Why children should Ask the Dog if they want to be petted with Steve Dale
From The Pawsitive Post in Conversation by Companion Animal Psychology by Zazie Todd PhD and Kristi Benson CTC
May 26, 2026 · 44 min · Episode 59
About this episode
Steve Dale discusses the importance of asking dogs if they want to be petted and shares insights from his children's book, Ask the Dog.
Leave us a voicemail! Kids are routinely taught to ask a dog's owner before petting the dog. Today, radio host Steve Dale joins us to talk about how they should also find out if the dog wants to be petted or not. We learn about Steve's new children's book, Ask the Dog, which is a fun story with an important message, and we also talk about some good news in cat health. We talked about: Why Steve wrote the bookThe importance of preventing dog bites, and why children are especially at riskWhy ch...
People in this episode
Hosts: Zazie Todd PhD, Kristi Benson CTC
Guest: Steve Dale
Topics covered
- dog behavior
- children's safety
- petting etiquette
- dog bites prevention
- children's literature
Keywords
- dog behavior
- children's safety
- petting dogs
- dog bites
- Ask the Dog
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Companion Animal Psychology
Books & works: Ask the Dog
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