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02-03-2005, 06:25 PM
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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 ? <!--"''"-->
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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
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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 <!--"''"-->
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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 ? <!--"''"-->
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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
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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 <!--"''"-->
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