Dogs that Bite, US Research

Browsing the net as I do, I came across an article about dogs biting in the USA, the article was general and then a bit about Pitbulls, I was surprised when it said other agressive breeds and included in the list was the 'Huskie'.
I have read about their prey drive but not that they can be aggressive ref people. Anyhow the link in below if anyone is interested.
http://www.dog-bite-law-center.com/pgs/stats.html

The statistics come via a firm of ambulance-chasers. Their closing words are:
If you or someone you know has been bitten by a dog, you may be entitled to compensation. Contact us to get legal help.

Hmm...personally I take most of what comes out of America with a very large punch of salt.

Well said, the artical looks very sensationalist.

The list is interesting/doubtful etc, personally i have never been bitten by any of the dogs on that list.....only a yorkshire terrier!

The thing about America is they do the "type" thing..so Huskie will be anything remotely husky like....(yea Mals included)

I never agree with things like this because it doesn't tell you WHY it bit...

Yes and stupid people will avoid the named breeds and get other breeds thinking they are safe from being bitten. They will raise it however they choose and then when it bites it will be added to the made up statistics.

It annoys me that they tell you how to avoid being bitten but they don't tell you have to raise a dog well, train it and socialise it so that it is far less likely to feel the need to bight.

There is no mention of prevention it the artical at all!

I was bitten by a German Shephard when I was 7, i was walking home from school, the dog charged out of its front gate and lunged for me, now i've got a scar on my stomach.
Believe it or not I dont blame the dog, I knew the family who owned it and they had 8 small children who used to tease it non-stop, it was a very wound-up and intense animal.

My friend Heidi has a small baby and two pit bulls, I have only been round her house once, and one of the dogs bit my arm and drew blood... never again. Sorry for being so opinionated but i really do not like pit bulls and never will! Ive seen the dogs knock the baby over, bite and tug at his clothes... my friend just thinks its funny. I dont see how their instincts and behaviour are suitable for any household.

I guess what I'm trying to say is - the article has a point! Though I don't know if its fair to apply it to those specific breeds, I think its more just dogs in general.

I've been scratched by a lot more cats than Ive been bitten by dogs

My stand as well

havent read the article so you may be right.
but we cannot compare our experience, we are in a different country
i noted this is the list:
Rotweilers
* German Shepherds
* Huskies
* Doberman Pinschers
* Chow Chows

What we may think as an unbeleivable biting breed in this country is common knowledge in america.
For example, in American society, it has long been known that the chow is known as a 'dangerous breed' (as, for example, the public consider staffies over here..)
Im not saying it is right or correct.
Im just saying we need to take into account cultural differences and realities
For example, chows are more common over there and have been bred worse, so that would explain our surprise/disbelief.
Possibly the same applies to huskys?

Precisely Lou (and as far as I am aware from when this was discussed on another forum a couple of years ago, the term 'Huskie breeds' has also referred to Wolf hybrids which are legal in some parts of America).

I'll have to dig out some of the old links to news stories - one insurance company in America did ban Yorkshire terriers

These lists are made up of fatalities, not the number of serious bites (I think it was about 12 deaths a year are caused by dogs) and obviously *if* a large powerful breed does attack then it is often more serious than when a smaller dog attacks. However to label a breed as dangerous when it may be only one or two individuals who have bitten and killed without knowing the reasons behind it is rather pointless.