Cara Shannon is the author of Bad to the Bone: Analyzing and Assessing Dog Bites and a dog behavior consultant who works with aggressive dogs on an almost daily basis in her dog training and behavior consultant business in Austin, Texas.
This webpage is designed to help dog owners, animal control officers, and municipal or city officials make rational decisions regarding dog bite injuries. When a dog bite occurs our emotions take over and we often have to make difficult decisions regarding euthanasia and public safety. A rational response to dog bite incidents should include an analysis of the dog's bite threshold and bite inhibition. This website can help you to do this.
Cara is available for consultation by phone with other dog behavior consultants or city officials and is available for seminars and conferences. To contact Cara, please use the contact us tab to the left. If you are a dog owner who would like information on Cara's training and behavior consultation services for dog owner, or need a referral to a trainer in your area, please visit Cara's website at www.buddyschance.com or use the contact us page.
Bad to the Bone: Analyzing and Assessing Dog Bites, Cara Shannon, JD, CPDT-KA, CAP1
The Dog Bite Project
"All too often I see decisions regarding dog bite cases being made quickly without gathering the right information because emotions are running high and public scrutiny is playing a part in the decision-making. Although there are times when euthanizing a dog may be warranted given public safety considerations, the decision should always be made rationally, with all of the information possible and a full understanding of bite threshold and bite inhibition." Cara Shannon, JD, CDBC, CPDT-KSA
