Simple Statistics

There are specific breeds that have been titled "high risk breeds" since the mid 90's. Among those are the american pit bull terrier, akita, chow, rottweiler, among others (dobermans by some statistical reports). Why these breeds? Well, for starters....from 1979 to 1996 the pit bull and rottweiler topped the list of culprits guilty of non fatal dog bites in the U.S....believe me there are plenty more statistics available to diagnose thier behavior patterns as high risk, especially to a novice dog owner . But here is another statistic, less than .00001%, that's the percentage of bites that are fatal out of all bites annually. Thats an extrememlely low number of bites resulting in the demise of a human. Here is a disturbing statistic that was provided by Child Protective Services - they studied 350+ dog owners in the state of Ohio, that were broke into several categories......the most significant statistic was that owners of the high risk breeds (pit bulls, rott's, etc.) had higher criminal activity than any other ownership group......considerably higher. In areas that have nothing to do with dog ownership such as; speeding tickets, drug possession, weapon charges, and domestic violence. Think about that for a second. Child protective services will red flag a family for ownership of the dog, due to the fact it seems to predict human irresponsibility. The dog will catch most of that blame. Most people associate the dog as cultivating the culture, when they are just a product of the environment in most cases. Some breeds require diligent ownership, and strong leadership......some don't. That's why dogs are amazing, each a different personality.