There is a large difference between facial stitches, no matter how sad, and dead.
First, I was addressing the comment that labs are "never" mean; an obviously false statement. But since you appear to be asserting that a Rottie attack will end in absolute death whereas lab attacks only end in sad little stitches and years of reconstructive surgery, I'm wondering where you got your stats?
"Studies indicate that pit bull-type dogs were involved in approximately a third of human DBRF (i.e., dog bite related fatalities) reported during the 12-year period from 1981 through1992, and Rottweilers were responsible for about half of human DBRF reported during the 4 years from 1993 through 1996....[T]he data indicate that Rottweilers and pit bull-type dogs accounted for 67% of human DBRF in the United States between 1997 and 1998.... thus, there appears to be a breed-specific problem with fatalities." (Sacks JJ, Sinclair L, Gilchrist J, Golab GC, Lockwood R. Breeds of dogs involved in fatal human attacks in the United States between 1979 and 1998. JAVMA 2000;217:836-840.)
90 posted on 08/03/2005 10:48:15 AM PDT by GummyIII