Surprisingly, over 30 % of liability claims are
the result of dog bites.
Rabies Cases in Humans Of the 49 rabies cases reported in humans since 1995, 10 were
the result of dog bites that occurred outside of the U.S.; the remainder were traced either to wildlife or were of unknown origins.
As of 2016, the U.S. National Safety Council showed that the chances of dying as
a result of a dog bite are 1 in 112,400.
It is likely that Kayla thought the lip was part of the snack and was not acting maliciously, but the result was the same - the child will be permanently disfigured as
the result of a dog bite.
Of the 49 rabies cases reported in humans since 1995, 10 were
the result of dog bites that occurred outside of the U.S.; the remainder were traced either to wildlife or were of unknown origins.
About 1 million people a year require medical attention as
a result of dog bites.
Of the 55,000 annual deaths from rabies worldwide, about 98 % are
the result of dog bites and canine strain rabies.
A more recent study showed that 1,000 Americans per day are treated in emergency rooms as
a result of dog bites.
When a serious dog bite occurs, or worse someone is killed as
a result of a dog bite — it's a tragedy.
According to the Associated Press, the boy will require plastic surgery as
a result of the dog bite.
Those with weakened immune systems are more susceptible to infections as
a result of dog bites and small children are especially vulnerable to serious injury, not only because of their small stature, but because they may move suddenly in ways the dog interprets as threatening, unwittingly provoking an attack.
If you or someone you love has suffered a serious injury as
the result of a dog bite, contact one of the critical injury lawyers at McLeish Orlando LLP for a free consultation.
More than a third of all homeowner insurance liability claim dollars paid in 2012 ($ 489 million) were
the result of a dog bite.
Have you been left with injuries or even a stack of medical bills as
a result of a dog bite?
Believe it or not (and you'd be better off believing it) reports of insurance companies downgrading existing customers from receiving their best homeowner insurance rates as
the result of the their dog biting someone are common.
Not exact matches
About 77.8 million
dogs owned as pets in the U.S., according to a 2015 - 2016 survey by the American Pets Products Association and they
result in a surprising number
of bites.
There are thousands
of hospital admissions for
dog bites each year, many
resulting in injury to the face requiring plastic surgery, and with children worst affected.
About 77.8 million
dogs owned as pets in the U.S., according to a 2015 - 2016 survey by the American Pets Products Association and they
result in a surprising number
of bites.
Every
dog has the potential to become a
biter — habitual or aggressive
biting is a
result of environment and training.
As a veterinary charity we stress that male
dogs do not fight so much once they are neutered and suffer less
of bite wounds, and females have a better immune system once they are not breeding twice a year and as a
result they are also not so malnourished.
That
dog was always a
bit «schitzy», but my immersing her in tough environments from the very start, you wouldn't know now if you met her, but her owner had to put in a LOT
of extra effort to get a good
result.
The Cane Corso we have now is a product
of a breeding program that used other types
of dogs, and the
resulting breed is quite a
bit different than the old type.
One can't help wondering if the increase in
dog bites and the increase in a variety
of illnesses in many
of our
dogs is the
result of these poorly breed and socialized
dogs.
Severe itching typically
results, and you may notice your
dog biting at the base
of his or her tail and scratching frequently and with significant force.
Dog bites are more of a result of human interactions with the dog and the lack of understanding of basic animal behavi
Dog bites are more
of a
result of human interactions with the
dog and the lack of understanding of basic animal behavi
dog and the lack
of understanding
of basic animal behavior.
But instead
of fighting aggression with aggression (a game - plan that usually
results in someone getting
bitten eventually), I and thousands
of great positive trainers worldwide are able to truly change the way a
dog feels for the rest
of his life using force - free methods — not just the way he's acting at that moment.
Again, the way you raise any
dog can
result in a variety
of behavioral problems with may include excessive barking,
biting, and separation anxiety.
In my experience, when
dogs bite family members, it is almost always the
result of abusive training or handling.
I have seen more and more
bite cases as a
result of people trying to implement «purely positive» training methods, such as clicker training, on their
dogs.
I am convinced that many
of the
dog bites on the couch, near a food bowl, or on a bed, are a
result of prior battles with the
dog when it was a puppy.
Also, if the
dog has been injured as a
result of a
dog fight, then the
dog might
bite a person.
Legitimate self defense: includes
biting as a
result of teasing, threatening, entering territory, abuse, taking toys or food from
dogs you don't own or know, defending people from criminals, and other examples
of self defense.
There are numerous studies showing that BSL laws don't
result in any decrease whatsoever in serious
dog bites (see here, here and here, and a summary
of several others here).
On top
of that, roughly 20 %
of those
bites are a
result of the
dog defending him or her - self from being attacked.
And although breed specific legislation proponents like to say that millions
of Americans are
bitten every year (a dubious proposition), what they donâ $ ™ t say is that, even if that were true (it is not), over 92 %
of dog bites result in no injuries.
PLEASE NOTE: Many
dog bites are a
result of a
dog that has undiagnosed medical problems.
Three
of these were in British Columbia, including the mauling
of two sisters by an 80 pound Rottweiler cross which
resulted in one
of the women being taken to hospital in critical condition after suffering more than 100
bites, there was the death
of an elderly native woman due to a
dog attack, and in downtown Vancouver, a
dog described as a pit bull cross attacked and killed a five - month - old puppy, who was on leash, while its owner watched in horror.
The bad news is that
bites from
dogs can
result in the surrender or euthanasia
of dogs.
Based on an extensive review
of available research on the subject, OVMA has concluded that BSL is not an effective method
of reducing the number
of dog bites in humans, and that it has
resulted in significant negative consequences for both people and
dogs in Ontario.»
Guard
dogs have been shepherds» best friends for thousands
of years.It seems these researchers would be just a little
bit sheepish in reporting their
results.
«They are very, very cute, but just be aware that medically you can be getting into something expensive,» says Dr. David Tayman, owner
of the Columbia Animal Hospital, who warns about dental disease (tiny
dogs often have poor
bites as a
result of inbreeding) and heart and respiratory problems.
In your eagerness to prove that the media is not reliable (by using information from the media, interestingly) you overlooked glaring problems with your assumption that Hirt died as a
result of being
bitten by
dogs.
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..
The majority
of dog bites result from inadequate socialization
of puppies and lack
of basic obedience training.Most people are
bitten not by strange
dogs, but by
dogs they own or that are known to them.
And data from communities and countries that sterilize community
dogs show the same
results: a decline in the number
of dog bites, with «officials point [ing] to a variety
of factors: the obvious effect
of sterilization on
dog behavior, including behaviors associated with mating, reduced numbers
of dogs and reduced home range
of individual
dogs resulting in fewer chance encounters with humans, an increased respect and thus kinder treatment towards
dogs due to the positive role model
of rescuers, and the impact
of community education by rescuers that often accompanies these efforts.
The
results speak for themselves — a 70 % drop in the number
of OVERALL
dog bites.
An ongoing investigation
of the fur trade by Humane Society International, an arm
of the HSUS,
resulted in this information, as listed on their website: «In a particularly grisly twist, the skins
of brutally slaughtered
dogs in Thailand are mixed with other
bits of skin to produce rawhide chew toys for pet
dogs.
Advantage is best for fighting fleas on contact; Capstar may be a viable option if your
dog's problem is the
result of flea
bites.
By contrast, cats, humans and
dogs are naturally more resistant to the disease, and it is estimated that only about 15 %
of bites from affected animals will
result in the rabies virus in humans and domestic animals.