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To: HairOfTheDog
"The rate of serious bites to population would be the ~more~ interesting figure."

Absolutely! My data set only included "reportable" bites. That meant anything from a GP who said, "No stitches needed" to fatal attacks. Another interesting statistic would be WHERE the bites were.

I found out that in the course of my research that toy dogs inflicted a disproportional number of facial bites to children. Facial bites are often disfiguring and require numerous surgeries to attain a cosmetic ideal. An equally small chomp on the arm or leg is just an interesting story (eventually).

11 posted on 12/10/2004 4:51:11 PM PST by Gingersnap
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To: Gingersnap
I found out that in the course of my research that toy dogs inflicted a disproportional number of facial bites to children.

People make a mistake when they get a small and fragile dog as a pet for toddlers and small kids. True, they are easier for the child to handle. They are also far too easy for careless, and sometimes just plain mean acts of children. I don't have kids, but in my life, the two times my dogs have snapped at kids, they both did no harm, and the kids deserved it. (flamesuit on) But I wouldn't have pit bulls, and I wouldn't allow kids free access to pets unless they were old enough and caring enough to not corner them and poke them with a stick.

12 posted on 12/10/2004 5:06:27 PM PST by HairOfTheDog
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