Actually I think GR's account for the largest number of bites by breed - but they don't do much damage.
The problem with large, powerful working breeds is their capacity for destruction. Defenders of aggressive breeds have a point about the responsibility of the owner, but it's tough to ignore that the dog is an independent entity perfectly capable of doing whatever it chooses.
If a lab bites you, it's just annoying. Not so with a Rott, Canario, or Pit Bull having a bad day.
If you choose to keep "aggressive" breeds as pets or guard dogs, that's great, but like anything else you will bear the responsibility of your dogs misbehavior - and the "tougher" the dog, the greater the potential consequences.
My Black Lab was the apex of dog evolution. When He died I cried like a baby at 21 years old. I didn't cry at that point in my life! I had another lab attempt to attack me once however. Luckily there was a 1" black iron pipe handy that set the situation real clear in the dogs head. He is lucky I didn't have a pistol.
Golden retrievers can be dangerous! One we had when I was growing up, knocked my father down and broke his ankle. Steve Doocy on Fox and Friends said that his golden knocked down his wife and she broke her kneecap. :) Ours scrapes his nails against us when we're swimming in the pool....
A 6-week-old St. Mary's County, Md., boy was in critical condition Monday after being dragged from his playpen and mauled by the family's dachshund, police said.
The infant was sleeping in a downstairs bedroom Sunday morning when his mother, Andrea Meyers, heard cries coming from a baby monitor, according to a report from the criminal investigations unit of the Maryland State Police. When Meyers reached the bedroom, she found the dog attacking the boy, police said.
The dog had chewed a hole through the mesh of the playpen and pulled the baby from it, the report states, before biting his legs and feet. When police arrived at the home, the baby was alert but had numerous lacerations on his lower body, a detective sergeant said.
State polic Cpl. Roger Redmond said police were continuing their investigation to determine whether charges should be brought against the child's family.
Police said the incident was unlike any they could remember, particularly with such a diminutive dog. Dachshunds have short legs and long bodies. Even the biggest of the breed weigh only 16 to 32 pounds, according to the Dachshund Club of America.
Pomeranian Kills 6-Week-Old Girl Pomeranian Kills 6-Week-Old Girl
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A small Pomeranian dog killed a 6-week-old baby while the infant's caretaker briefly left the child unattended to warm a bottle of milk, authorities said.
The relative, who was caring for the infant girl, found her head buried in the dog's mouth Saturday night, sheriff's Deputy Cruz Solis said. The girl died of head trauma at an area hospital, he said.
The baby's name was withheld because her parents were out of the country and had not been notified, Solis said.
The relative has not been charged. Animal control officers took the dog.
Pomeranians are a breed of miniature canines that have a foxlike face, pointy ears and long, fluffy hair. The deputy said Pomeranian attacks are rare.
``Obviously it doesn't take much to kill a 6-week old baby but it's not something that happens with that breed,'' Solis said.
i can NOT believe the gullibility of some of the posters on gun/dog threads.
My brother had FIVE rots and was pretty much neglectful at times too. Not once in 15 years , 4 of the originals have died of age or illness and since been replaced by 3 others and still NO attacks of idot friends that payed rough with them. I slap boxed the entire pack more times than i can count, but they knew that they were loved and cared for , and they enjoyed the roughhousing games. Would i ever let my kid play with them like that or be alone with them? HELL NO !!! they are animals.
Just like the wiener dog that bit me in the face as i was sweetly talking to it next to ITS car. only time ive ever been bitten in anger/defence. Know your animals, know your marksmanship abilities, dont be knee jerks.