But the list isn't drawn up in context. There are just as many(well more than likely) human aggressive toys and hounds as working dogs. I remember an old episode of the dog whisperer where Cesar was in a dog park explaining how rotties and shepherds get the bad rap because if you see a little toy dog barking and snapping, 90% of people look at it as "cute". Whereas on the other hand, if you have a shepherd or a mastiff trying to get at you...you have a big fucking problem.
Off the top of my head I'm not aware of any formal studies looking at incidence of dog bites based specifically on breed of dog that includes the small breed and toy breed dogs---if someone knows of one please correct me.
Part of the problem is that many dog bites from smaller breeds don't require extensive medical attention and as a result go unreported, evenin mandatory bite report areas. Not only that, but in mandatory bite report areas, there can be artificial inflation of the numbers because of ALL dog associated injuries being reported. The client of mine in Ohio who's lab accidentally knocked into his kid causing a scratch on the head and the 9 week old puppy catching his tooth in one of my coworkers wife's earrings ripping out her earring both come to mind. Those weren't true bites, but were reported as such because of local legislature.
The other HUGE factor is accurately reporting the breed of dog. I wish I had a dollar for every "half wolf" I saw in rural Kentucky.
