There are owners who are concerned about their pets and make sure they're protected from confrontations with a stranger, and there are owners who don't care about their dogs, feeling the dog is there to keep everyone out of their yard. These are also owners who have a hard enough time feeding and providing fresh water for their dogs, much less being concerned with protecting an employee.
Hawthorne man badly mauled by neighbor's dogs
A 74-year-old man was severely mauled by two dogs belonging to his neighbor near Hawthorne on Friday morning.

Roy McSweeney, of 259 Old Hawthorne Road in Putnam County, was rushed to Shands at the University of Florida for extensive surgery including an attempt to save one of his arms. The other arm had been completely ripped off by the dogs, said Putnam County Sheriff's Capt. Johnny Greenwood.
"He was in his yard doing yard work when the dogs jumped over the fence and attacked him," Greenwood said, adding that the fence was thin wire. "An investigator said the surgery would take six to eight hours."
Greenwood said McSweeney's right arm was ripped off by the dogs. His left arm was partially removed and his face was injured, Greenwood added.
2013-2014 APPA National Pet Owners Survey Statistics: 
There currently are 83.3 million dogs in the USA, which are kept by 56.7 million households.

* According to the 2013-2014 APPA National Pet Owners Survey, 68% of U.S. households own a pet, which equates to 82.5 millions homes
* 885,000 Dog bites per year -- almost one out of every 5 -- are serious enough to require medical attention.

2013-2014 APPA National Pet Owners Survey

# of U.S. Households that Own a Pet (millions)
Bird 6.9
Cat 45.3
Dog 56.7
Horse 2.8
Freshwater Fish 14.3
Saltwater Fish 1.8
Reptile 5.6
Small Animal 6.9

Total # of Pets Owned in the U.S. (millions)
Bird 20.6
Cat 95.6
Dog 83.3
Horse 8.3
Freshwater Fish 145.0
Saltwater Fish 13.6
Reptile 11.5
Small Animal 18.1



Man out for jog mauled to death by 2 dogs in Michigan
L.L Brasier, Eric D. Lawrence and Katrease Stafford, Detroit Free Press July 24, 2014

DETROIT - A pair of dogs attacked and mauled to death a man as he jogged down a quiet, dirt road in rural Michigan.
Craig Sytsma, 46, of Livonia died of his injuries Wednesday night at a local hospital, police in Metamora Township said.
"He was jogging, doing what everybody else does out there, running and riding bikes," said Metamora police Officer Sean Leathers, who was one of the first on the scene. Sytsma, a divorced father of three, was unconscious and undergoing CPR when Leathers arrived.
Sytsma worked in nearby Oxford and had apparently decided to go for a jog after leaving work.
The dogs were apparently running free on the road where the attack took place. Neighbors fired shots into the air to try to scare the dogs off the jogger.
Afterward, the dogs retreated to their owner's home.
The dogs are cane corsos, an Italian mastiff-type breed that the American Kennel Club says were property watchdogs that hunted wild boar in their native country.
 

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National Pet Owner Statistics
Jogger Mauled to Death
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Breed of the Month
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Bulli Ray offers Train the Trainer safety conferences at least twice a year - these are three day intensive sessions intended to provide Occupational Dog Bite Safety (ODBS) certification. This certification can be used by in-house safety leaders that need to conduct training within their company or organization. Once you attend the conference, you will leave with the tools to create a customized ODBS training and curriculum specifically designed for your company. These conferences can be scheduled at one company if there are 6 or more attendees. Saving the manager's company increasing exspensive travel costs. This will allow your managers to stay involved with on-going company projects.
 
Next TTT Date is Oct 8 - 10, 2014 
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Evaluations from our July 29-31  TTT:

Great conference! It was fun, informative and exciting. Look forward to the re-certification!
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I was honestly not looking forward to this class. Now I can see how important it is & I'm so happy I had an opportunity to learn this information. I will immediately be teaching my family about dog bite. 
 
Breed of the Month: 
Beauceron      





















A very versatile breed, the Beauceron is used to both guard and herd sheep and cattle. It was once very useful against wolves, now long gone from northern France. 
The breed served in both world wars as messenger dog, supply transport dog, land mine detection dog, search dog, police dog and rescue dog 
History 
A French herding breed known for centuries in western Europe, the Beauceron is noted as one of the breeds used to create the Doberman Pinscher.

The regional name is somewhat misleading. The breed was found throughout northern France, rather than just in the Beauce region. Although quite different in appearance, the Beauceron and the long-haired sheep dog, the Briard, stem from similar ancestral stock, sharing the trait of double dewclaws on the hind legs. Both were used to herd sheep and cattle.

An important feature of the Beauceron is the double dewclaw. In order to be shown, a Beauceron must have double dewclaws that form well-separated "thumbs" with nails on each rear leg. 

Colors:  Its standard coloring is black and tan or grey, Other colors, such as the once prevalent tawny, grey or grey/black, are now banned by the breed standard. The merle coats should have more black than gray with no white.

Life span: 10-13 years
Bulli Ray's Occupational Dog Bite Safety 
Online Training 

We want every employee to be safe, so we have designed a Computer Based Training program to help you make this important training available to all your employees in a cost effective manner. Your company can afford to protect your employees! Our video training program can benefit both seasoned employees and new hires.

Group picture of dogs cbt

Dog Bite Safety Training Modules:     

Canine/Human Postures
Employee Interaction with Customers and Their Dogs
I-Messages
Site Evaluation
Entering the Yard
Approaching the Front Door
While in the Home
Making a Safe Exit
Defense Against a Single Dog Attack
Defense Against a Pack Attack
Exercises / Scenarios
Quiz Questions      

 

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 2014 Bulli Ray ODBS Schedule  


September 23
Fairfax County - Fairfax,VA
September 24
City of Manassas - Manassas, VA
October 8, 9, 10
ODBS Train the Trainer - Tampa, FL
October 14
FL State PRIMA Conference - Orlando, FL
October 22
Salt River Project - Tempe, AZ
November 12, 13, 14
ODBS Train the Trainer - Oahu, HI (tentative) 

Have questions?
Contact Bulli Ray. We can help you with your Dog Bite prevention program!
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Mitzi Robinson
President - Founder
mrobinson@bulliray.com
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Operations Manager
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