We hear of these reports in the media and the sensationalism that surrounds them. Are they to be believed?
The Centre for Disease control (CDC) has recently release a study of which breeds caused the most human fatalities from 1979 through 1998. The one clear point was that irresponsible owners are the main cause of these attacks and that the use of their studies has caused certain breeds to be labelled more vicious than others. There is no other agency or organization that records these events and much of the evidence is not “empirical” i.e. not clearly defined as observed with the human eye and not based on “scientific principles” and some hearsay evidence.
While many circumstances may contribute to a fatal dog attack, the following three factors appear to play a critical role in the display of canine aggression towards humans;
- What was the dog acquired for, fighting, protection or “image enhancement”.
- Was the dog allowed to roam loose or chained, was the dog and children left unsupervised together, was the dog encouraged to behave aggressively to humans, or was it abused or neglected.
- Unuttered dogs and bitches with puppies or a child coming between a dog and a bitch in season.
No breed of dog is inherently vicious, as all breeds of dogs were created and are maintained exclusively to serve and co-exist with humans. The problem exists not within the breed of dog, but rather within the owners that fail to control, supervise, maintain and properly train the breed of dog they choose to keep.
Remember that training is key to all aspects of your relationship with your dog.
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