2023 dog attack statistics by breed

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Do they have stats on rescues vs breeder dogs?

It doesn’t make any difference. All of them come from blood sport roots.

And I’ve never heard of any breed of rescued dog that reacts with so much aggression.

[Anonymous]

Such lazy reporting. Pit bull mixes are the most common breed in the USA, naturally they’re the most common breed that bites as well.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Such lazy reporting. Pit bull mixes are the most common breed in the USA, naturally they’re the most common breed that bites as well.

That stat is from the company that runs dna tests so it’s not at all accurate for pets generally as most people don’t test their dogs DNA especially if they have something like a golden or lab. According to the AKC, the French bulldog is the most popular breed but that’s not accurate either.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Thanks for posting —- should be posted in every animal shelter as well.
I’d also like to see a breakdown of unprovoked attacks. Germans are exceedingly trrritorual and protective — if you have one that isn’t too smart or with an owner that fails to train them, they can be quite dangerous, but it’s most often to people that approach them or their owner or come onto their property.

Pitts are the only breed I’ve seen that will jump out of their own yard to chase a person or other dog just for the sport of it. I saw a video where a Pitt used lawn furniture to vault himself over a 6 foot concrete wall to attack a little girl and her little dog that were walking across the street from his house. The Pitt owner who seemed like a nice guy in the news interview was totally shell shocked that the dog could over the wall—he had adopted it from a rescue, of course, and had no previous problems with it.

No such thing as a "Pitt" unless you are referring to the university.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do they have stats on rescues vs breeder dogs?

It doesn’t make any difference. All of them come from blood sport roots.

And I’ve never heard of any breed of rescued dog that reacts with so much aggression.

My neighbor works for animal control and every attack is a rescue.

But that’s just her … 1 group of data points.

I’d like to know if it’s all rescues and most pit bulls are rescues, then the stat is meaningless until it’s corrected.

[Anonymous]

it clearly says pit bull type.
Also if you go back far enough bully breeds are related to rottweilers, mastiffs, boxers

https://www.dogbreedinfo.com/dogsbreed/molossertypes.htm

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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And #1 on the list..... Pit Bull for both # of attacks and fatalities.


https://www.forbes.com/advisor/legal/dog-attack-statistics-breed/#dog_attack_statistics_by_breed_section

Thank you for posting this much needed reminder. Need a law requiring pet adoption shelters to post this notice in a very conspicuous place--and in both English and Spanish.

It won’t make any difference until owners are criminally liable for dog attacks. Once people face mandatory jail time if their dog bites someone, there will be a lot more people deciding not to risk it.

[Anonymous]

Scary statistics considering everyone always says, “he’s friendly!”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
And #1 on the list..... Pit Bull for both # of attacks and fatalities.


https://www.forbes.com/advisor/legal/dog-attack-statistics-breed/#dog_attack_statistics_by_breed_section

Thank you for posting this much needed reminder. Need a law requiring pet adoption shelters to post this notice in a very conspicuous place--and in both English and Spanish.

Good grief. Something like this is constantly being reported here. The hysteria is real

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Scary statistics considering everyone always says, “he’s friendly!”

This is not true. People may say it after becauae they don't want ti be blamed for missing signs.

[Anonymous]

While I am no where near a fan of pits/pit mixes/bullies, what everyone is not looking at is that children ages 5-9 are the biggest demographic of dog bites. I never leave my dogs unattended when there are small kids around - no one should, and this study supports that.

There is a video circulating on social media where a kid is "playing" with a dog (spaniel of some type) and the kid either doesn't know, or ignores the cues that the dog is giving that it is not comfortable with the kid pulling on its ears and hair. Eventually the dog snaps and bites the kid on the face. The sad thing is there are two adults in the video who should have known better and stopped the kid before it got to the point the dog felt it had to defend itself.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:While I am no where near a fan of pits/pit mixes/bullies, what everyone is not looking at is that children ages 5-9 are the biggest demographic of dog bites. I never leave my dogs unattended when there are small kids around - no one should, and this study supports that.

There is a video circulating on social media where a kid is "playing" with a dog (spaniel of some type) and the kid either doesn't know, or ignores the cues that the dog is giving that it is not comfortable with the kid pulling on its ears and hair. Eventually the dog snaps and bites the kid on the face. The sad thing is there are two adults in the video who should have known better and stopped the kid before it got to the point the dog felt it had to defend itself.

The difference between pit bulls and other dogs though is that pit bulls don’t even need a real trigger. Sneezing, walking, sleeves and the color black have all been used as explanations for why pit bulls have bitten/mauled. And the other difference is that a lot of dog breeds will bite, technically, but they’re just nipping without breaking the skin to say “enough.” Pit bulls literally eat children sometimes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:While I am no where near a fan of pits/pit mixes/bullies, what everyone is not looking at is that children ages 5-9 are the biggest demographic of dog bites. I never leave my dogs unattended when there are small kids around - no one should, and this study supports that.

There is a video circulating on social media where a kid is "playing" with a dog (spaniel of some type) and the kid either doesn't know, or ignores the cues that the dog is giving that it is not comfortable with the kid pulling on its ears and hair. Eventually the dog snaps and bites the kid on the face. The sad thing is there are two adults in the video who should have known better and stopped the kid before it got to the point the dog felt it had to defend itself.

The difference between pit bulls and other dogs though is that pit bulls don’t even need a real trigger. Sneezing, walking, sleeves and the color black have all been used as explanations for why pit bulls have bitten/mauled. And the other difference is that a lot of dog breeds will bite, technically, but they’re just nipping without breaking the skin to say “enough.” Pit bulls literally eat children sometimes.

Right. They literally eat people as meat, with very little required to set them off. It's like owning a lion.

[Anonymous]

My neighbors have a pit mix. When they got her they would pride themselves on their training at home and the board-and-train facility they sent her to. She was “just so well trained” according to them. One year later, they’re using a shock collar to keep her from being “too rough.”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:While I am no where near a fan of pits/pit mixes/bullies, what everyone is not looking at is that children ages 5-9 are the biggest demographic of dog bites. I never leave my dogs unattended when there are small kids around - no one should, and this study supports that.

There is a video circulating on social media where a kid is "playing" with a dog (spaniel of some type) and the kid either doesn't know, or ignores the cues that the dog is giving that it is not comfortable with the kid pulling on its ears and hair. Eventually the dog snaps and bites the kid on the face. The sad thing is there are two adults in the video who should have known better and stopped the kid before it got to the point the dog felt it had to defend itself.

This, if a kid I don’t know or I have concern with partly for my dog’s safety I get down on the dogs level ready to intervene. Especially if they are doing something my dog hates.