Education: Educating dog owners and the general public about dog safety is a great way to reduce dog attacks. Teaching people how to safely interact with dogs and basic rules regarding dogs they are unfamiliar with. Calgary, Canada has already started putting this idea into practice and found it to be very effective. Here are some of their findings: “Research shows that just one hour of dog safety training in 2nd and 3rd grade can reduce these attacks by 80%. » (Alternatives to BSL) Nowhere in my research on BSL laws have I seen any mention that they have reduced attacks by 80% or even close to that. Additionally, educating parents and grandparents, etc., on pet/child safety could significantly reduce the numbers. attacks against children. You should never leave a young child unsupervised with a dog, or any other animal, it's simply not safe. Children who have been attacked by family dogs who have been around that child their entire life tend to be the result of the child being left alone with the dog and not properly supervised, not by naughty or naughty dogs. Any dog ​​could attack someone, especially a child who doesn't realize the dog is in pain and jumps on them, etc. As long as interactions between dogs and children are supervised, many dangerous situations can be avoided. Leash Laws: Enacting and enforcing strict leash laws is another very effective way to help reduce dog attacks and it is easy to tell whether a dog is on a leash or not, unlike the difficulty of trying to determine the breed of certain dogs. If a dog is on a leash, the owner has control over it, even if said dog lunges at someone. But leash laws can't just say you have to keep your dog on a leash. They must also tackle dogs that are tied up and left alone outside. Do...... middle of paper ......d Dog Breeds." PawNation. December 7, 2012. February 16, 2014. Image Citations: Fig 1. "Pitbull Ban." Pitbull Ban 4 May 2014. Fig 2. "Many Shelter Dogs Have Been Mislabeled as 'Pit Bulls'" Toledo Blade May 4, 2014. Fig 3. "Steven Morrissey Badass of the Week: Sergeant Stubby the Dog." of war." Badass of the week: Sergeant Stubby the war dog. May 4, 2014. Fig 5. "The BrikWars forum:." • Show topic. May 4 2014 .