Severe maulings occur with all
breeds of dogs, contrary to what
you might
hear from the media or other sources.
See if you can pass the test below
?
Can severe or fatal dog attacks
be predicted by breed?
As the public and politicians
become increasingly ignorant of
the factors that contribute to
canine aggression, they are increasingly
becoming dependent on relying
on a breed's identification to
predict future behaviors or the
"dangerousness" of a
dog.
For those who believe they can
predict a dog's behavior by breed,
or for those who believe they
can legislate away severe or fatal
dog attacks by banning certain
breeds, the following questionnaire
is offered:
(All the scenarios presented are
actual cases of a severe dog attack.
The correct breed(s) responsible
for the attack are listed at the
end).
1.
Feb. 2001 - A 1-year-old Pennsylvania
boy was critically injured by
his grandmother's:
a. Intact female Akita
b. Intact Male Rottweiler
c. Female Pit bull w/puppies
2.
Jan. 2002 - An 11-year-old Las
Vegas boy sustained life-threatening
injuries when:
a. He was attacked in his yard
by his neighbor's loose Pit Bulls.
b. He attemtped to feed the family's
4 kenneled Great Danes.
c. He tried to hug his grandmother's
Chow Chow.
3.
Sept. 2002 - A 5-year-old Ramapo,
NY, girl lay in ICU for 3 weeks
and required over 400 stitches
after being attacked by:
a. A Chow & 3 Jack Russell
Terriers.
b. A Rottweiler & 4 Pugs.
c. A Pit Bull and 2 Cocker Spaniels.
4.
Nov. 2002- A 10-year-old Connecticut
girl was hospitalized for 4 days
and required surgery after she
was found lying on the ground
being
severely mauled by:
a. 4 Beagles
b. 5 Brittany Spaniels
c. 3 Boxer dogs
5.
Jun. 1998 - A Tulsa, Oklahoma
woman was severely mauled and
confined to a wheelchair after
walking her 6-week-old puppy in
the
park and attacked by:
a. Chesapeake bay retriever
b Pit Bull
c. German short-haired pointer
6.
Nov. 2003 - A female jogger was
severely attacked by:
a. A Rottweiler that broke loose
from the yard it was chained in.
b. An K-9 police dog that escaped
from his handler's yard.
c. A Newfoundland used in pet-therapy
that barged out his owner's
front door.
7.
A 48-year-old Tennessee woman
was severely injured in her own
back yard by her neighbor's:
a. 3 Catahoula dogs
b. 3 Briards
c. 3 Border Collies
8.
Dec. 2002- A 6-week-old
Maryland boy was dragged out of
his playpen and so severely mauled
that he needed to be resuscitated
on the way to the hospital after
being attacked by:
a. The family's female Bullmastiff
b. The family's male Golden Retriever
c. The family's male Dachshund
9.
April 2000 - A 7-month-old California
girl needed to be hospitalized
after being severely bitten in
the head by her grandmother's:
a. Labrador Retriever
b. Shar-Pei
c. Irish Setter
10.
Jan. 2003- An Atlanta woman and
her 7-year-old son received serious
bite wounds when:
a. The boy was attacked after
tripping over the family Doberman
b. The mother spanked 1 of 4 Pit
bulls in the apartment for soiling
the rug
c. The boy attempted to ride on
the back of the family's Rottweiler.
11.
March 2004 - Two rescued stray
dogs were being fostered at a
home in Preble County. The one
dog attacked a 2-year-old boy
that wandered too close to the
dog's food bowl. The other dog
attacked the first dog, causing
it to release the boy. The attacking
dog that caused the boy to need
over 300 stitches was:
a. Male Dalmation
b. Male Pit Bull
c. Male Samoyed The dog that "rescued"
the boy was a: d. Female Chow
X
e. Female Akita X
f. Male Lab X
12.
Sept. 2003 - An 8-year-old boy
need over 100 stitches after being
bitten in the face by:
a. St. Bernard
b. Labrador Retriever
c. Rough-coated Collie
Answers:
1. b)
Intact Male Rottweiler
2. b) Attempting to feed 4 Great
Danes
3. b) Rottweiler & 4 Pugs
(the Pugs did participate in this
attack)
4. b) 5 Brittany Spaniels
5. c) German short-haired pointer
6. b) K-9 police dog
7. a) 3 Catahoula dogs
8. c) Male Dachshund
9. b) Shar-Pei
10. b) Mother hit 1 of the 4 Pit
Bulls
11. a) Male Dalmation & e)
Female Akita X
12. b) Labrador Retriever |
