CDC's 10 Most Dangerous Dogs List [you'll never guess which one is the most dangerous!]

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[ambrose]

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CDC's 10 Most Dangerous Dogs List

POSTED: 3:58 PM EST January 14, 2004

RALEIGH, N.C. -- Tuesday's fatal dog attack in Harnett County is not as rare as you may think. Dogs kill 10 to 20 people in the United States every year.

Last year in Orange County, 300 dog bites were reported, and 350 were reported in Raleigh.

	DOG SAFETY Stay Safe Tips For Parents Own A Dog? Been Injured By A Dog?

While national statistics show at least 30 breeds have attacked humans, 10 dog breeds are on the Center for Disease Control and Prevention's most dangerous list, meaning they tend to bite the most frequently. They are:

Pit bulls
Rottweilers
German Shepherds
Huskies
Alaskan Malamutes
Doberman Pinschers
Chow Chows
Great Danes
St. Bernards
Akitas

The breeds considered most likely to kill are pit bulls and rottweilers, and the CDC says that a chained dog is more likely to bite than an unchained dog.

The CDC also says the majority of dog attacks happen at home or in a familiar place, which is why choosing the right dog for your family is crucial.

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[ngc6656]

My friend with the BC also has a llama to help with her sheep.

Now there's an idea. Someone on a thread yesterday showed a frontal face view of a llama -- they're kinda cute.

She rents the guest cottage on the old Vt. estate that was the setting for the movie, Cider House Rules. Unbelievable scenery.

Great!

[AnAmericanMother]

Hey, Snowy, look what the Shelley Dog did!

She got her first Q towards her agility title on Saturday!

I would never expected her to win her first Q in Snooker of all things. She bombed her Standard run like blockbusters filled with Arab dustbins . . . she was SO bad. Then she did Snooker perfectly and almost finished in the money (5th place . . . I was stunned.)

[vaudine]

Ditto, Border collie smartest dog. When my husband got Apache, a beautiful broad chested black and white border collie from someone shipping out, he had been trained to protect. He is the only inside house dog I ever had, and so well mannered. He would get up to investigate noises at night without making a sound. He never barked, but if he thought there was a threat, he growled deep in his throat, as if inviting an intruder to come in and get torn apart. I still miss him.

vaudine

[GraceCoolidge]

I think some dogs, like Dobies and German shepherds, tend to be more family oriented. They won't bite family, but are more likely to be aggressive toward someone they perceive as a threat. With a careless owner, a dog could bite in the mistaken belief that it is protecting the family (for instance, kids playing around that the dog mistakes for a real attack). That might account for some breeds on this list. Most people I know who have owned Dobermans and shepherds speak very highly of them.

[Slings and Arrows]

I know a couple who have two JRT's. Life must be hilarious in that house.

Kind of like living inside a pinball machine.

[hershey]

Llama's name is Maxwell. Very dignified. Takes his herding duties seriously, but divvies up the herd with Jack. I was trying to remember who the late owner of that Vt. estate was, hmmm, an author of some note. At any rate, it's a trust now, and my friend is lucky to have the house and fields. Unfortunately, she's a flaming liberal, but alas, nothing in life is perfect I suppose. We have a monthly writers' group that's been meeting for at least eight years. Half of us are conservative and sane. Two are certifiable,(aging hippies). Mostly we don't mention politics. Okay, I lose it now and then and rant a bit. Those two would crawl over broken glass to vote RAT.

[Snowy]

Congratulations! A friend just emailed me to tell me her yellow lab won something in an agility match! :) Must be something in the air.

[hershey]

I remember a pediatrician saying some years ago that she and her husband had thought, foolishly, that if they had a third child, the older two would help out. She said, instead, that the chaos increased geometrically. Life with two JRT's must be like that. But if you love one, naturally, you'd think two would be twice as wonderful! Boing! Boing!

[ClearBlueSky]

Had two Shelties that were the light of my life. Both gone within the past two years.
Both males, completely unrelated. Robin was bought after my mother died and Little John was one hour away from euthanasia when my sister rescued him and he ended up with me. Two years apart in age, the older not neutered, they got along like brothers.
Robin got his own leash, went trick or treating carrying his own pumpkin and could dispatched to bring ANYTHING he could carry to other members of the family. Including treats, which he patiently waited to be given. He had nerves of steel too. Sat outside and watched everyone shoot fireworks on NY eve.
Both were near-human in intelligence, IMO. Loved babies, loved to 'herd' the family and keep an eye on everyone by finding the best spot in the house to see everything. I've never known a sweeter, more intelligent breed-and I was honored to have had them.

[ngc6656]

Unfortunately, she's a flaming liberal, but alas, nothing in life is perfect I suppose.

Off on a different tangent: dogs are apolitical or leaning conservative -- so it seems to me. At the risk of starting a "cat fight" I'll toss out the thought that one of my friends is a flaming liberal and a cat person. Perhaps that explains why cats remind me of liberals. (ngc6656 ducks as boxes of cat food, litter boxes and scratching posts rain down on him) :)

[TracyPA]

My sister has a female Doberman and she is the sweetest, most affectionate dog. Very protective of the family like you say, and will go after a stranger who gets into the back yard. But if the family has friends over she is just fine. She will shower you with kisses. They also have a Standard Poodle and a Irish Setter, both males. My sister said the Poodle is definitely the Alpha dog. He already had the Doberman by her throat when they were playing and she got on his nerves.

[Khurkris]

I strongly disagree with having Great Danes on the list. And St. Bernards?..Gimme a break.

[reg45]

Only the drool of St. Bernards is dangerous.

They can also be dangerous as LAP DOGS.

8-)

[AnAmericanMother]

Hey! It's Lab Agility Week. What can I say?

There are NOT very many Labs doing agility. At every trial, in the 22" and 26" classes I see a couple of Labs, a scattering of Aussie Shepherds and what USDAA calls "All Americans" i.e. mutts, and lots and lots and LOTS of Border Collies.

Most of the Labs are the (fairly rare) small and light version of the field trial strains. There are a few of the heavy conformation types competing, as well as some of the big rangy field trial types, but they don't tend to do very well - the conformation types are too slow, and the field trial types are too big for the equipment.

Shelley is the product of a conformation sire bred to a field trial dam. Her field trial grandsire is a very large dog, but she got his leanness and drive on a conformation sized body. It's an interesting combination - she has the low height, blocky head, broad chest, and more substantial bone of the conformation Lab, but she is lean and FAST, with the drive and "go" of the field trial line. She also, thank heavens, has a sense of humor and is just a "happy dog" - loves everyone and firmly believes that everyone loves her and is just dying for a doggy kiss on the nose or the ear.

[cookiedough]

A Border Collie might be too active for you. But a Rough Coat Collie is a wonderful house dog. We've got one. He is extremely smart, friendly (loves everyone and other dogs, too), and playful. He is a sheep dog, too, and it shows -- but he is not aggressive now that he is over a year old.

He was real nippy as puppy. Best advice I ever got was to put a drop or two of clove oil on whatever I didn't want him to put in his mouth. He hates the smell of the stuff and won't go near anything with clove oil on it.

The breed is the 7th most hairiest, so he has to be groomed a lot.

If he has "work" to do, he doesn't get into much trouble. We take him on vacations with us (camping), where his job is to guard our family (he goes everywhere with us), and he is perfectly behaved. At home, he does tend to get into things if he wants to play and all of us are busy.

Our breeder said that the females settle down after one year, the males after two. Our male is 1-1/2 and has calmed down considerably.

Anyway, the breed is a joy to own. There is a smooth coat collie (same Lassie breed, but with short hair), that has the same mellow temperment.

[Balding_Eagle]

I think you may be confused about this list. They aren't talking about YOUR dog, they're talking about the breed. But you already knew that, and didn't want to admit it.

[cookiedough]

LOL! You should rent your dog out! :-)

[CalKat]

Yes, shelties are the best dogs. Mine is so nice to our cat, they sleep together and sit next to each other and just look up at me in that way they have. Mine doesn't sound as smart as yours in that he doesn't do tricks, but one strange thing he does is find all the shoes in the house and set them in front of the door in pairs of left and right shoes. They're not all the same style, but there is a left and right in each pair. It is the funniest thing. And little kids always call him a "little Lassie" and he sits very patiently while they pet him. I am so glad we got him, rather than another breed.

[R. Scott]

What do they know?
Pomeranians are mean and vicious! We are! I’ll bite’em!

Everyone thinks Pomeranians are sooooo sweet and gentle! I’ll show them!