Meints K. , de Keuster T. Brief report: Don’t kiss a sleeping dog: the first assessment of “the blue dog” bite prevention program. J Pediatr Psychol. 2009 Nov-Dec;34(10):1084-90. doi: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsp053. Epub 2009 Jul 3.

Meints, K., De Keuster, T., Lakestani, N. & Butcher, R. “The Blue Dog Stories – children learn from exposure to educational stories”. (Submitted for publication)

Meints, K., De Keuster, T., Lakestani, N. & Butcher, R. “Dog bite prevention in action: Does the Blue Dog change children’s perception and behaviour with respect to their own dog?” (Submitted for publication) 

Meints, K., Syrnyk, C. & de Keuster, T. Why do children get bitten in the face? The facial proximity mystery. (Submitted for publication)

Meints, K., Racca, A. & Hickey, N. “How to prevent dog bite injuries? Children misinterpret dogs’ facial expressions”. (Submitted for publication)

Racca, A., Guo, K., Meints, K. & Mills, K. (2011). Reading faces: differential lateral gaze bias in processing canine and human facial expressions in dogs and 4-year-old children. PLOS ONE, 7(4): e36076. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0036076.

Schwebel DC, Morrongiello BA, Davis AL, Stewart J, Bell M. The Blue Dog: evaluation of an interactive software program to teach young children how to interact safely with dogs. J Pediatr Psychol. 2012 Apr;37(3):272-81. doi: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsr102. Epub 2011 Dec 15.