Thank you for bringing this to our attention. We are both dog owners and very aware of the dangers of throwing sticks for dogs and also for the children. But both dogs and children do love it so we feel it is important not just to ban everything which has risk but instead weigh up the risks and the benefits. To reduce the risks we try and encourage an understanding of the potential dangers so a child is shown how to throw a stick to reduce the chance of the dog catching it before it has settled and also getting them to choose sticks that are likely to do least damage ie thin bendy soft ones or short blunt chunky ones. We also make sure the child is aware that sometimes dogs think they are going for a stick but might accidentally get a finger so you have to be careful to keep stick and fingers out of a dogs reach! It then becomes a personal choice as to wether you think your child/dog is able to participate with minimum risk and maximum benefit,(eg is child old enough or sensible enough to throw properly or far enough) but at least it is a more informed choice. Hope that helps. Glad you enjoy our books, best wishes Jo and Fiona.