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.

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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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[AgentEcho]

Jack Russell Terriers are not dogs. They are tiny, furry, hyperintelligent, wonderfully loving, psychotic people

Couldn't agree more. Though Tucker does tend to go postal on stuffed toys. Notice the bit of one beside him.

Then there's my snuggler Gizmo.

BTW, I am very much a dog person. Check the tag line.

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[Central Scrutiniser]

The group did, for awhile there was only one breeder that sold to pet stores, now, I believe there are three in the nation. They reasoned it as helping get a puppymill dogs genetics out of the breeding line, and then they would find a home for the dog via their rescue group. I have seen two puppies at stores in the last 3 years and they were not good representatives of the breed. What's more, they were charging an outrageous price $1600 or so, and this they said proved that the dog was quality!

[connectthedots]

Maybe because the owners know their dogs are dangerous and keep them chained. A dog that is not potentially dangerous has no reason to be chained.

[Poohbah]

Border Collie. Smartest dog I ever had.

How many Border Collies does it take to change a light bulb?

Answer: Just one. And I'll replace any wiring that isn't up to code while I'm at it.

[Saundra Duffy]

I'm kind of surprised about German Shepherds. I thought they made great gentle pets . . . unless they are trained to be police dogs or something.

[cajun-jack]

cause if you stayed chained up all the time, you would have the redass too!!!

[hotpotato]

Something is very wrong with your story.

[cerberus]

My Cairn Terrier is the most vicious dog I have ever known. One day I got between her and her food bowl and she nearly tore my foot off.

Luckily I was wearing my wing tips at the time.

[Not A Snowbird]

My dearly departed miniature dachshund bit my ex-husband once. Frankly I considered that little misdeed a public service. (I warned him not to touch Bismark when he was growling!)

[Central Scrutiniser]

Its what my breeder told me. You have to remember a few years ago, there were only about 100 to 200 new IT puppies in the US each year (now its about 300). Its a very tight community and there are very few breeders. Those breeders that cared about the breed would much rather purchase a dog that is in a store and neuter or spay it, then to have it get in the hands of a backyard breeder. My breeder wanted to buy one last year just for that purpose, she has the rescue for the west half of the country.

Yes, it supports the puppy mills, however, its better to have a sterile badly bred dog out there than an intact one right?

[pollywog]

thats why we own a BEAUTIFUL COLLIE, named Shallie.As you can see, she is as gentle as a lamb with our brand new Siamese, " April".

[pollywog]

my sister was mauled by a CHOW. I don't trust a chow at all since then. Never have. ALL she was doing was walking down the sidewalk. He ripped her up pretty bad. That was some 40 years ago.Still has some nasty scars.

[Crusher138]

It's a lot simpler (and cheaper) to pick up underwear.

You don't understand...we never SEE him eat them. Believe me, after losing over a dozen pair, nearly all my wife's, we are, ah-hem, anal about picking up and putting away underwear.

Best we can figure is the the dog gets them out of the hamper (which is a good foot and a half taller than he is) and somehow manages to take ONLY the underwear.

We have had many discussion with our vet about it. Rufus seems to be built in such a manner that the underwear gets stuck in his stomach where it gets partially digested and eventually exits the way it came it. Totally gross. Since we don't see him do it, we don't know he has done it until we find the evidence after the fact.

[netmilsmom]

>>I know 3 dogs where the families purposely cross-bred a Border Collie and a Black Lab (3 litters w/ 1 male lab 2 different female border collies) <<

Whoa!! I would love to have one of those pups!

[Gabz]

Your fear is very understandable.

[Judith Anne]

We are getting an American Mastiff puppy this May. I absolutely cannot wait...I'm going to name him Tinker.

I presently have an old yarddog, Pup, who is half Great Dane and half something else...one of the best and smartest dogs I've ever owned, got him as a six-weeks puppy.

Our housedog is a female MinPin. Absolutely hilarious and very gentle. Bossy, though...

[Hildy]

These two are quite ferocious:

[Hildy]

That's a westie, isn't it?

[hotpotato]

Let me get this straight... you are claiming that a breed rescue organization that depends on donations to support their organization paid $1600 per puppy (I don't care what breed or how rare) at a petstore knowing their purchase would support a puppymill in order to spay/neuter the puppy so that *that* puppy would not pass on bad genes? And they did this frequently?

[hotpotato]

That's a westie, isn't it?

Yep :-)