Online Dog Bite Prevention Game
$19.99
Dog Smart, our dog bite prevention card game, played on a screen. Work through five categories — a dog’s mouth, ears, eyes, tail and whole body — and decide each time whether what you are looking at means go, caution or stop. Animated SAFE videos are included, with a quiz at the end.
Plays in a browser on a phone, tablet or computer, so there is nothing to install. Ages 3 to 99.
$19.99 a year, cancel any time. Your account is created as soon as you order and your login is emailed to you. Buying for a class or a team? Licenses are available on Dogsurance Academy, and a management account is free with more than 25 of them.
Dog Smart, online
The card game, on a screen
The online version of Dog Smart teaches the same thing the deck does: how to read what a dog is saying, and what to do about it. Match a dog’s eyes, ears, mouth, tail and whole body to a go, caution or stop signal — then find out whether you read it right.
- Plays in a browser on a phone, a tablet or a computer — nothing to install
- Five categories to work through: mouth, ears, eyes, tail and whole body
- Animated SAFE videos included, then a quiz to see what stuck
- What to do when a dog you don’t know comes at you
- An annual subscription at $19.99 — cancel any time
Before you buy
Watch how the game works
One minute forty-three. It shows the rounds, the signals and the way a turn is scored.
What a player comes away with
Three things, and all of them are safety
How to read a dog
Dogs talk with their bodies. The game breaks that down into five parts — mouth, ears, eyes, tail and whole body — and asks the player to match each one to a signal.
What to do about a strange dog
When a dog you don’t know comes at you, you have seconds. The game teaches a four-step response, practised until it is automatic rather than remembered.
Calmer, safer handling
A person who can tell a happy dog from an anxious one behaves differently around both. That is the whole point — dog bite prevention that works by listening rather than by rules.
How it plays
Pick a category, read the dog, answer
- 1Open it in a browser and sign in. Nothing to download, nothing to set up.
- 2Choose a category — mouth, ears, eyes, tail or whole body.
- 3Look at the dog and decide: is this a go, a caution or a stop?
- 4Find out whether you read it right, and why.
- 5Watch the animated SAFE videos, then take the quiz to see what stuck.
Easy enough for a child, serious enough for an adult. That is why the same game works in a third-grade classroom and in a staff training session on the same afternoon.
After you buy
You are playing in a couple of minutes
- 1Add the game to your cart here and check out, the same as anything else in our shop.
- 2Your account on Dogsurance Academy — our e-learning site, where the game runs — is created automatically.
- 3Your login arrives by email. Open it on a phone, a tablet or a computer and start playing.
If your email hasn’t turned up, check the spam folder first, then write to help@gooddoginabox.com.
For classes, clubs and teams
Buying for more than one player
One player buys here, in the cart above. For a class, a troop or a team, licenses are bought on Dogsurance Academy instead — choose Buy Licenses under the game and pick how many you need.
- Assign licenses to your learners, with automatic enrollment
- Email your learners from inside the system
- A management account at no extra cost when you buy more than 25 licenses
Fewer than 25 licenses still works — you just won’t get the management dashboard with it.
Goes with it
The rest of Dog Smart
Dog Smart card game
The original, on the table. 27 different games from one deck, for families, classrooms and waiting rooms.
See the card game
SAFE game postcards
The take-home version. A pack of 50, so every child in the room leaves with the four SAFE steps in their pocket.
See the postcards
How to play Dog Smart
All 27 card game rules, written out and free to read — including the ones the online game is built from.
Read the rulesBefore you buy
Questions we get about the online game
What do I need to play it?
A phone, a tablet or a computer with a web browser. There is no app to download and nothing to install.
How long does my purchase last?
A year. It is a $19.99 annual subscription for one player, and you can cancel any time.
Is this the same as the Dog Smart card game?
Same teaching, different thing. The card game is a physical deck you play at a table, with 27 different games in it. The online game is played on a screen, on your own, and adds animated SAFE videos and quizzes. Plenty of people use both — the cards in the room, the game at home.
Can a child play it on their own?
Yes. It is easy enough for a child and serious enough for an adult. The subject is dog bite prevention, though, so it is worth playing alongside a younger child the first time so you can talk about what comes up.
Can I buy it for a whole class or team?
Yes, but not through this cart — multiple licenses are bought on Dogsurance Academy. Choose Buy Licenses under the game and pick your number. You can then assign licenses to learners with automatic enrollment, and email them from inside the system.
How do I get the management account?
It comes at no extra cost when you buy more than 25 licenses. Below that number the licenses work normally, you just won’t have the management dashboard.
I bought it — how do I get in?
Your account is created automatically as soon as your order goes through, and your login arrives by email. The game itself runs on Dogsurance Academy, our own e-learning site, which is what handles the sign-in and keeps your progress. If the email hasn’t turned up, check your spam folder, then write to help@gooddoginabox.com.
Who do I ask if something goes wrong?
Email help@gooddoginabox.com and we will sort it out.
