Do's
• Always ask the owner's permission before petting a dog.
• Remember: Not every dog that wags it's tail is friendly.
• Always approach dogs slowly and carefully.
• When meeting a new dog, let it come to you and smell you first.
• Know where the dogs in your neighborhood live.
• Stay away from stray dogs.
• If a dog approaches you, remain calm. Don't scream. Stand still.
• Always protect your face, neck and arms.
• If you're attacked, give the dog a book or backpack to chew on.
• If a dog knocks you on the ground, curl up in a ball.

Dont's
• Don't make loud noises around dogs.
• Don't bother a dog while it is sleeping or eating.
• Never tease a dog.
• Never reach through a fence to pet a dog.
• Never put your hand between two dogs.
• Never put your face close to a dog.
• Never try to help a hurt dog; get and adult to help.
• Never enter a yard with a dog in it without permission.
• Never leave a baby alone with a dog.
• Don't bother a mother dog when she is carring for her puppies.

Tips for Pet Care
• Make sure that fresh cool water is available for your pet at all times in a heavy bowl to avoid spills. This is especially important when you're not at home. Never use a metal dish in the hot sun. Clean the bowl daily.
• Feed a little less during the summer and more in the winter.
• Brush and comb your pets daily to free them of loose, shedding hair.
• In the hot summer consider thinning a pet's fur rather than shaving it to prevent sunburn and insect bites.
• Check every day for fleas & ticks.
• Do NOT use insect sprays, weed killers, or allow antifreeze to spill in any area frequented by pets. Animals can ingest poisions by licking paws or fur.
• Exercise your pet in the early morning or evening in the summer when it is cooler to avoid heat exhaustion.
• Make sure that shelter is available at all times. In the summer it needs shade from the sun, in the winter from cold drafts.
• If you must tie your dog up, contact the Animal Control for safety tips and information on the "HEART LINE" method and house information.
• Check your animal's fur daily to prevent plants or other things getting tangled in the matted hair that could work their way down into their ears or eyes.
• Heartworms are transmitted by mosquitoes. A veterinarian should check your pet yearly by a blood test for this disease. Preventive medication should be given according to their instructions.