Re: Most Dangerous Doggies

tiny dancer wrote:
"Way Back Jack" <YoMomma@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:4752d18c.11605453@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

According to the Centers for Disease Control, the top 10 most
dangerous dogs are:

1. Pit Bulls
2. Rottweilers
3. German Shepherds
4. Huskies
5. Alaskan Malamutes
6. Doberman Pinschers
7. Chow Chows
8. Great Danes
9. St. Bernards
10. Akitas
http://www.resource4dogbitelaw.com/dangerousdogs.html
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Recall from another source that pit bull terriers are responsible for
1/3 of human deaths by dog bite. Another source claims that a "Bull
Mastiff" should be in the top 10.

Extremely surprising that St. Bernards and Great Danes made the top
10, especially the Bernies.

Mildly surprising that Dobies aren't rated #3. And Chow Chows look
like little shits. Hard to believe they're #7.

Someone also mentioned a "Brazilian Fila" as being extremely vicious
and tipping the scales at 180 lbs.!!



Almost any dog can be dangerous when owned by the wrong people. In most
cases, it isn't the dog, it's the owner. Various breeds of the Bull Terrior
have been around for centuries, but it's only been the last 20 or 30 years,
since dog-fighting and drug dealers and gang members decided they wanted
'bad-assed' dogs, that they have been topping lists of statistics.

***The Rottweiler is a dog of many talents: he's rough and tumble, ready for
anything; easy to train, if treated with respect and consistency; loyal and
protective, at times to a fault; strong, yet gentle; aloof and dignified
with strangers and playful and loving to his family. In short, the Rottie is
the typical "tough guy with a heart of gold."



I take it you're familiar with the Carl books by Alexandra Day. If you're not, go get them immediately. You'd love them. (There's now a big book with all 6 in one volume.) That goes for you too, Marcel. "Read" them to babies.


For the original poster (don't know if you're reading this; I erased the cross posts), is that list adjusted for numbers? In other words, is a dog considered more dangerous because there are more of them living amidst larger concentrations of people? Or do the numbers reflect the number of dogs of a certain breed, the number of bites causing injuries or deaths, and the opportunities a dog has to do damage?


I'm surprised by the Saint Bernard's presence on the list. Quite satisfied with the loyal, aloof, reactive, part Chow that I have, I'm not in the market for another dog any time soon, but I've been dreaming of Saint Bernards, something furry that I can lie on, something that will be friendly and that people will assume is friendly on first approach.


--Lia


--Lia

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