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BVET - Prävention Hundebisse
Click on 'Beissunfälle: Statistik 2006'
But... bear in mind these look like gross numbers. What is not given is the % of bites within the breed population. And, as GSD are one of the most widely owned dogs in Switzerland, it would not then be surprising that they account for the most bites. But that does NOT mean that GSD as a breed are biters. We need more info to determine that. (It would , for instance, be intereesting to know how many of these bites included security dogs...)
Similarly, labs are also one of the most popular dogs, and - to pull an example out of the hat - labs are frequently owned by families with children BECAUSE they are so good natured. And kids sometimes do stupid stuff, even when mom tells them to leave the poor dog alone. Again - we need to know how many bites out of the total lab population, not just how many bites have occured.
Also bear in mind that the bites are reported by the victim. In the case of unknown dogs (although most bites, according to the report, occur within the family), the breed might have been a guess.
Bite statistics need to be taken with a grain of salt... or, at least with correlating information. | |
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Bite statistics are not accurate IMO. I've been bitten twice but both times by stupid yappy mutts as they did not really do much damage just a small cut & bruising they were never reported. I would presumme that most people would be the same in not reporting but as a large breed can cause significant injury they would be reported.