At Discover Dogs this weekend the Kennel Club will be launching its ‘Safe And Sound Around Dogs Award’ - a new initiative that specifically focuses on the safety of interaction between children and dogs.

In addition, an interactive children’s website will go live, specifically concentrating on the safety issues where children interact with dogs. A ‘Safety Factor Challenge’ will be demonstrated which puts the player into different situations and children will have to take the right course of action to stay safe around dogs.

The information provided on the website - www.the-kennel-club.org.uk - will be free of charge for teachers to download and use in schools.