Children Recovering from Injuries in San Bernardino Dog Bite Attack

Friday, May 17, 2013

Two children, who suffered serious injuries after they were attacked by a pit bull in a dog bite attack in San Bernardino, are still recovering from their injuries.

The two children who were attacked were one and two years old. According to police officers, the children and their parents were visiting a friend in San Bernardino. The two children were playing in the backyard of the house, when they were attacked by the friend’s dog.

It was a savage attack, and the pit bull bit one of the children right in the face. The parents rushed to help their child, and when they were trying to save the one-year-old child from the dog’s bites, the pit bull turned right around and attacked the 2-year-old child.

Both of the children suffered injuries, which were fortunately, not life-threatening. The children were transported to the local hospital, and received stitches on their face. According to the San Bernardino City Animal Control, the pit bull has been quarantined with no plans to euthanize it.

This is the 2nd pit bull attack in San Bernardino County that Los Angeles dog bite lawyers have come across recently. Just a few days ago, a 74-year-old woman had been injured in a dog bite attack involving a pit bull. In that incident, officers responding to the scene tried to pull the dog off the woman, but the dog turned on them as well. The officers then shot the dog.

The incidence of dog bites reported from around California is likely to increase over the next few weeks, as summer begins. Summer is typically dog bite season around California because dogs as well as adults and children, who happen to be the biggest victims of dog bites in California, head outdoors.

Computer Game Helps Children Avoid Dog Bites

Monday, January 09, 2012

A team of researchers has developed a computer game that is designed to entertain children and educate them about the right way to behave around dogs. Children are some of the most frequent victims of dog bites in the United States, and Los Angeles dog bite lawyers are hopeful that using computer software like this can help inculcate safe practices among children. However, the researchers found limited success in helping children translate what they had learned in the game into real-world environments.

The software program called The Blue Dog has been developed by a nonprofit organization called the Blue Dog Trust. The game consists of a number of animated scenarios, in which children can choose different actions. For instance, the child can choose whether to play with a dog that is eating. If the child makes the wrong choice in the game, the animated dog snarls or growls.

Researchers at the University of Alabama, Birmingham wanted to analyze how successful the program was in encouraging safe behavior around dogs. They recruited a total of 76 children. The children were between 3 and 5 years old. The children were given 3 tasks. They were exposed to animated dogs in different situations, and asked questions about how they would react to the dog in each case. Then there was make-believe play using a doll house and dolls. Finally, the children were taken into another room, where there was a real dog. They were rated on their reactions and their behaviors around the dog. They were then given the Blue Dog Software, and were told to use the program often. After 3 weeks, the children came back to the lab, and were put through the same steps again.

The results after the 3 weeks were mixed. The researchers found that the children did learn the right behaviors around dogs after using the software program. However, they were unable to transfer the same safe behaviors to the real environment. In other words, they were unable to practice in the real world, what they had learned on the software program. It appears that the program needs some modifications that encourage a practical application of these learned behaviors.


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