[sargon]

With respect to dog-bite related fatalities, when the rates are computed by breed (fatalities per 100,000 dogs), no less than eight dog breeds had a higher rate of fatalities than the dreaded pit bull.

Among the breeds which had a higher rate of fatalities were the beloved Great Dane, the sturdy Rottweiler, and the popular Doberman Pinscher.

If these rates are accurate—and this research has been confirmed by peer review—it means that for any individual dog, a person (such as your child) is at greater risk in the company of a Doberman Pinscher, for example, than a Pit Bull...

[HiTech RedNeck]

What the profile of the bitees is, we do not know. A malamute might be fine with a baby, a terror with a burglar, and we’d never know it from this list.