Sentences with phrase «dog bite incidents did»

In June 2008, the Netherlands repealed a 15 year ban on pit bulls after research proved that it did not improve public safety and dog bite incidents did not decrease.

The circumstances surrounding the dog bite incident do matter, as liability may be found under two different legal theories: strict liability and negligence.

Not exact matches

However, because these measures do not actually solve the underlying problems, similar dog bite incidents continue.»

I have received calls about such biting incidents, and I had to explain that the dog didn't do anything wrong.

Don't ignore the incident; a dog allowed to threaten his family can easily become a biter.

In my experience, these types of leashes a.) tend to cause dogs to act more aggressively and to pull hard on the leash; b.) are more likely to trigger a fight with another dog since the dog that is straining at the end of the leash looks like it is in attack mode; c.) tend to be purchased by lazy and irresponsible dog owners who do not train their dogs to obey, and who tend to spoil their dogs, causing more aggression and bratty behavior; d.) undo most of the important aspects of your obedience training and leadership over your dog, especially obeying around distractions and coming when called, and over time they teach your dog to charge after other dogs, animals and even people; e.) are hard to control once the dog is at the end of the line, and can get caught in the leashes of other dogs, increasing the potential for a biting or attack incident; f.) do NOT cause the dog to get more exercise on the walk; g.) can cause a dog to run away from you, because if you accidentally drop the leash handle, many dogs will run from the plastic handle «chasing» them from behind and that could cause your dog to run into traffic and die; h.) have resulted in injuries to dogs and owners.

«Although Neville did have a bite incident, looking at the entire situation, we came to the conclusion that Neville is not a dangerous dog, but rather one who reacted out of pain.

Interestingly enough, pit bull type dogs do not get the highest billing on reports of which breeds are most likely to be involved in bite incidents or aggressive acts.

Breed - specific legislation (BSL) does not enhance public safety or reduce dog bite incidents.

Dog bites and attacks can be traumatic and costly — don't let your dog bite incident pass Dog bites and attacks can be traumatic and costly — don't let your dog bite incident pass dog bite incident pass by.

Still, some incidents like dog bite attacks can not be compensated unless the victim is able to provide ample evidence to show that the dog owner could have prevented the attack, but didn't, due to some form of negligence.

Sadly, insurance companies have a «one and done» outlook on dog bite or dog injury claims and will drop even the most loyal customers after an incident.»

Here are a few things you can to do to prevent dog fights and dog bites, as well as what to do in the aftermath of an incident.