{"id":18332,"date":"2022-03-25T11:05:35","date_gmt":"2022-03-25T11:05:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-happens-if-a-dog-bites-you-in-the-face\/"},"modified":"2022-03-25T11:05:36","modified_gmt":"2022-03-25T11:05:36","slug":"what-happens-if-a-dog-bites-you-in-the-face","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-happens-if-a-dog-bites-you-in-the-face\/","title":{"rendered":"What happens if a dog bites you in the face?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy counter-decimal ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"display: none;\"><i class=\"ez-toc-glyphicon ez-toc-icon-toggle\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-happens-if-a-dog-bites-you-in-the-face\/#What_happens_if_a_dog_bites_you_in_the_face\" title=\"What happens if a dog bites you in the face?\">What happens if a dog bites you in the face?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-happens-if-a-dog-bites-you-in-the-face\/#Why_would_a_dog_bite_its_owner_in_the_face\" title=\"Why would a dog bite its owner in the face?\">Why would a dog bite its owner in the face?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-happens-if-a-dog-bites-you-in-the-face\/#What_do_you_do_when_your_puppy_bites_your_face\" title=\"What do you do when your puppy bites your face?\">What do you do when your puppy bites your face?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-happens-if-a-dog-bites-you-in-the-face\/#How_do_you_react_when_your_dog_bites_you\" title=\"How do you react when your dog bites you?\">How do you react when your dog bites you?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-happens-if-a-dog-bites-you-in-the-face\/#What_to_do_if_a_dog_bites_you_in_the_face\" title=\"What to do if a dog bites you in the face?\">What to do if a dog bites you in the face?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-happens-if-a-dog-bites-you-in-the-face\/#What_happens_if_you_get_bit_in_the_face_by_a_dog\" title=\"What happens if you get bit in the face by a dog?\">What happens if you get bit in the face by a dog?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-happens-if-a-dog-bites-you-in-the-face\/#Should_I_worry_about_a_small_dog_bite\" title=\"Should I worry about a small dog bite?\">Should I worry about a small dog bite?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_happens_if_a_dog_bites_you_in_the_face\"><\/span>What happens if a dog bites you in the face?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Dog bites to the face of a person <b>often result in a lawsuit filed against the dog owner. Lawsuits are warranted in part because serious facial dog bites are often traumatizing and devastating to the victim, particularly if the victim is a child.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_would_a_dog_bite_its_owner_in_the_face\"><\/span>Why would a dog bite its owner in the face?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>There are many reasons your dog may bite you. <b>She could be guarding her resources, she may be feeling anxious or stressed, or maybe she is redirecting her aggressive behavior toward you<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_do_you_do_when_your_puppy_bites_your_face\"><\/span>What do you do when your puppy bites your face?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If your puppy bites you, you need to <b>ignore the behavior and remove *yourself* from the interaction, with no drama. Note: You are not putting your puppy in a time out. That involves way too much time, talking, and attention to be an effective punishment.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_do_you_react_when_your_dog_bites_you\"><\/span>How do you react when your dog bites you?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Don&#8217;t delay, if your dog bites someone, take the following steps:<\/b><\/p>\n<li>Remain calm.<\/li>\n<li>Confine your dog to a crate or another room.<\/li>\n<li>Help the bite victim wash the wound thoroughly with warm, soapy water.<\/li>\n<li>Be courteous and sympathetic to the bite victim.  <\/li>\n<li>Contact a medical professional for the bite victim.<\/li>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_to_do_if_a_dog_bites_you_in_the_face\"><\/span>What to do if a dog bites you in the face?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>If a dog bites you, take these steps right away:<\/b><\/p>\n<li>Wash the wound.  <\/li>\n<li>Slow the bleeding with a clean cloth.<\/li>\n<li>Apply over-the counter antibiotic cream if you have it.<\/li>\n<li>Wrap the wound in a sterile bandage.<\/li>\n<li>Keep the wound bandaged and see your doctor.<\/li>\n<li>Change the bandage several times a day once your doctor has examined the wound.<\/li>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_happens_if_you_get_bit_in_the_face_by_a_dog\"><\/span>What happens if you get bit in the face by a dog?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>It&#8217;s important to recognize dog bite facial trauma is a true emergency, due to the blood supply to the face and scalp and the risk of bleeding. <b>Bites to the face may come with swelling, such as to the tongue, which can compromise a patient&#8217;s airway<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Should_I_worry_about_a_small_dog_bite\"><\/span>Should I worry about a small dog bite?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>There are many reasons your dog may bite you. <b>She could be guarding her resources, she may be feeling anxious or stressed, or maybe she is redirecting her aggressive behavior toward you<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Table of Contents What happens if a dog bites you in the face?Why would a dog bite its owner in the face?What do you do when your puppy bites your face?How do you react when your dog bites you?What to do if a dog bites you in the face?What happens if you get bit in&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18332"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18332"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18332\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18332"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18332"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18332"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}