by the numbers (randomly pulled off the net with no research whatsoever, lol):
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/apa.14218Aim
To compare characteristics of gender, age, body part and breed in dog bites.
Methods
We reviewed 14 956 dog bites (4195 paediatric) reported to the Allegheny County Health Department, USA, between 2007 and 2015. Using predefined age groups, we performed linear regression to assess for subject age and bite frequency and used binary logistic regression to evaluate for differences in gender and body part. We used chi‐squared test with Bonferroni correction to evaluate for differences in reported breeds with age.
Results
There was a negative correlation (−0.80, r2 = 0.64) between age and bite frequency. Children 0–3 years had a higher odds ratio (OR) of bites to the face [21.12, 95% confidence interval (CI): 17.61–25.33] and a lower OR of bites to the upper (OR: 0.14, 95% CI: 0.12–0.18) and lower (OR: 0.19, 95% CI: 0.14–0.27) extremities. ‘Pit bulls’ accounted for 27.2% of dog bites and were more common in children 13–18 years (p < 0.01). Shih‐Tzu bites were more common in children three years of age and younger (p < 0.01).
Conclusion
Dog bites occur with higher frequency at younger ages, and head and neck injuries are more common in younger children. Pit bull bites are more common in adolescents and Shih‐Tzu bites more common in younger children.
Dog bites in a U.S. county: broken down by
Breed - Total no. bites - 0–3 years - Four to six years - Seven years to 12 years - 13–18 years - >18 years No. county registrations (%)a
Pit Bull 1687 (27.2%) 66 (20.7%) 90 (6.0%) 207 (30.4%) 184 (36.7%) 1140 (26.4%) 886 (4.9%)
German Shepherd 647 (10.5%) 29 (9.1%) 33 (8.9%) 75 (11.0%) 46 (9.2%) 464 (10.7%) 930 (5.2%)
Labrador Retriever 448 (7.2%) 24 (0.8%) 30 (8.1%) 52 (7.6%) 30 (6.0%) 312 (7.2%) 1787 (10.0%)
Boxer 282 (4.6%) 14 (4.4%) 13 (3.5%) 29 (4.3%) 20 (4.0%) 206 (4.8%) 580 (3.3%)
Rottweiler 240 (3.9%) 9 (2.8%) 12 (3.2%) 20 (2.9%) 27 (5.3%) 172 (4.0%) 241 (1.4%)
Beagle 202 (3.3%) 17 (5.3%) 6 (1.6%) 24 (3.5%) 18 (3.6%) 137 (3.2%) 682 (3.8%)
Jack Russell 181 (2.9%) 8 (2.5%) 12 (3.2%) 20 (2.9%) 9 (1.8%) 132 (3.1%) 153 (0.86%)
Bulldog 177 (2.9%) 10 (3.1%) 13 (3.5%) 24 (3.5%) 12 (2.4%) 118 (2.7%) 395 (2.2%)
Chihuahua 160 (2.6%) 11 (3.4%) 13 (3.5%) 18 (2.6%) 6 (1.2%) 112 (2.6%) 778 (4.4%)
Husky 145 (2.3%) 7 (2.2%) 9 (2.4%) 6 (0.9%) 13 (2.6%) 110 (2.5%) 226 (1.3%)
Golden Retriever 140 (2.3%) 6 (1.9%) 9 (2.4%) 6 (2.8%) 14 (2.8%) 90 (2.1%) 1062 (6.0%)
Dachshund 137 (2.2%) 9 (2.8%) 7 (1.9%) 14 (2.1%) 9 (1.8%) 98 (2.3%) 504 (2.8%)
Mastiff 116 (1.9%) 5 (1.6%) 6 (1.6%) 14 (2.1%) 9 (1.8%) 82 (1.9%) 158 (0.90%)
Shih‐Tzu 115 (1.9%) 18 (5.6%) 12 (3.2%) 13 (1.9%) 8 (1.6%) 64 (1.5%) 756 (4.2%)
Poodle 79 (1.6%) 7 (2.2%) 0 (0%) 4 (0.6%) 14 (2.8%) 74 (1.7%) 371 (2.1%)
Cocker Spaniel 90 (1.5%) 7 (2.2%) 6 (1.6%) 7 (1.0%) 5 (1.0%) 65 (1.5%) 271 (1.5%)
Yorkshire Terrier 84 (1.4%) 1 (0.3%) 9 (2.4%) 10 (1.5%) 8 (1.6%) 56 (1.3%) 633 (3.6%)
Great Dane 79 (1.3%) 5 (1.6%) 8 (2.2%) 11 (1.6%) 0 (0%) 55 (1.2%) 96 (0.54%)
Australian Shepherd 70 (1.1%) 2 (0.6%) 6 (1.6%) 9 (1.3%) 3 (0.6%) 50 (1.2%) 177 (0.99%)
Doberman Pinscher 68 (1.1%) 5 (1.6%) 3 (0.8%) 10 (1.5%) 6 (1.2%) 44 (1.0%) 147 (0.82%)
Boston Terrier 67 (1.1%) 4 (1.3%) 9 (2.4%) 5 (0.7%) 7 (1.4%) 42 (1.0%) 200 (1.1%)
Border Collie 66 (1.1%) 5 (1.6%) 5 (1.4%) 6 (0.9%) 1 (0.2%) 49 (1.1%) 186 (1.0%)
Akita 64 (0.9%) 3 (0.9%) 7 (1.9%) 11 (1.6%) 4 (0.8%) 39 (0.9%) 31 (0.12%)
Collie 63 (1.0%) 1 (0.3%) 6 (1.6%) 7 (1.0%) 8 (1.6%) 41 (0.9%) 100 (0.56%)