Attack from yesterday....
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/girl-7-mauled-to-death-by-dogs-near-winnipeg-1.2575514
I've tried to point out to folks here numerous times
that the prevalence of particular types of dogs in a given area
is correlated to the number of attacks by those types of dogs.
It does not mean that all of members of these types of dogs are going to attack.
As the article linked reports...
"The head of the Winnipeg Humane Society said Alaskan malamutes are normally friendly dogs, but any large dogs should be under constant supervision when they’re around children.“Big dogs are of concern with small children,” said Bill McDonald. “It doesn’t matter the breed, whether it is an Alaskan malamute or any large breed dog from a collie to a German shepherd.”
McDonald said he’s only heard of children being mauled to death in the province by packs of dogs on remote First Nations communities.
“It’s usually the case of an aboriginal community with pack animals running at large,” said McDonald. “When you’re talking about a domesticated situation, this one is a bit shocking and tragic for the whole family.”
RCMP said there was adult supervision the day the incident happened, but they were gone for only a minute when the attack happened."
I understand it is easier to react to these incidents than it is to thoughtfully respond
but doing so ignores common factors involved, knowledge of which
could prevent attacks, injuries or deaths, regardless of type or breed.
So the U.S. documented killings which reveal that pits kill more people than all other breeds combined, and the report by a trauma physician proving that for his hospital system pitbulls cost more in rehab mauligns than other breeds should be set aside because you found an article about malamutes killing a child? No one has said that no other dog breed is capable of mauling or killing - it’s the overwhelming videotaped and documented (medically, insurance costs, etc.) proof that pitbulls kill too often and maul to an umbelievable degree compared with all other dog breeds...combined.