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Dog safety workshops for children

Educational resources to help children learn how to safely interact with dogs - at home, in school, and in the community.

Whether you're a teacher, group leader, homeschooler, or parent, you've come to the right place. From here you can access free educational resources for use in classrooms, clubs, or at home with the whole family.  

  • interactive and ready-to-use videos. Designed by teachers, dog welfare specialists and human behaviour change experts.
  • engaging resources and supporting guidance. To help you deliver impactful learning sessions - no prior experience with dogs required!
  • although we offer content tailored to 7 – 11 year olds, you may find our resources useful when helping children of any age to feel safe and confident around dogs. 

Explore our video workshops and user guide below to start teaching dog safety with confidence. Together, we can help every child grow up knowing how to respect, understand and stay safe around dogs.

Staying safe around dogs when out and about

Supports children to have safe, kind interactions with dogs they may encounter when outdoors. 

Living safely with dogs

Helps children build safe, kind relationships with dogs they live with or know.

School dogs

Builds on ‘Living safely with dogs’ and applies key concepts in a school or educational setting.

Resources and worksheets

Workshop user guide

Useful tips for getting the best from our videos and resources.

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Workshop user guide

Feedback and certificate

We would love your feedback on these resources! Please fill in our survey to share your thoughts and download a certificate of completion for your class / group.

More advice on keeping children and dogs safe together

Getting a dog when you have children

Dogs and children: living happily together