A red Chow Chow. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
This is an unusual Top Ten list for me and I’m only posting it because the article’s headline caught my attention. I love dogs and the people who put the list together love dogs too! They are NOT saying these breeds are not safe! In fact I’m going to cut and paste the prologue that was on the web site:
“What we want to start off saying is that we love dogs on this site. It’s an informational and fun website. So bottom line is that we are NOT in any way saying that these dog breeds are not safe. It depends on a number of things such as genes, temperament and most obvious, how the dog is raised and trained. So when we’re talking about dog attacks, it’s not always the dog’s fault but we still felt it would be useful to report on biting statistics of dogs just in case it might affect a person’s choice on buying a certain breed. We’re not posting this article to discourage you from buying these dog breeds. We just want to make you aware of the statistics out there in certain studies. The Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association conducted a twenty year study on the most dangerous dog breeds, and here are the top 10 most dangerous dog breeds based on the amount of fatalities they have caused. Again, this is purely statistical and should not discourage you from purchasing any of these breeds.”
10. St Bernard – Seven fatalities so it’s not like this breed is terribly dangerous. The real reason for their potential danger is their sheer size. St. Bernards are actually pretty lovable and affectionate dogs. *I had a friend who had a St. Bernard and 3 kids – the dog was a moosh 🙂
9. Great Dane – Another dog with seven fatalities so again, not dangerous. The Great Dane, like the St. Bernard can be troublesome because of its sheer size. These are some big dogs but if groomed and trained properly will be great pets.
8. Chow Chow – according to the study the Chow Chow has been responsible for eight fatalities. The Chow Chow does have an aggressive personality, especially around strangers and other pets. Again however, this has to do with ownership and not always a genetic problem of the dog. * Martha Stewart has a few of these, can’t imagine she would put herself or anyone at risk; It is about ownership!
7. Doberman Pinscher – Known to be one of the most aggressive breed of dogs ever, the Doberman Pinscher was one of the most recognizable dog breeds as they were used extensively as guard dogs. Dobermans accounted for 9 fatalities in the study but most deaths were caused in defense of their owners. This is a great, loyal dog. * I love these dogs, would definitely have one!
6. Malamute – this breed was responsible for 12 fatalities an is another case of a large dog causing unintended harm. Families with children need to be careful if purchasing a malamute.
5. W0lf-Dog Hybrid – this one is no surprise
as half of this dog is wolf. Even with proper crossbreeding, domestication, and training Wolf-dog hybrids maintain much of the prey drive of their wolf genetics making them quite dangerous to keep as pets.
4. Husky – With a total of 15 fatalities linked to Huskies in the study conducted, they are definitely known to be aggressive, but this has been linked to poor training/obedience issues as Huskies rate as one of the most intelligent canines in the world.
3. German Shepherd – Also like the Doberman, their high intelligence and aggressiveness makes them sure picks as guard and police dogs. With 17 fatalities attributed to them, they are the third most dangerous dog breed.
2. Rottweiler – Coming in at #2, the Rottweiler was responsible for 39 fatalities in this study. Their temperament is usually passive and attentive, but are known to be prone to aggressive outburst.
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