Dogs Trust: Dogs and children: living happily together

Children and dogs can have lots of fun together, but any situation can quickly change and become unsafe. Sometimes dogs and children can accidentally hurt each other. And any dog can bite if they are worried or scared and feel they have no other choice.

See Dogs Trust film, manual and clear ‘three steps’ approach to help dogs and children live safely together.

Child Accident Prevention Trust (CAPT) - Dog safety resources

The bond between your child and dog can bring fun and happiness to family life. But any dog can bite if they feel they have no other option so it’s important to know what you can do to prevent it from happening. The CAPT website contains a wealth of resources for parents and practitioners on child safety and accident prevention. These include CAPT’s factsheets and posters on dog safety which are available in a range of languages.