Dog attack deaths-Anyone seen a study were just one breed/mixs don't far exeed all ot
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Mott the Hoople
Sweet Jane
No, not really. It’s the usual suspects though when it does happen. Usually large breed dogs that have been bred to be aggressive, for one reason or the other, like fighting, hunting, guarding, etc., that have not been properly socialized.
Pittbulls have the most notorious reputation and if you leave a child in a room with a pittbull and a Yorkie and neither have been properly socialized it’s going to be the Pittbull who will do the most harm, obviously.
So any large breed dog that hasn’t been properly socialized and/or fixed, even a Labrador Retriever, can be dangerous.
Having said that certain breeds do have more aggressive temperaments and there is peer reviewed data listing those breeds but you might be surprised by which dogs are on that list. Pitt Bulls are, at #9, we’ll below Chihuahuas and Dacshunds.
Pittbulls have the most notorious reputation and if you leave a child in a room with a pittbull and a Yorkie and neither have been properly socialized it’s going to be the Pittbull who will do the most harm, obviously.
So any large breed dog that hasn’t been properly socialized and/or fixed, even a Labrador Retriever, can be dangerous.
Having said that certain breeds do have more aggressive temperaments and there is peer reviewed data listing those breeds but you might be surprised by which dogs are on that list. Pitt Bulls are, at #9, we’ll below Chihuahuas and Dacshunds.
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ThatOwlWoman
Leftist Vermin
Here is a study about dog attacks in general, including deaths but not limited to those events only.
"Pit bulls were responsible for the highest percentage of reported bites across all the studies (22.5%), followed by mixed breeds (21.2%), and German shepherds (17.8%).
Mixed-breed dogs and pit bulls were found to have the highest relative risk of biting, as well as the highest average damage per bite. Breeds such as Great Dane and Akita were found to have a lower relative risk of biting; however, the average damage from these bites was high."
https://www.aaha.org/publications/n...-identifies-most-damaging-dog-bites-by-breed/
What got you interested in this?
ThatOwlWoman
Leftist Vermin
Graph from Forbes on dog attack fatalities by breed:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/niallm...angerous-dog-breeds-infographic/#3253f4c62f8b
https://www.forbes.com/sites/niallm...angerous-dog-breeds-infographic/#3253f4c62f8b
I was surprised @ how often Lab's came up, of course much, much lower on the scale compared to pit bulls.....
I didn't want to mention them in the title as some get easily offended & defensive about their dogs.... How sweet they are & all that...
Mott the Hoople
Sweet Jane
The dog I like the least due to their temperaments is #10. Siberian Huskies. Great work dogs but not great pets.
ThatOwlWoman
Leftist Vermin
Fatalities from 2018, per DogBite.org:
https://www.dogsbite.org/dog-bite-statistics-fatalities-2018.php
https://www.dogsbite.org/dog-bite-statistics-fatalities-2018.php
Mott the Hoople
Sweet Jane
What the stats don’t show is how many dog bite instances in which the dogs owner is an idiot.
Because people who seek to make an aggressive dog tend to favor pitts you see more of them lately.
Theyre cheaper than the old scapegoat breeds (dobies rotties etc) but a poodle is just as capable.
Chihuahuas or min pins would love to be but theyre just not strong enough. No shortage of attitude.
But the breed thats fully responsible is homo sapien.
Theyre cheaper than the old scapegoat breeds (dobies rotties etc) but a poodle is just as capable.
Chihuahuas or min pins would love to be but theyre just not strong enough. No shortage of attitude.
But the breed thats fully responsible is homo sapien.
I can't recall the chain of mental events which lead to this posting.....lol Maybe it was the ted nugget mentions~poacher~animals~bites???
I looked @ several & Pits were by far the highest~but the ones I saw it was pits followed by Pit-mixes that were causing the highest percents of deaths...
Random mixes where more around the bottom.......
ThatOwlWoman
Leftist Vermin
One of my profs used to work with dog teams in Alaska. He said huskies are dumber than rocks and difficult to train, but husky mixes often make excellent sled dogs and companions.
ThatOwlWoman
Leftist Vermin
I can't recall the chain of mental events which lead to this posting.....lol Maybe it was the ted nugget mentions~poacher~animals~bites???
I looked @ several & Pits were by far the highest~but the ones I saw it was pits followed by Pit-mixes that were causing the highest percents of deaths...
Random mixes where more around the bottom.......
Yeah, I wouldn't want any children to be around pits. They are just too unpredictable and with their strength and bite force an attack on a child is likely to be fatal. When my youngest went back to work after having her child, they arranged to have her sister-in-law take care of her. I begged and begged her not to do it; they had a pitbull who was erratic as hell, and they were the kind of ppl who don't do discipline. A deadly combination. She kept saying that she had no choice, they couldn't afford $275/week for a day care plus it would hurt the SIL's feelz if they said no. I was terrified. I offered to pay for a real day care even. Thankfully the matter was put to a rest when the dog bit the neighbor lady, AND a delivery person -- and had to go away -- before Lily had to be there.
They can be so long as there is a clear alpha on two legs in the pack. I know a lovely boy huskie.
Theyre hard to train because they are smart and very much want to be alpha.
ThatOwlWoman
Leftist Vermin
My dad had a female huskie after I grew up and moved out. She was a beauty. He was definitely the alpha guy, so she behaved well, and was never a problem around my little ones, except for exuberantly knocking them over a couple of times in her excitement to see them. We all loved her.
You cannot allow the pit to be the least bit alpha.
They can be lovely dogs but it takes effort.
Get a lab if you want a low maintance doggo. But be prepared for them to shed a complete puppy daily.
The one i was referring to is security for a 4 yr old and LOVES his job.
Well we should give a
to the neighbor lady & delivery person for taking one for the team.
I feel the same about them & have no trust of them.. When I am out walking in the neighborhood I have had a few run up on me but fortunately their owner put them in check..
I have a neighbor that I ran into a few months ago & she had a big scare on her face where two pit bulls attacked her & her dog @ the dog park... These two pits were not in the dog park but out by a baseball diamond about a 100 yards away so she saw them bolting towards them but was unable to get back inside the dog park fence..
She was suing the owner for med bill for her & the dog & the dogs were ordered euthanized..
What still sticks w/ me, almost hauntingly, is she said she & her dog were covered in blood & those dogs were still trying to get @ them, being held by the owner & they were not apologizing but rather trying to excuse their dogs, they aren't bad etc etc etc
My grand dog looks like a lab, except for the black tongue.. He is a mut but we thought mostly lab, come to find out (she did a DNA test on him) he was mostly chow, terrier & bits n pieces...
He has that two layers of hair, & when he is shedding (most of the time) you could brush it out 24/7 & never run out.....
Mott the Hoople
Sweet Jane
My experience with them is you have to make it real clear that you are an alpha male. Otherwise they just ignore you.