01-28-2009, 11:19 AM
I HATE barking, chasing(me, car, bike),pooping on my property - DOGS!
Then again my best friend was "J J" a cocker spaniel!
This web site gives a FAIR (current to 2007) overview of ALL dog attacks - sorry to say: " pit bulls, Rottweilers, Presa Canarios and their mixes were responsible for 65% of the canine homicides"
http://www.dogbitelaw.com/PAGES/statistics.html
The site does say that: "In all fairness, therefore, it must be noted that:
Any dog, treated harshly or trained to attack, may bite a person. Any dog can be turned into a dangerous dog. The owner or handler most often is responsible for making a dog into something dangerous.
An irresponsible owner or dog handler might create a situation that places another person in danger by a dog, without the dog itself being dangerous, as in the case of the Pomeranian that killed the infant (see website).
Any individual dog may be a good, loving pet, even though its breed is considered to be potentially dangerous. A responsible owner can win the love and respect of a dog, no matter its breed. One cannot look at an individual dog, recognize its breed, and then state whether or not it is going to attack."
"Each thing I do I rush through so I can do something else" - Cemetery Nights/Stephen Dobyns
Then again my best friend was "J J" a cocker spaniel!
This web site gives a FAIR (current to 2007) overview of ALL dog attacks - sorry to say: " pit bulls, Rottweilers, Presa Canarios and their mixes were responsible for 65% of the canine homicides"
http://www.dogbitelaw.com/PAGES/statistics.html
The site does say that: "In all fairness, therefore, it must be noted that:
Any dog, treated harshly or trained to attack, may bite a person. Any dog can be turned into a dangerous dog. The owner or handler most often is responsible for making a dog into something dangerous.
An irresponsible owner or dog handler might create a situation that places another person in danger by a dog, without the dog itself being dangerous, as in the case of the Pomeranian that killed the infant (see website).
Any individual dog may be a good, loving pet, even though its breed is considered to be potentially dangerous. A responsible owner can win the love and respect of a dog, no matter its breed. One cannot look at an individual dog, recognize its breed, and then state whether or not it is going to attack."
"Each thing I do I rush through so I can do something else" - Cemetery Nights/Stephen Dobyns