{"id":70,"date":"2026-02-07T09:32:56","date_gmt":"2026-02-07T09:32:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bebitesmart.org\/?page_id=70"},"modified":"2026-08-25T04:30:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T04:30:10","slug":"70-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bebitesmart.org\/es\/","title":{"rendered":"Ayudando a Proteger a los Ni\u00f1os de Las Mordeduras de Perro"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-base-color has-accent-2-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-1 is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" id=\"homepage-banner\">\n<div style=\"height:32px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1ad9c472 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Be BiteSmart<sup>SM<\/sup> is a free, public-facing educational program providing child-focused dog bite prevention videos and downloadable resources accessible nationally and internationally.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:31px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n    <section class=\"wp-block-custom-hero alignfull dbp-section\">\n      <div class=\"dbp-inner\">\n        <div class=\"dbp-bg-wrapper\">\n          <picture class=\"dbp-bg-picture\"><source media=\"(max-width: 640px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bebitesmart.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news_stories_mobile-1.webp\"><source media=\"(max-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bebitesmart.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news_stories_tablet-1.webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bebitesmart.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news_stories_desktop_edited.webp\" alt=\"Montage of news reports about child dog bite incidents \/ Montaje de noticias sobre incidentes de mordeduras de perro en ni\u00f1os\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\"><\/picture>          <div class=\"dbp-overlay\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"dbp-content\">\n          <div class=\"dbp-text\">\n            <div class=\"dbp-label\">\n              <span class=\"dbp-label__dash\"><\/span>\n              <span class=\"dbp-label__text\">Dog Bite Prevention<\/span>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"dbp-card\">\n              <h2 class=\"dbp-heading\">\n                <span>Every year, thousands of children are bitten \u2014 most injuries are<\/span>\n                <em class=\"dbp-heading__highlight\">preventable.<\/em>\n              <\/h2>\n              <div class=\"dbp-card__divider\"><\/div>\n              <p class=\"dbp-body\">Our educational videos teach children essential safety skills when interacting with dogs. With your support, we can reach more families and prevent injuries.<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"dbp-stats\">\n              <div class=\"dbp-stat dbp-stat--blue\">\n                <span class=\"dbp-stat__num\">4.5M+<\/span>\n                <span class=\"dbp-stat__label\">People bitten annually<\/span>\n              <\/div>\n              <div class=\"dbp-stat dbp-stat--orange\">\n                <span class=\"dbp-stat__num\">Ages 3-5<\/span>\n                <span class=\"dbp-stat__label\">Most at risk<\/span>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                         <div class=\"dbp-buttons\">\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bebitesmart.org\/learn\/\" class=\"block-toggle-btn\">Help Us Prevent Dog Bites<\/a>                             <\/div>\n                     <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n    \n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading wpbbe-1\"><strong>The Real-World Consequences of Pediatric Dog Bite Injuries<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:27px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:80px;border-bottom-right-radius:80px;border-left-color:var(--wp--preset--color--accent-3);border-left-width:4px;background-color:#fff7e0;padding-right:0px;padding-left:16px\"><strong>Content Warning: <\/strong>This program is intended for parents, caregivers, and other adults. It contains photographs of<br>serious dog-bite injuries to a young child that some viewers may find disturbing.<\/p>\n\n\n    <article data-aos-easing=\"linear\" data-aos=\"fade-in\"\n        class=\"wp-block-custom-video-quote video-quote-block wpbbe-2\"\n                data-quote-vimeo-id=\"1169813728\"\n        data-site-lang=\"es\"\n        data-supported-langs=\"[&quot;en&quot;,&quot;es&quot;]\"\n    >\n\n        \n        <div class=\"video-quote-content-wrapper\">\n\n            <div class=\"video-quote-video-side\">\n                <div class=\"video-quote-container\">\n                    <div class=\"video-quote-thumbnail-section\">\n                        <div class=\"video-thumbnail-wrapper\">\n                            <div class=\"video-thumbnail\">\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"616\" height=\"347\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bebitesmart.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Documentary.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Woman smiling next to relaxed black dog \/ Mujer sonriendo junto a un perro negro relajado\" sizes=\"auto, 90vw\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bebitesmart.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Documentary.webp 616w, https:\/\/www.bebitesmart.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Documentary-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.bebitesmart.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Documentary-18x10.webp 18w\" \/>                                <div class=\"video-overlay\">\n                                    <button class=\"play-button\" type=\"button\">\n                                        <span class=\"play-button-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n                                        <span class=\"play-button-label\">Play (Spanish)<\/span>\n                                    <\/button>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"video-player\"><\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"video-quote-text-side\">\n\n                                                        <div class=\"video-quote-controls\">\n                            <div class=\"episode-lang-picker\" data-translate=\"no\"\n         style=\"--lang-count: 2; --lang-index: 1;\">\n        <div class=\"lang-segment-slider\"><\/div>\n        <div class=\"lang-segments\">\n                            <button type=\"button\"\n                        class=\"lang-segment\"\n                        data-lang=\"en\">\n                    EN                <\/button>\n                            <button type=\"button\"\n                        class=\"lang-segment active\"\n                        data-lang=\"es\">\n                    ES                <\/button>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n                            <p class=\"video-quote-track-note\" role=\"status\" aria-live=\"polite\"><\/p>\n                        <p class=\"lang-change-status\" role=\"status\" aria-live=\"polite\"><\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                \n                                    <blockquote class=\"video-quote-blockquote\">\n                        <p>\n                            <span>&#8220;<\/span>\n                            <span style=\"font-style:italic;\"><em>I\u2019m a craniofacial plastic surgeon at a children\u2019s hospital and so the majority of kids I see in the context of dog bites have pretty serious injuries<\/em>.<\/span>\n                            <span>&#8220;<\/span>\n                                                            <cite style=\"font-style:normal; margin-left:0.5em;\">\n                                    \u2014 <span>Carolyn R. Rogers-Vizena, MD<\/span>\n                                <\/cite>\n                                                    <\/p>\n                    <\/blockquote>\n                \n                \n            <\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n    <\/article>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:29px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>The Emotional Aftermath Many Families Never Expect<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:12px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\" id=\"emotional-impact-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bebitesmart.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/iStock-2221491977.webp\" alt=\"A women hugs her distressed child. \/ Una mujer abraza a su hijo angustiado.\" class=\"wp-image-2126\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:10px;border-top-right-radius:10px;border-bottom-left-radius:10px;border-bottom-right-radius:10px;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bebitesmart.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/iStock-2221491977.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.bebitesmart.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/iStock-2221491977-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.bebitesmart.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/iStock-2221491977-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.bebitesmart.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/iStock-2221491977-18x10.webp 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:31px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<article class=\"expandable-article-block\"><div class=\"expandable-content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For many parents, a traumatic dog bite begins as a medical emergency. There is blood. Fear. Ambulances. Emergency rooms. Plastic surgeons. Stitches. Questions no parent ever imagines asking. But for many families, the hardest part may begin after they return home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What often receives far less attention is the emotional and psychological impact that can follow a serious dog bite \u2014 especially for babies, toddlers, and young children. While the physical wounds may heal over time, the emotional recovery process can continue quietly in the background for months or even years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Young children process trauma differently than adults. Children under five often cannot fully explain fear, anxiety, or emotional distress with words. Instead, trauma may appear through behavior. A child who was once independent may suddenly become clingy. A toddler may stop sleeping through the night. A previously confident preschooler may become fearful, withdrawn, aggressive, emotionally reactive, or unusually anxious around dogs, strangers, loud sounds, or even familiar rooms within the home. Some children regress developmentally, temporarily losing sleeping, feeding, or potty-training skills they had already mastered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Parents are often unprepared for these changes because they naturally assume the crisis ended once the stitches were placed and the physical injuries stabilized. But for many children, especially those who experienced sudden fear, pain, restraint, hospitalization, facial injuries, or repeated medical procedures, the nervous system may continue reacting long after the visible wounds begin healing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Research increasingly suggests that severe pediatric dog bites may become not only physical injuries, but developmental and psychological trauma events affecting both the child and the broader family system. Young children often rely heavily on caregivers to regulate emotions and restore feelings of safety after frightening experiences. When that sense of safety is disrupted \u2014 especially inside the home \u2014 recovery can become emotionally complicated. This is particularly true when the injury involves a beloved family dog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many parents describe profound emotional conflict after these incidents. The dog may have been loving, trusted, familiar, and deeply woven into family life. Parents often struggle with guilt and self-blame, replaying the event repeatedly in their minds and wondering if they somehow should have prevented it. Children themselves may feel emotionally confused \u2014 frightened of the dog while still loving it or seeking comfort from it. In some households, difficult decisions about separation, rehoming, behavioral intervention, or euthanasia create an additional layer of grief and emotional trauma for the entire family. Siblings may also be affected. Even children who were not physically injured can develop fears, anxiety, clinginess, or altered feelings about safety within the home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Facial injuries may carry especially heavy emotional consequences because the face is so closely tied to identity, expression, confidence, and social interaction. Studies involving pediatric trauma and facial disfigurement have long suggested that visible injuries may affect self-esteem, social confidence, peer relationships, and emotional well-being long after reconstructive procedures end. Repeated surgeries, hospital visits, and medical procedures may also reinforce traumatic memories for some children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Parents themselves are often deeply affected psychologically after a serious dog attack involving their child. Fear, hypervigilance, anxiety, sleep disruption, guilt, emotional exhaustion, and even symptoms resembling post-traumatic stress are not uncommon. Some families become fearful around all dogs. Others become intensely protective of their child&#8217;s environment and routines. In many cases, the emotional atmosphere of the home changes long after the physical emergency has passed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Importantly, none of this means children cannot heal emotionally. Most can and do with loving support, emotional stability, reassurance, patience, and safe routines. But it does mean families should understand that healing after a traumatic dog bite is often more than physical.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At Be BiteSmart\u2120, the goal is not to create fear of dogs. Dogs are beloved members of millions of families around the world. The goal is prevention through education \u2014 helping young children and the adults who care for them learn safer, kinder, and more respectful interactions with dogs before an injury occurs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And most of all, the importance of supervision and recognizing what the dog is communicating. Because preventing a serious dog bite may also mean preventing the emotional trauma that can follow it \u2014 not only for the child, but for the entire family; including the beloved family dog.<\/p>\n<\/div><button class=\"read-more-toggle block-toggle-btn\" data-expanded=\"false\" type=\"button\">Read More<\/button><\/article>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:37px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity gradient-divider\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<section data-aos-easing=\"linear\" data-aos=\"fade-in\" class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-9dace42d wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained wpbbe-6\" style=\"min-height:0vh;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong><strong>Protecting Children Starts Here<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:33px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-c7927a4d wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3a88641f wp-block-group-is-layout-flex wpbbe-3\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized has-custom-border no-lcp wpbbe-flex-item-prevent-shrinking\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"434\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bebitesmart.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Kid_Tablet_AnimationAlexCharlie-scaled-1.webp\" alt=\"Child watching Paws to Prevent dog safety video \/ Ni\u00f1a viendo el video de seguridad con perros Paws to Prevent\" class=\"wp-image-1429\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:10px;border-top-right-radius:10px;border-bottom-left-radius:10px;border-bottom-right-radius:10px;border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:var(--wp--preset--color--accent-2);border-left-width:5px;aspect-ratio:1.4992504052996778;width:325px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bebitesmart.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Kid_Tablet_AnimationAlexCharlie-scaled-1.webp 650w, https:\/\/www.bebitesmart.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Kid_Tablet_AnimationAlexCharlie-scaled-1-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.bebitesmart.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Kid_Tablet_AnimationAlexCharlie-scaled-1-18x12.webp 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Be BiteSmart<sup>SM<\/sup> is a pediatric injury-prevention initiative designed to reduce preventable dog bite injuries in children through early, age-appropriate learning. Developed by the <strong style=\"font-weight:700\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.centerforcaninebehaviorstudies.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Center for Canine Behavior Studies (CCBS)<\/a><\/strong>, Be BiteSmart<sup>SM<\/sup> provides free, evidence-based educational resources in both English and Spanish to help children\u2014and the adults who care for them\u2014learn safer, more respectful interactions with dogs before an injury occurs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3a88641f wp-block-group-is-layout-flex wpbbe-4\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Dog bite injuries are among the most common and most preventable causes of serious injury in children\u2014particularly those&nbsp;under 5 years old\u2014who are at greatest risk for injuries to the face, head, neck, and airway. This is due to their height, which brings them closer to a dog\u2019s face, their natural curiosity, and limited ability to interpret canine behavioral cues and body language that often precede a bite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full has-custom-border wpbbe-flex-item-prevent-shrinking\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bebitesmart.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/boy-and-dog-compressed.webp\" alt=\"Boy and dog laying calmly next to each other\/ Ni\u00f1o y perro recostados tranquilamente uno junto al otro\" class=\"wp-image-1428\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:10px;border-top-right-radius:10px;border-bottom-left-radius:10px;border-bottom-right-radius:10px;border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:var(--wp--preset--color--accent-1);border-left-width:5px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bebitesmart.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/boy-and-dog-compressed.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.bebitesmart.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/boy-and-dog-compressed-18x12.webp 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3a88641f wp-block-group-is-layout-flex wpbbe-5\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full has-custom-border wpbbe-flex-item-prevent-shrinking\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"301\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bebitesmart.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/smiling-child-with-poodle.webp\" alt=\"Smiling child sitting calmly with a poodle \/ Ni\u00f1a sonriente sentado tranquilamente con un caniche\" class=\"wp-image-1432\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:10px;border-top-right-radius:10px;border-bottom-left-radius:10px;border-bottom-right-radius:10px;border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:var(--wp--preset--color--accent-2);border-left-width:5px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bebitesmart.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/smiling-child-with-poodle.webp 301w, https:\/\/www.bebitesmart.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/smiling-child-with-poodle-18x12.webp 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 301px) 100vw, 301px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">These injuries can be life-changing physically severe events and lead to long-term psychological effects. The fact that so many are <strong style=\"font-weight:700\">preventable underscores the need for education<\/strong> for families with young children and dogs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:33px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-35f06ea7 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline, show-more-button is-style-outline--1\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"wp-block-button__link has-base-color has-accent-2-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\">Learn More<\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group show-more-content has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-medium has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"154\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bebitesmart.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2-children-with-dog-compressed-300x154.webp\" alt=\"A calm dog as two children stand beside him\/ Un perro tranquilo mientras dos ni\u00f1os est\u00e1n a su lado\" class=\"wp-image-1427\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:10px;border-top-right-radius:10px;border-bottom-left-radius:10px;border-bottom-right-radius:10px;border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:var(--wp--preset--color--accent-1);border-left-width:5px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bebitesmart.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2-children-with-dog-compressed-300x154.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.bebitesmart.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2-children-with-dog-compressed-18x9.webp 18w, https:\/\/www.bebitesmart.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2-children-with-dog-compressed.webp 389w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:28px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong style=\"font-weight:700\">As a corporate or supporting sponsor<\/strong>, you have the opportunity to support and help lead a nationally visible child injury prevention initiative and demonstrate proactive corporate responsibility by helping to protect children at their most vulnerable age. Your sponsorship will help prevent a child from facing reconstructive surgery, permanent scarring, and trauma that lasts a lifetime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-35f06ea7 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bebitesmart.org\/partnerships\/\">Sponsor<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:26px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Our Foundational Philosophy<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:39px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Across the United States each year, millions of people are bitten by dogs. The most devastating injuries occur disproportionately in children under the age of five\u2014often in their own homes, involving a beloved family dog. These are not stray-dog incidents. They are predictable\u2014and often preventable\u2014breakdowns in supervision, education, and understanding of canine behavior. But this is not just an American issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dog ownership is global. Children and dogs live together in families across North America, Latin America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia. The Internet has erased borders\u2014and so must prevention. Be BiteSmart<sup>SM<\/sup> (BBS) is built with that reality in mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our educational videos and digital tools\u2014both current and in development\u2014are freely accessible online. We are committed to delivering them to families anywhere in the world. Initially in English and Spanish, BBS education will expand into additional languages as needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Free matters. <\/strong>When prevention and education require payment, the families most at risk are often left behind. By making our science-based resources free and digitally accessible, we remove economic barriers and extend protection to households and communities\u2014regardless of income or geography.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every serious dog bite involving a child represents far more than a single event. In the United States and other developed regions, these injuries frequently result in devastating craniofacial trauma, reconstructive surgeries, and psychological harm lasting years. A child\u2019s sense of safety, identity, and development can be permanently altered in a matter of seconds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>This risk knows no boundaries\u2014affecting children in every community, in every part of the world.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In many parts of the world, the consequences are even more severe. In regions where rabies remains endemic and access to timely medical care is limited, a bite from a street or community dog can be a death sentence. Tens of thousands of people\u2014predominantly children die each year from rabies transmitted through these bites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These are not entirely unavoidable tragedies, but in many cases they are preventable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While our platform is designed to scale to reach hundreds of millions of children worldwide, our purpose remains grounded in something far more fundamental: <strong>one child at a time.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Because when a single child is spared a devastating injury\u2014or spared death from a preventable bite\u2014what has been preserved is not simply a moment, but a life trajectory. A childhood uninterrupted by preventable trauma. A future not defined by avoidable harm. A life that will go on to touch countless others in ways we cannot fully measure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Please help us share this message: free, science-based education\u2014designed for downloading and sharing\u2014is available to any parent, caregiver, school, hospital, or injury prevention organization, anywhere in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:38px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cA child will face many challenges in life. A preventable injury should not be one of them.<br>If together we prevent even one devastating injury\u2014or save even one life\u2014we will have preserved something immeasurable.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>~ Chris P. Janelli, Co-founder, Be BiteSmart<sup>SM<\/sup> Global Initiative<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:34px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section data-aos-easing=\"linear\" data-aos=\"fade-in\" class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-base-color has-accent-2-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-2 has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained wpbbe-8\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">\n<div style=\"height:49px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-3 wp-block-paragraph\">Despite the decades long call for age-appropriate education, structured prevention education designed specifically for children remains inadequate and relatively ineffective. Much is static Do and Don\u2019t advice. Be BiteSmart<sup>SM<\/sup> addresses this gap through proactive education grounded in canine behavioral science, early child development, and pediatric injury-prevention research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-4 wp-block-paragraph\">Be BiteSmart<sup>SM<\/sup> educational materials are provided free of charge and are publicly accessible worldwide. All videos and learning resources may be shared and used for non-commercial educational purposes by families, schools, healthcare providers, and community organizations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:55px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-space-between is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-99545138 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex wpbbe-7\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:0.38rem;border-top-right-radius:0.38rem;border-bottom-left-radius:0.38rem;border-bottom-right-radius:0.38rem\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill lighter-focus\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-accent-2-color has-base-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/bebitesmart.org\/learn\/\">Free Educational Material<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline lighter-focus is-style-outline--2\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-base-color has-accent-2-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-border-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/bebitesmart.org\/evidence\" style=\"border-color:#FFFFFF;border-style:solid;border-width:2px\">Evidence Library<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:54px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>The Dog Bite Epidemic by the Numbers<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:45px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-aos-easing=\"linear\" data-aos=\"fade-in\" class=\"wp-block-group facts-grid is-layout-grid wp-container-core-group-is-layout-5ea204f5 wp-block-group-is-layout-grid wpbbe-15\" 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