Be Doggone Smart at Work program for dog bite prevention education and safety trainer for utility, postal, homecare, social, real estate and other workers

1) Be knowledgeable about dog behavior (submit a resume detailing education and experience). Doggone Safe will recommend on-line courses on a case by case basis that you can take if necessary to meet this requirement. Provide 2 professional references familiar with your work (veterinarian, dog trainer, behaviour consultant etc).

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2) Have experience with giving presentations or teaching (provide 2 references with contact information) or join Toastmasters and provide evidence of participation if you have no public speaking or teaching experience, or send in a videotape of yourself doing any type of public speaking or teaching.

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3) Observe a Be Doggone Smart at Work presentation delivered by a licensed presenter OR attend a live training session given by Doggone Safe OR participate in an on-line training session given by Doggone Safe (coming soon)

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4) Attend a live OR on-line Q&A session with program creators Teresa Lewin and/or Jennifer Shryock to go over answers to difficult questions that workers have asked in past sessions; address any questions that the would-be presenters might have.

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5) Join the Doggone Safe presenter Yahoo group (must be a member to access this group)

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6) Be a Doggone Safe Member in good standing

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7) Sign the Be Doggone Smart at Work License agreement (currently under review)

If you would like help in marketing the program locally and having program co-creator Teresa Lewin come to your area to do one or more presentations and provide training for local presenters (items 3 and 4 above) please contact Joan Orr.

If you have questions about your qualifications, do not have a written resume or would like to discuss becoming qualified, please contact Jennifer Shryock.

A non-profit organization dedicated to Dog Bite Prevention

Be Doggone Smart At Work^TM

Dog bite prevention seminar program for workers who must go into the yards or homes of dogs as part of their job. Workers who would benefit from this program include the following: Utility, hydro, gas, power, social, home care, home maintenance, home day care inspectors, postal, delivery, courier, real estate “A++, a great course for everybody”. Cable Installer Doggone Safe members - all downloads listed below are available in convenient package format at the member's only page View Qualifications for Certified Be Doggone Smart at Work Presenters Download program profile Download testimonials Seminar Terms $600 per 2 hour session 20 attendees up to max of 25 ($30 extra fee for each person in excess of 20) Travel expenses extra 50% booking deposit at time of registration - partially refundable on cancellation Download demo file Zip file - 46MB - has Power Point demo with embedded sample videos PDF file - 1.5MB - videos are described with text - no embedded videos (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader version 6.0) NOTE - this is a demo only and not to be used for public performance - no part of this may be used without written permission from Doggone Safe Download program handouts: Summary handout Risk Assessment handout Scenario risk assessment work sheet Program evaluation
Download Published Articles
View article about worker dog bite prevention and Doggone Safe by Ariel White published in the June 2004 issue of the Electrical and Utilities Safety Association of Ontario newsletter.

Read newspaper report of German postal worker study.

Read newspaper report of Police chief attacked by a dog on the job

Please call 1-877-350-3232 or send email to doggonesafeinfo@doggonesafe.com to enquire about booking this program. The program is available in various locations in Canada and the US.

Qualifications for Certification as a Be Doggone Smart at Work Presenter 1) Be knowledgeable about dog behavior (submit a resume detailing education and experience). Doggone Safe will recommend on-line courses on a case by case basis that you can take if necessary to meet this requirement. Provide 2 professional references familiar with your work (veterinarian, dog trainer, behaviour consultant etc). AND 2) Have experience with giving presentations or teaching (provide 2 references with contact information) or join Toastmasters and provide evidence of participation if you have no public speaking or teaching experience, or send in a videotape of yourself doing any type of public speaking or teaching. AND 3) Observe a Be Doggone Smart at Work presentation delivered by a licensed presenter OR attend a live training session given by Doggone Safe OR participate in an on-line training session given by Doggone Safe (coming soon) AND 4) Attend a live OR on-line Q&A session with program creators Teresa Lewin and/or Jennifer Shryock to go over answers to difficult questions that workers have asked in past sessions; address any questions that the would-be presenters might have. AND 5) Join the Doggone Safe presenter Yahoo group (must be a member to access this group) AND 6) Be a Doggone Safe Member in good standing AND 7) Sign the Be Doggone Smart at Work License agreement (currently under review) If you would like help in marketing the program locally and having program co-creator Teresa Lewin come to your area to do one or more presentations and provide training for local presenters (items 3 and 4 above) please contact Joan Orr. If you have questions about your qualifications, do not have a written resume or would like to discuss becoming qualified, please contact Jennifer Shryock.