Chat Before You Pat

"Chat Before You Pat" is an innovative initiative created by Charlotte Bryan designed to promote awareness of the need for people (especially young children) to ask a dog's handler before they approaching their dog.

Founded in Australia in 2019, it is designed to promote child safety around dogs and has an accompanying rhyme for children to learn:

"Chat Before You Pat,
Talk To the Owner,
Don't Stare Into Their Eyes,
Pat Under Not Over"

Charlotte coined the phrase "Chat Before You Pat"