Dogsey

This isn't something that surprises me, except maybe the figures. Perhaps this is where the government should spend time and effort, instead of putting in place a bsl. Ah well..

No more surprising to me than to read that crime figures are higher in deprived areas. Or that drugs are more of a problem. Or that less children go on to university. Or that unemployment t is higher. Or that house prices are lower. All these factors are what combine to make a deprived.

I think statistics show people in poor areas suffer worse health and all sorts.

Can't understand why they need studies to be aware of this sort of stuff. Or why anyone would be surprised by the results.

It really doesn't surprise me as some don't do research into the breed and whether it suits and then don't train it.

I recently did my dissertation on the perception of dogs that showed the further south (UK) had poorer perceptions which slightly contradicts this.

The stats will be higher as not many bites are actually reported to the authorities

I think starts used here are for hospital admissions in which case the will be recorded.

I was not surprised about the higher numbers in deprived areas, what surprised me was the total number of hospital admissions for dog bites as a whole.

Sorry for generalising but unemployment in deprived areas is generally higher so logic would suggest that people had more time to spend with their dogs training them and getting to understand them.

By understanding our dogs we can "read" their body language and know when there is a potential issue. My Border Collie is not a fan of other dogs but will tolerate a small amount of attention, I know the tail rises, he rises up onto his toes, the ears swivel more forward and then the top lip rises - all this happens in about 2 -3 seconds and during that time he is sent away from the other dog to defuse the potential situation.

It will always be sad when dogs are allowed to attack and people get injured