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westernrvparkow
Feb 22, 2019Explorer
camp-n-family wrote:Then rename this list "dog breeds most likely to cause serious injuries due to aggressive behavior". Happy??Ed_Gee wrote:
Based on data regarding dog attacks in the U.S. and Canada between 1982 and 2014, the dogs most likely to bite humans are:
Pit bulls.
Rottweilers.
Pit bull mixes.
German shepherds.
Bullmastiffs.
Wolf hybrids.
Huskies.
Akitas.
I question how that list was compiled. Not all bites get reported. Bites from large breed dogs are more likely to be reported than those from small dogs. Who’s going to report getting bit by a chihuahua or poodle? Some of the most aggressive dogs that bite are small breeds, only the damage that is caused is less, so reports will be lower.
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