, stepping on the dog, tugging the dog’s hair or body,
falling on the dog, punishing the dog by hitting, scolding the dog
and trimming the dog’s nails did not result in bites to the face when
only the face was bitten. Therefore, to decrease the risk of a bite
to the face, people should bewarned to not express behaviors known
to immediately precede a dog bite to the face. Moreover, children
should be carefully and constantly supervised and avoid known risk
factors.