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It happens. It isn't rare. A kid can provoke simply by pushing their face too close to a dog they don't know and their face gets the bite. Dogs bite kids. Ironically, often dogs that have no "reputation" are the ones involved because no one considers them enough of a potential threat to socialize or even keep half an eye on when they are around kids. Dogs with "reputations" are often not around kids they don't know in the first place.
It happens. It isn't rare. A kid can provoke simply by pushing their face too close to a dog they don't know and their face gets the bite. Dogs bite kids. Ironically, often dogs that have no "reputation" are the ones involved because no one considers them enough of a potential threat to socialize or even keep half an eye on when they are around kids. Dogs with "reputations" are often not around kids they don't know in the first place.
That's so true. I talked to someone at the animal shelter quarantine department about dog bite stats, and she said (unofficially, didn't have the numbers) that grandma's lap dog is a very big offender of bites to the face of small children.
The dog is on grandma's lap, and the 4 year old approaches to talk to grandma and then gets bitten in the face. Cocker spaniels are particularly common offenders.
That's so true. I talked to someone at the animal shelter quarantine department about dog bite stats, and she said (unofficially, didn't have the numbers) that grandma's lap dog is a very big offender of bites to the face of small children.
The dog is on grandma's lap, and the 4 year old approaches to talk to grandma and then gets bitten in the face. Cocker spaniels are particularly common offenders.
Anecdotal nonsense. No wonder she "didn't have the numbers" about either cocker spaniels being "common offenders" or the entire "grandma's lap" drivel (whether or not it happens to be a cocker spaniel splayed across her lap--and then some).
Setting aside this unfortunate incident, I would be willing to wager that most small dog attacks take place off grandma's lap, when a small child bends over to get in the dog's face, grabs at it, hugs it, screams in its ears, or otherwise surprises it, as unsupervised young children are prone to do.
For the most part, government is yawning and worthless in doing something about issues that truly have a negative impact on its citizens...........such as dangerous dogs or awful noise-pollution.
Posting billboards that shame evil Johns looking for sex off of Craigslist, Bravo. Doing something about real-world dangers to the average person.................YAWN.
What could the police have done? Arrest the dog? What's not to believe?
In some states, it's also allowed that the biter can be quarantined in their own home. Which I never understood. So the owner can say "It's a miracle! he's been rehabbed!"
IMO, the dog should be put down but the police can't do anything about that...
No one in these stories ever does anything to provoke or antagonize the dog. It's miraculous.
It's only miraculous if it is your dog, or if you are a dog owner who believes that dogs need to be provoked to bite. Millions of dogs bite every day without the slightest provocation. No miracles there.
It's only miraculous if it is your dog, or if you are a dog owner who believes that dogs need to be provoked to bite. Millions of dogs bite every day without the slightest provocation. No miracles there.
The concept of provocation is poorly understood, by dog owners and guardians and even in the scientific literature. In one study of children brought to an emergency room for dog bite injuries, for example, the authors reported that “more than half of these attacks were not provoked.” [1] It’s important to note, though, that even unexpected bites rarely (if ever) occur for no reason.
In fact, unless the dog is sick, all bites are provoked by something. A few considerations:
I'm not going to pass judgement on this particular dog or owner because there simply isn't enough info available, but too many parents fail to teach their children how to behave around strange dogs.
It's only miraculous if it is your dog, or if you are a dog owner who believes that dogs need to be provoked to bite. Millions of dogs bite every day without the slightest provocation. No miracles there.
No, they are provoked, even if that means not paying attention to the signs the dog is displaying. Dogs will very, very rarely go on and about, wagging their tail, bustling around, then all of a sudden decide to bite a person. Before hand there is always something to provoke it, no matter how slight.
In this story, it was a warning, not an attack, the dog wanted the kid to do something, she did not do it, the dog bit as a warning, and it was just a light bite at that.
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