Yet another dog attack.

I remember my Dad having a copy of Life Magazine back in the 60's .... unfortunately I no longer have the copy and it's so long ago, it appears no digital copy is available. I cannot remember who the author of the study was, but the facts from the study were garnered from bite incidents in the NYC area where a hospital visit was needed over a 10 year period. Although not breed specific, the results were tabulated by group. And which group over 10 years had the greatest number of reported dog bites ... dogs that fall into the working group of breeds. (Second greatest number of bites was from the toy group)

IMO ... not a big surprise as any breed where the specific dog's job bred over generations has been to protect (person, animals, property, etc). This is not to generalize and say that these breeds cannot make a wonderful companion BUT in the right hands. It never ceases to amaze me when people who are NOT dog or NOT dog training savy, pick one of these breeds as a house pet and then are surprised when something happens.

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Originally Posted by last5oh_302

I wonder who determined they were pit bulls.

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Last5oh, there is no reasoning with some people here.
When the media reports facts incorrectly in regards to hunting or firearms everybody goes crazy.
When the government passes poor legislation in regards to hunting or firearms again everybody goes crazy.
Unfortunately we can't pick or choose when it's OK to be misrepresented by the media or have poor legislation passed.




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Originally Posted by Dakota Creek

And which group over 10 years had the greatest number of reported dog bites ... dogs that fall into the working group of breeds. (Second greatest number of bites was from the toy group)

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The toy breeds do tend to be aggressive both with other dogs and with people. Turns out there is now evidence that this is not a Napoleon thing, but is actually genetic. A large database of dog behaviour (C-BARQ) shows this trend clearly for small breeds, but not (oddly) for the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, which leads to speculation that there is a gene involved. As often happens, when you breed for one trait (small size), other traits come along for the ride.

That said, if we look at severity of dog bites, small breeds don't really figure. Severe injuries and deaths correlate with the size of the dog. In other news, recent work suggests the sky is blue....

How often do we read about zu or chihuahuas killing and maiming people. Can somebody find any evidence these nasty little rat dogs have ever killed a person? Is this the best defense they can find to deflect the reality that those breeds are genetic ticking bombs? Most people don't have sheep but go to a dog park and watch the herding breeds. The genetic makup of these pitts is dangerous, they weren't created to be pets.

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Originally Posted by terrym

How often do we read about zu or chihuahuas killing and maiming people. Can somebody find any evidence these nasty little rat dogs have ever killed a person?

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Google Yorkie kills baby, I can't be bothered. There have been a few hyphenated rat dog attacks/deaths over the years.

In dog attacks, there is a clear correlation between fatalities, severity of injury, and the size of the dog. It's not worth debating.

Guess Last won't be too happy that last night's news reported an attack by a rotti/husky cross. It turned on the two women that were walking it along with a youngster. Women and an older gentleman were bit trying to protect the child. You just never know what will set a dog off. in this case it may have been a good tug on its leash. Dog is in quarantine, women and gentleman are out of the hospital.

Come on guys .... I only mentioned it due to the bite count and who / where it was coming from .... Not talking fatalities, severity of injuries, etc. although I am sure that was mentioned if appropriately in the article .....

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Originally Posted by ebenezer

Guess Last won't be too happy that last night's news reported an attack by a rotti/husky cross. It turned on the two women that were walking it along with a youngster. Women and an older gentleman were bit trying to protect the child. You just never know what will set a dog off. in this case it may have been a good tug on its leash. Dog is in quarantine, women and gentleman are out of the hospital.

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I was reading about that as delmer posted above, and it was first reported as a pitbull. Same with the Hamilton fatality. It was reported as a pitbull as well.




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They arrived at a field on the 9200 block of Williams Road to find a female victim covered in blood, being attacked by a Rottweiler/husky cross weighing more than 80 pounds. The dog had incorrectly been identified as a pit bull cross in a previous press release.

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http://www.castanet.net/news/BC/1552...-in-dog-attack

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Originally Posted by ebenezer

You just never know what will set a dog off. in this case it may have been a good tug on its leash. Dog is in quarantine, women and gentleman are out of the hospital.

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And now the truth seems to be coming out, like puss from a wound as stated in one of the comments. The adage, "it's never the dog's fault", or, "when will they blame the people", has merit. There's ALWAYS more to the story, and it usually includes abuse, and this kind of "data" is never included in dog attack/bite stats:


Many factors can cause anxiety in dogs, from a medical issue to repeated mistreatment, she said. She said she has seen cases where dogs react badly to someone impaired on alcohol or drugs.
“Substance abuse can be an issue,” she said.

An Instagram account called “Twins that toke THC” shows the Mather sisters drinking, smoking marijuana, and partying. It uses hashtags including #bongbeauties, #stonerbabes and #sisterswhosmoke. THC is the active ingredient in marijuana.

One person moving out of Kati Mather’s Richmond home told CTV news on Saturday the drug use was continuing. He did not want to go on camera, but said the twins would get high on “downers” and yell at the dog and threaten it.
http://bc.ctvnews.ca/b-c-couple-tell...toke-1.2721527