Research topics
1. The Blue Dog – does the programme teach children to behave safely with dogs?
Meints, K. & De Keuster, T. How to prevent dog bite injuries? The Blue Dog.
2. The Blue Dog – does the programme work in real life?
3. Why do children get bitten in the face?
Meints, K., Syrnyk, C. & De Keuster, T. Why do children get bitten in the face?
4. Why do children misinterpret snarls for smiles?
5. How does children’s looking behaviour differ for angry versus relaxed dog faces?
Meints, K., Brelsford, V. & De Keuster, T. Teaching children and their parents dogs’ body language.
6. Who got bitten and why? Incidents and attitudes: A dog bite survey.
Meints, K. et al. Who got bitten and why? Incidents and attitudes: A dog bite survey.
7. Ongoing research: How much exposure to The Blue Dog do children need ?
Meints, K., et al. How much exposure to Blue Dog do children need to learn?