Sentences with phrase «of dog bite incidents»

While often these conversations happen in the context of dog bite incidents and aggressive behavior, it should be noted that this is also an issue for small dogs and that as a whole, we need to put greater emphasis on teaching responsible dog ownership — regardless of what type of dog people choose to have.

But their sentences sum up a huge frustration over the media reporting of dog bite incidents and why experts in canine behavior are important resources vs just news sites or people without expertise.

We all want to prevent dog attacks, however, breed specific laws have proven to be ineffective in the reduction of dog bite incidents.

Doggone Safe, an organization that educates people about dog bite safety, states that the majority of dog bite incidents aren't random.

Children are most likely to be the victims of dog biting incidents, as are people with multiple canines in their home.

Not exact matches

«People trust their own dog and exclude the possibility of a bite incident.»

The lack of adequate resting areas and resting periods for the dog may create situations in everyday life that could lead to a bite incident.

If the dog has bitten before or shown aggressive tendencies toward a human and the owner has knowledge of the incident, the owner is generally held strictly liable for the dogs subsequent actions.»

Dogs, cats, or ferrets rarely live beyond 10 days after the onset of signs, which is why they must be quarantined and observed after a bite incident.

This is one of the many arguments backing up the positions of The American Veterinary Medical Association, the American Kennel Club, the ASPCA, HSUS and others, all of which reject breed discrimination in favor of (1) public education (See «Education is Prevention,» left) and (2) responsible pet ownership to curb dog bite incidents (see «Education is Prevention,» left).

Dogs owners should be informed of the ordinances and rules enforced, the main obstacle, however, is that the least likely to comply are dog owners with minimal attachment to their pets, precisely those responsible for a majority of dog - bite incidents.

Only 10 % of bites are inflicted by dogs unknown to the victim 50 % of the bites occur on the dog owner's property Intact (not neutered) male dogs represent 70 - 76 % of all reported dog bite incidents.

There was a highly publicized dog - biting incident in Seattle in which a youngster was attacked when the child chased a small dog at a park, and a Rottweiler apparently came to the defense of the smaller dog.

It is not possible to know the actual total of dog bites that occur in any community, as most incidents are never reported.

Not disputing the bite or the awfulness of the incident, just the stupidity of calling that dog a pitbull

In writing this article, I have reviewed the Seattle Animal Control Records, talked personally to the dogwalker, reviewed photos of the scene, read various reports by Ms. Lynn on how she says the incident happened, and consulted a dog bite expert.

In an interview with Dogtime.com, Delise stated «with the exception of the Diane Whipple case in San Francisco in 2001 [which involved dogs of the Presa Canario breed, also known as Canary Mastiffs], I have not seen a single dog bite - related fatality attributed to another breed of dog that has generated the amount of news attention given to incidents that are reported to involve pit bulls.

Radio and TV talk show hosts sensationalize dog bite incidents and pressure prosecutors to put every such dog owner in jail, assuming that it must be the fault of either the dog or the owner.

It should be 100 % clear which category a dog fits after any kind of biting incident.

My study of dog bite - related fatalities occurring over the past five decades has identified the poor ownership / management practices involved in the overwhelming majority of these incidents: owners obtaining dogs, and maintaining them as resident dogs outside of regular, positive human interaction, often for negative functions (i.e. guarding / protection, fighting, intimidation / status); owners failing to humanely contain, control and maintain their dogs (chained dogs, loose roaming dogs, cases of abuse / neglect); owners failing to knowledgably supervise interaction between children and dogs; and owners failing to spay or neuter dogs not used for competition, show, or in a responsible breeding program.

In response to dog biting incidents, laws are being passed to ban certain breeds of dog.

There are many contributing factors to most dog bite incidents, including poor breeding practices, inadequate socialization and training, health or behavioural issues, inadequate supervision and / or control of the dog.

The mayor says a tragic dog bite incident occurred during one of his city council meetings.

According to the American Veterinary Medical Association Task Force on Canine Aggression and Human - Canine Interactions, 70 - 76 % of reported dog bite incidents are caused by intact males.

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.

These types of problems usually result in «owners» turning the dog out on it's own, giving the dog to the local pound, having difficulty with neighbors in noise control, biting incidents, etc..

According to the American Veterinary Medical Association Task Force on Canine Aggression and Human - Canine Interactions report released in 2001, «A Community Approach to Dog Bite Prevention», «Intact males are involved in 70 - 77 % of reported dog bite incidents.&raqDog Bite Prevention», «Intact males are involved in 70 - 77 % of reported dog bite incidents.&raBite Prevention», «Intact males are involved in 70 - 77 % of reported dog bite incidents.&raqdog bite incidents.&rabite incidents.»

There is zero evidence that supports banning certain types of dogs actually lowers incidents of dog bites in the U.S. — zero.

«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.

Such «panic policymaking,» driven by anger and fear, ignores the multitude of factors that may contribute to dog - bite incidents, such as a dog's level of socialization and whether he / she has been sterilized.

When looking at the number of incidents of dog bites among kids, in 69 % of the incidents, an adult was not present at the time it happened.

She keeps a binder of photos showing some of the more gruesome incidents — some dogs kept in a shed and forced to stand in 18 inches of their own feces, a dog with over 400 bites on its body and one case of a dog swollen to twice its normal size.

Many different types of dogs were involved in reported dog bite incidents.

The Coalition for Living Safely with Dogs (CLSD) released the results of a study in May on the dog bite incidents in Colorado from July 2007 — July 2008.

Often owners are ordered to put their dogs down because of an alleged biting or trespassing incident.

Many dogs of other breeds bite people, but these incidents almost always go unreported.

For example, intact males constitute 80 percent of all dogs presented to veterinary behaviorists for what formerly has been described as dominance aggression, are involved in 70 to 76 percent of reported dog bite incidents, and are 2.6 times more likely to bite than neutered dogs, while unspayed females «attract free - roaming males, which increases bite risk to people through increased exposure to unfamiliar dogs,» and «contribute to the population of unwanted» and potentially aggressive dogs (Gershman et al., 1993; Sacks et al., 2000; AVMA, 2001).

One of the common reasons people think to muzzle dogs is to avoid biting incidents, but in actuality, dog owners, trainers and veterinarians use muzzles to prevent a much -LSB-...]

Pit bull type dogs are less likely to be involved in bite incidents as compared to other types of dogs.

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.

In fact, Staffies come 22nd in reported dog bites in the UK and the majority of these incidents are crosses.

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Many scenarios result in a dog's presumed breed being recorded including arrival at a shelter, veterinary visits, licensing, housing and insurance applications, medical visits following dog bites, and the subsequent media reporting of such incidents.

The breed specific legislation failed to reduce incidents of dog bites.

The Pit Bull Placebo, by Karen Delise, showed that important details are often left out of dog attack stories, such as the fact that a dog who bit was dying of malnutrition or that a pair of dogs who attacked someone had ingested rat poisoning before the incident.

«It is clear from these figures that the BSL aspects of the Dog Owners Liability Act has not worked to decrease the incidents of dog bites.&raqDog Owners Liability Act has not worked to decrease the incidents of dog bites.&raqdog bites.»

According to the American Veterinary Medical Association Task Force on Canine Aggression and Human - Canine Interactions, 70 to 76 percent of reported dog bite incidents are caused by intact males.

DogsBite.org, a group that advocates in favor of BSL, points to its own research, culled from news reports of dog - bite - related fatalities, that shows 74 % of incidents from 2005 to 2013 involved a pit bull or Rottweiler.

This type of reporting puts a slant on dog bite statistics in that certain breeds of dog (namely those with increased natural jaw strength) are more likely to inflict significant damage or even cause death with a biting incident than other varieties.

7) While dogs were most likely to play with dogs of the same size as them, biting incidents happend most often happened between dogs of similar sizes.