CDC's 10 Most Dangerous Dogs List [you'll never guess which one is the most dangerous!]

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CDC's 10 Most Dangerous Dogs List

POSTED: 3:58 PM EST January 14, 2004

RALEIGH, N.C. -- Tuesday's fatal dog attack in Harnett County is not as rare as you may think. Dogs kill 10 to 20 people in the United States every year.

Last year in Orange County, 300 dog bites were reported, and 350 were reported in Raleigh.

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While national statistics show at least 30 breeds have attacked humans, 10 dog breeds are on the Center for Disease Control and Prevention's most dangerous list, meaning they tend to bite the most frequently. They are:

Pit bulls
Rottweilers
German Shepherds
Huskies
Alaskan Malamutes
Doberman Pinschers
Chow Chows
Great Danes
St. Bernards
Akitas

The breeds considered most likely to kill are pit bulls and rottweilers, and the CDC says that a chained dog is more likely to bite than an unchained dog.

The CDC also says the majority of dog attacks happen at home or in a familiar place, which is why choosing the right dog for your family is crucial.

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[goodnesswins]

We think our dog came from low-life's you describe...she's a sweetie from the pound 18 mo. ago, except when someone comes near our property line...she scares people (hair up, barking, very aggressive stance)....I was just reading about chained dogs having problems, and thinking that may have been her problem. We don't have a fenced yard, and a new neighbor, who has told us "She is afraid of dogs" is moving in....anyone have any suggestions?

She's 3, a lab/aussie? mix....mingles well with other dogs, and trainable, but acts so aggressive along our property....and we live in a neighborhood.

[catonsville]

I understand the worst biters are Standard Poodles. Otherwise wonderful dogs
My daughters Toy Poodle is a small terror, which I can uunderstand because he is an unneteured lttle guy in a big, bad world.

[Domestic Church]

Mutts are great!

[TheGeezer]

Eschatology. I did name him Nero

LOL!!!! Good one.

[Tacis]

It is wrong to be judgmental and strereotype breeds negatively. It is unfair to tar every dog in a single breed with the same brush. Some individual dogs had hard puppihoods and may have been badly treated. Getting whacked with a rolled up newspaper can hurt a doggie's self-esteem.

Some dogs may have had another language spoken in their home as a puppy. Other dogs may have been raised by wolves in Montana. There is no such thing as a bad dog, only some dogs like the taste of people.

[LisaMalia]

I have Labs. They are the sweetest canines to ever walk the face of the earth. IMO!

[abbi_normal_2]

LOL. Newfies are right up there for that too. The slobber from ours could literally remove paint if you didn't get it off the wall quickly. We kept the laundry additives folks in business too.. Drool everywhere. Huge lovable beasts.

[xsmommy]

oh he is so precious, what kind is he and he is a teeny tiny baby isn't he??

[Gabz]

What are the ten least aggressive dogs - the most docile animals that make the best pets.

Labs, Retrievers, Rottweilers, Chows and any mix-breed that includes one of them you get from the local pound.

[mylife]

"border collie bump....(i have 3!)...they're busy right now,"

When are border collies not busy? ;^)

[Triple Word Score]

If anyone knows the breed of the dog that follows country musician Dierks Bentley around in his videos, I'd really like to know. I'm usually not a dog person, but that little white dog is so darn cute, and smart...and doesn't look like he/she would bite anybody who didn't really deserve it.

Links to the videos:

"My Last Name"--
http://today.launch.yahoo.com/player/player.asp?cid=2&ps=1&sx=p%2F2%2Exml&vid=1094413&bw=768&tw=LaunchVideoTarget&pv=9&resize=1

"What Was I Thinking?"--

http://today.launch.yahoo.com/player/player.asp?cid=2&ps=1&sx=p%2F2%2Exml&vid=1090478&tw=LaunchVideoTarget&resize=1

The videos seem to be running slow tonight--hopefully that's just me.

[Fred Hayek]

It's definitely how they are raised. I have run into examples of each of the above, and have found examples for each that were raised properly. One such pit bull did try to slobber me to death. I am surprised that malamutes are on this list. I have not run into a single nasty malamute. I have however run into some golden retrievers that had acquired either a mean streak or extremely distrustful of strangers. In those cases those dogs had been obviously mistreated.

[mgstarr]

Airedale bump. Shamless plug for our two girls, Bentley and Aston.

[MississippiMan]

Two Labs here, a 13-year-old black, her 11-year-old chocolate son, and his two-year-old son, a German Shepherd, a Maltese, and a dog that proves the existence of extraterrestrial life. Chihuahua size with German Shepherd ears, one blue eye and one black. Also three cats, two birds, a fish, four horses, four ferrets, and I think there's a caterpillar named Kevin around here somewhere. Those are just the personal permanent animals. There are also perhaps two to three dozen rescue animals around at any given moment.

MM

[lodwick]

Doh...

[CajunConservative]

I have a German Shepherd who is the most loyal, protective, intelligent, loving dog I have ever owned. I got her after a neighbor kept stealing from me. It worked because I can now leave the doors unlocked. She has that growl that scares the bejeezus out of strangers too. She is a very good judge of character. I do have to stay on top of her so she remembers her place because if I don't she thinks she's the queen.

I also have a 90 pound yellow lab who is the goofiest dog in the world. Someone dumped her off as a puppy and she looked me in the eye and is now part of the family. She's the typical stubborn, mouthy lab. She has eaten the coffee table, if anything is in reach of her mouth it's fair game, she steals everything and sneaks it outside. She's a social dog and if she can get out of the fence she runs immediately to my neighbor who hates dogs and gives him a big lick.

[Chi-townChief]

I bet he'll be a great dog. We have had a German Shepherd/Collie mix for over ten years now and she's been a really good dog although a bit like a werewolf at first. But we're able to walk her without the lease, something I could never do with our old dog which was a retreiver mix. But I think you're in pretty good shape when you stay with the mongrels instead of the pure breeds.

[Gabz]

Say what you will. My experience is that the dog has no equal.

I have no doubt you are correct. Any I have ever met have been great dogs.

[1john2 3and4]

just keep an eye on those itemized deductions, ok? (think "dog food")

[Orangedog]

We don't have a fenced yard, and a new neighbor, who has told us "She is afraid of dogs" is moving in....anyone have any suggestions?

Invest in the fence.