Don't dodge the issue here. A forum is a place of discussion.
http://www.dogbitelaw.com/breeds-causing-DBRFs.pdf
Ok,
it would be real interesting to get flower's and knny's comments on these numbers:
Breed 1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 Total
Purebred
Pit bull-type 2 5 10 9 11* 8 6 5 4* 6 66
Rottweiler 0 0 1 1 3 1 3 10 10 10 39
German Shepherd Dog 2 1 4* 1 1 4* 2 0 2 0 17
Husky-type 2 1 2 2 0 2 2 1 2 1 15
Malamute 2 0 3 1 0 2 3 1 0 0 12
Doberman Pinscher 0 1 0 2 2 2 1 0 0 1 9
Chow Chow 0 1 0 0 0 2 3 0 2 0 8
Great Dane 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 7
Saint Bernard 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7
Crossbred
Wolf-dog hybrid 0 1 1 2 1 4 1 2 2 0 14
Mixed-breed 0 3 1 2 1 2 0 1 1 1 12
German Shepherd Dog 0 2 0 2 2 2 0 1 2 0 10
Pit bull-type 0 1 0 3 2 3 1 1 0 0 10
Husky-type 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 6
Rottweiler 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 2 5
Alaskan Malamute 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 3
Chow Chow 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 3
Doberman Pinscher 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
Saint Bernard 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Great Dane 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
No. deaths for which 10 20 26* 24 22 34* 24 25 26* 27 238
breed was known
*Numbers differ from previous reports because police/guard dogs "at work" were excluded, and 1 new DBRF was identified as occurring in 1996. A purebred dog
and a crossbred dog of this breed were involved in a single fatality; therefore, that breed is counted only once in the total column.
Table 1Breeds of dogs involved in human dog bite-related fatalities (DBRF) in the United States, by 2-year period, between 1979 and
1998.
Now, I didn't see any Golden Retrievers on that list, despite it being a very popular breed.
Didn't see too many Golden Retriever's on that list.
Question for body88: Did that list include all attacks, meaning did it include the attacks of the pitbulls and other kinds of bullterriers as well?
If not, it doesn't give a true picture of which dogs bites the most.
My opinion still stands, only breeds like Golden Retriever and such should be allowed. No need for other breeds, really.
Police and narcotics, or fire departments could have use for different breeds, but all in all, get rid of the most aggressive ones, the bastards.
-Hedge
There are alternative dog models.
A Golden Retriever is an excellent alternative, would fit perfect with all these tough guys raising "Pits".
-Hedge
I've seen agressive Golden Retrievers....damn thing would snarl & try to bite you
but it was due to a bad owner involving physical abuse.
Gee...I wonder if there was a connecion there?
Apparantly, Golden Retrievers aren't lethal.
Lets try to be creative. What can be done to make pitbulls as safe as golden retrievers and other breeds?
-Hedge