Dog Attack Danger Scale - U.S.A.

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Dog Attack Danger Scale: Relates to U.S.A.

Here are the 6 danger-signs that warn of a dog attack. Knowing them can keep you and your children safe.

1. A dog in its own yard, and no master present. In 2008, 78% of the human fatalities were by dogs in their own yard.

2. Pit bull, Rottweiler, Akita or Chow. Most fatal dog attacks are by pit bulls. In 2008, 65% of the fatalities were by pit bulls.

3. The pack mentality. Three dogs are worse than 2, 4 are worse than 3, etc. Docile dogs often become uncharacteristically violent and vicious when they are in a pack. In 2008, 39% of the fatalities involved multiple dogs.

4. Chained or tethered. Dogs that are tied up are dangerous. In 2008, 9% of the fatalities involved chained dogs.

5. Male. Male dogs are several times more dangerous than female dogs. Unneutered male dogs are the worst.

6. Newness. A new dog in the house is dangerous for the first 60 days, and a person who is new to a household where a dog resides is in danger of attack for the first 60 days. In 2007 and 2008, 20% of fatal dog attacks involved a new person or dog sharing a household for a period of two months or less.

The presence of any one factor indicates danger. Two or more of these danger-signs should be avoided at all costs.



On January 15, 2009, Brooklynn Grace Milburn, a 3-year-old girl from Fort Worth, Texas, was killed by a neighbor's Rottweiler dog. She was playing in her back yard when she crawled through a hole in the fence. Her parents believed that the hole was too small for her to get through.

Two factors on the Dog Attack Danger Scale were present here:

* A dog in its own yard, and no master present.
* Pit bull, Rottweiler, Akita or Chow.

Two other dangerous factors, not on the scale, were also involved:
* Texas is a one-bite state. The law tells dog owners that they need not be vigilant because they won't be held civilly liable until AFTER their dog mauls one person (unless the dog owner's negligence or intentional conduct caused the attack).

* The first meeting of a dog and a child. Colleen Lynn, the founder of DogsBite.org, reports that a significant percent of fatalities happen when a dog and a child first meet.


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