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All dogs can be potentially dangerous, however some dogs are more dangerous than others. Various types of breeds can be considerably stronger and larger than a person of average size. Training, socialization and proper care can make a significant impact, however some dogs are by years of breeding more aggressive. After in depth research and analyzing the studies performed by the American Veterinary Medical Association, the CDC, and the Humane Society of the United States, we have compiled the top ten most dangerous dog breeds.
By: admin Posted: October 15, 2007
10. Dalmatian
Dalmatians are very protective dogs and can be aggressive towards humans. They are very active and need lots of exercise. They have very sensitive natures and an excellent memory. This bred is famed for their intelligence, indepedence, and survival instincts.
Weight: 40-70 lbs.
Origin: Yugoslavia
9. Boxer
Unlike their name suggest, these dogs are not typically aggressive by nature. They are bright, energetic and playful breed. Boxers have been known to be "headstrong", which makes it a bit difficult to train them but with positive reinforcement techniques, Boxers often respond much better.
Weight: 50-70 lbs.
Origin: Germany
8. Presa Canario
Originally bred to guard and fight with cattle, an attack by this dog has been described as hopeless for the victim. They are a guardian breed with man-stopping ability, incredible power and a complete lack of fear.
Weight: 80-115 lbs.
Origin: Canary Islands
7. Chow Chow
These dogs can be aggressive if poorly bred. The Chow Chow may appear to be independent and aloof for much of the day but needs constant reinforcement.
Weight: 50-70 lbs.
Origin: China
6. Doberman Pinschers
Dobermans are great guard dogs for their alertness, intelligence and loyalty. They can be agressive dogs when provoked. The typical pet Doberman attacks only if it believes that it, its property, or its family are in danger.
Weight: 65-90 lbs.
Origin: Germany
5. Alaskan Malamutes
These dogs are very energetic and active. If they are bored, they can become destructive. That's why this dog needs lots of exercise to be happy.
Weight: 75-100 lbs.
Origin: Nordic
4. Huskies
Very energetic and intelligent dogs. Not considered a good guard dog because of its personality characteristics and gentle temperament. A 2000 study of dog bites resulting in human fatalities in the U.S. found fifteen such fatalities (6% of the total) were caused by "husky-type" dogs between 1979 and 1997.
Weight: 44-66 lbs.
Origin: Alaska
3. German Shepherds
These dogs are intelligent and very alert. They are highly used by local authorities such as the police K-9 unit. German shepherds are known to be fearless and confident dogs.
Weight: 70-100 lbs.
Origin: Germany
2. Rottweilers
Rottweilers are known to be very aggressive dogs because of their keen territorial instincts. That's why they make great guard dogs.
Weight: 100-130 lbs.
Origin: Germany
1. Pit Bulls
A pit bull is a fearless dog that will take on any opponent. They will lock their jaws onto the prey until it's dead. Pit bulls have a reputation of mauling people to death and they are highly sought for dog fighting.
Weight: 55-65 lbs.
Origin: United States
Dogs most often make wonderful pets, however in certain circumstances, any type of dog can be dangerous. Even friendly dogs, can inflict great harm in the wrong circumstance.
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malinois-pitmom
Thank you for bringing up another great point! Unfortunately within the "pit bull" percentage is also including a number of other breeds. Such as the brazilian mastiff, the corso cana, several lab mixes, mastiffs in general, and a ton of mix breed dogs that have no APBT in their bloodline at all. The ignorance of people almost amuses me. Unfortunately its these ignorant people who get bit by dogs.
Anonymous
I'm not surprised to find a few of the commenters are up in arms about this list. I work with dogs everyday, all species, in a potentially frightening situation (the vet). Yes, these dogs do sometimes present with aggression problems. Do I run into far more chihuahuas willing to tear a finger off? Of course. But the fact of the matter is, you're far more likely to visit the emergency room after a 100lbs dog bites you, rather than a 6lbs dog.
This list has merit, it's an unbiased presentation of statistics. Not all pitts are mean, in fact most are very sweet happy dogs. But they are a little... predisposed to aggression.
VonWalsingham
" I work with dogs everyday, all species, in a potentially frightening situation (the vet)."
If you work at a veterinarian's office, then you should know that there is only one SPECIES of domesticated dog (Canis familiaris), but there are several different BREEDS of dogs.
Pit Bulls (one "t" not two) are not "predisposed" to aggression. Pit Bulls were never bred to be human aggressive.
jake122334
Well number one, Pitbull isnt even the correct term. Its American Pit Bull Terrier. Number two, APBT should range from 30-60 pounds. NOT 100. Number three, Labs can be bigger than APBT and there are much larger dogs out there... Why arent they number 1? Number 4, if anything they are predisposed to NOT be human aggressive, you DO know their history right? Yes as fighting dogs, but along with being bred for dog aggression, they were bred to NOT be human aggressive. Before a fight, you had to wash the opponents dog and he washed yours. To make sure the opponent didnt coat the dog with some kind of poison or something. Also you had to stay in the ring and handle your dog DURING the fight, there was also a ref in the ring. No one got bitten. If a dog bit a human it was considered worthless and was culled. In case you didnt know, culling means killing
shermbot
"Pit Bulls" aka: American Pit Bull Terrier, American Bull Terrier, American Staffordshire Terrier, Brindle Bulldogs, Bull and Terrier, Bulldogs, Half and Halfs, Old Family Dogs (Ireland), Pit Bull Terriers, Pit Dogs, Pit Terriers, Rebel Terrier, Staffordshire Fighting Dogs, Staffordshire Terriers, and Yankee Terriers. All the same dog.
mj
how come u no so much about dog fighting??? it is either caz u did ur resurch or u now some one in it or something like that...
Anonymous
There are no "dangerous dog breeds," just dangerous dog owners. (Inbreeding & maltreatment can produce psychosis in dogs, which can make individual animals dangerous.) Every generalization above is belied by actual experience. I know a pug, for example, who bosses around the neighbor's 140 lb pit bull.
Some dogs are larger and stronger than others and especially when badly raised / trained, those dogs can do real damage to other dogs or humans when provoked.
VonWalsingham
"I know a pug, for example, who bosses around the neighbor's 140 lb pit bull."
There is no such thing as a 140 lbs purebred Pit Bull.
mrpitbull
american pitbulls should be around the 50 kg mark what they are breeding now is american bullys with is a cross between american bulldog with a pitbull and than put a pitbull back over the bicth thats why see them weighting at around 70kg
tamara
DO YOU HAVE 15 PITBULLS? I HAD A MALE FOR 13 YEARS THAT PASSED RECENTLY HE WAS THE BEST. I NOW HAVE TO FEMALES AND EVERYBODY TELLS ME I CANNOT HAVE TO FEMALES TOGETHER THEY WILL KILL EACH OTHER. I DONT BELIEVE THIS IF THEY HAVE ALOT OF LOVE AND TRAINING I BELIEVE THEY CAN GET ALONG. I LOVE PITS WOULD NOT HAVE ANY OTHER BREED.
Anonymous
There is no such thing as a dangerous breed. I have been around all kinds of dogs my whole life! I have never had a dog "turn" on me! I have two pits and they would lick you to death before they would ever bite you! I am a vet as well! I have had several pit bulls through out my life and only ignorant people think that a breed is the reason dogs are aggressive. Get real people! A dog is just like a person. Treat it right and it will protect you. Treat it wrong and it will bite you. Just like a human being. You raise a child wrong and that child will turn on you. Get the point?
ilovemyminirexCoco
Your right
m smith
cou;dnt of put it better my self.unfortunatly though pitt now seen as statuss dogs here in brittan and steroided up and trained to kill .till we take the animals from there people n i mean all breeds attacks will keep happning n people will get hurt.i own a staff d n a tested no mixed breeds n he lovly my kidds maull him my cat bullys him and he has the sweetest nature i will never swap breeds ever
Anonymous
while i agree that of course it depends upon the care taken by the dog's owner, it's total bullshit to deny that certain breeds are definitely more predisposed to be more aggressive and . I've worked in animal shelters where many of the dogs there were abused- but pitbulls and rottweilers and some of the others on this list were much more threatening and ready to fight than the other breeds. Get some sense, people!
Anonymous
If you were abused, how would you react? These dogs would need a firm hand to rehabilitate from the abuse. Go to badrap.org and read about Vick's former fighters who are more than happy to never fight again and be homebodies.
gunny
While I'm an advocate of the Pit Bull you are right. Rots were used as guard dogs in the Roman military but not allowed within the city walls.
The predecessor to the Pit Bull was used in war in Alexander the Greats army, they would be part of the invading force. Yes they have had thousands of years of training as a warrior. I can tell you from my oun exoeriance in the military you don't fix that over night.
Anonymous
It true that you don't have bad breeds but bad dogs, because of their owners. When somebody trains their dog for dog fights he creates a aggresive killer, and a lot of the dogs trained to become that are pitbulls. But their isn't one breed mention, the Samurai, originally from China with body mass around 50 kg are only used for training for fights, becouse of their agresiveness towards any other dog, they don't usually attack people but they can't stand any other race of dogs.
And the dalmatians are originally from Dalmacia, a region in Croatia, along the Adriatic Sea, that was a part of Yugoslavia.
mrrgl
To the many comments regarding "there is no dangerous breed only bad owners":
Wake up people. If you genuinely believe this, you need to take some time and learn about the history of dogs and dog breeding. Dogs have been bred for specific purposes, in many cases to be large, powerful, tenacious, and aggressive.
Training is only one part of the equation.
Saying that certain dogs aren't more dangerous than other dogs is like saying that an automatic shotgun with a hair-trigger isn't more dangerous than a BB-gun. Which one would you buy for your child? Its the owner not the gun right? You can buy a BBgun and not worry about the fact that you know little about guns... the odds of it actually injuring you are low. Shotgun? A split-second's mistake and somebody is maimed for life.
I've encountered two dogs in my life that would have mauled me if they had the chance (completely unprovoked). Of course they had bad owners; people who bought large aggressive dogs and didn't subject them to rigid training to keep them in check. (Chow and Rottweiler). i.e. ignorant people who didn't understand dogs, much like people who say "its not the dog its the owner."
If these people had bought shih-tzus or english bulldogs, they still would have been stupid people and bad dog owners, but you know what? My life wouldn't have been in danger.
corleone717
yeah. pitbulls are nice. all pitbulls are bloodthirsty demons who should be rounded up and shot in the head
mrpitbull
bloodthirsty demons well sounds to us your the bloodthirsty demon talking about shooting pits in the head l would love to no where you love so l could shoot you in the head you sound like a wanker dick head,its a sham you couin got maullad l wish itv was you
charmedgirl07
Anyone who goes around saying nonchalantly that we should go around and just start killing an entire breed for the actions of a small percentage of said breed is an idiot. When you think about, animals mostly attack or kill for two main reasons: either they feel threatened or it's for their survival. And I said "mostly", an animal that is mentally or physically sick is going to be more likely to lash out then a healthy one. And one that has been abused will be likely to see anything and everything as a threat. Humans will kill other humans over petty things things like money, greed, and jealousy. And then beat or kill animals just for fun. So which one is really worse?
I have a pitbull and she has been around dozens of children and has always gotten along with them. The ONLY time she has ever bitten someone was when one of my brother's asinie friends walked behind me and grabbed me, startling and scaring me. She heard me scream and bit his arm, and then instantly let go. It was a warning. A threat to me, her sole provider, the one who feeds, waters, and gives her shelter, was a threat to her survival. She has never once bitten anyone else, and she didn't even break his skin. In fact, when a guy came over to fix our satelite she kept trying to sit in his lap while he was working even though she had never seen him before! She is very friendly and loves everyone she first meets.
You can't go around saying that each and every dog in a breed is going to act the same way. That's like saying simply because one man kills another man without reason, that all humans by nature will do the same thing.
pitbulls_malamutes10
ignorant piece of shit, you know nothing about the breed obviously, and it's obvious you get YOUR information from the fuckin' media.
this comment is for corleone717
tamara
YOUR IGNORANT. HAVE YOU EVER OWNED A PIT? WHO RAISED YOU SOME TRASH OUT OF THE GUTTERS. SOMEBODY SHOULD HARM YOU THE WAY YOU TALK ABOUT PITBULLS YOUR A PIECE OF ART.
m smith
i dont know what ur saying bout dalmations but to be honist i can see why there on the list.my mum has kept dalmations since i was born 28 years ago so i feel i have right to comment haha.dalmations loving dopey dogs who will let kidds in its owm family do any thing to it.loyal and protective to its family.but a dalmation is also fierce n nasty when strangers approch its house.my mums dog has bite 2 people who kicked off in my mums house not deep enough to bleed but hard enough to stop the arguing.i would never enter some ones home if they had 1 sitting in the garden dalmations very unpredictable with strangers.they also need tonns of exersize iv now got a staff and the dalmation way quicker tempered n nastyer with other dogs haha.dalmations lush though they have fantastic coats.the film 101 dalmations have done them no favors they make out spotty dogs soft n easy n that is far from the truth.but i love them
Anonymous
I`ve never seen a blog this much polarized.
Anonymous
Well, the whole thing is having a bit of common sense, why would I risk my children having around a dog that is believed to be more aggressive than the average of dogs, what is more important, my pride in owning a particular kind of dog or the safety of my family?
My daughter had the nicest sweet dog you can possibly have, the first
Anonymous
Yes that makes perfect sense. But it doesn't make sense that people say dogs, such as pit bulls, maneaters. Pit bulls are notorious for getting along with kids. They LOVE kids! BADRAP.ORG does a wonderful job at spreading the message. If you dont believe me, google "pit bull and kids." With any dog, small and big, there needs to be supervision. Kids can hurt little dogs and big dogs can accidently knock them over. Little dogs can get snappy when kids dont treat them right. Thats why its the parent's job to teach the kids how to properly be around dogs and to train the dogs how to behave around kids. Its group effort. Don't blame a dog for snapping when your kid pulls its tail, no sound dog will just snap. There's gotta be a reason.
corleone717
HEY DOUCHE!!! PITBULLS ALL MAUL KIDS!! MY COUSIN WAS 4. HE WAS NOT EVEN NEAR THE DOG, AND IT SPOTTED HIM, A PITBULL BY THE WAY, AND ATTACKED HIM AND CHEWED HALF HIS FACE OFF. AFTER IT SMILED, SMILED! AND WALKED OVER AND LICKED MY UNCLES FACE LIKE NOTHING HAPPENED! IT HAD NEVER BEEN BEATEN, ABUSED OR STARVED. AWNSER THE THOUSANDS MAULED AND BABIES KILLED!
mrpitbull
If you cousin is a dick head like you well done to the pitbull
deck
Never leave any dog and kid on there own no matter how much you trust your pet.
On this site there cute pics of bully breeds with kids 99% of the time they will be fine' but it's that one per cent.
Take one example I kid drawing all over a dog you can see the pen marks going around it's eye.
Ok what if the pen went in the dogs eye' just like you and me it's just instinct to lash out and for that reason you need supervision at all time.
Deck
pitbulls_malamutes10
go fuck yourself corleone717, you're obviously part of the ignorant fucks club, just like the majority of this country's population, knowing nothing about the breed.
ilovemyminirexCoco
Are you saying I have no common snse? Just because their so called "Belived" to be mean doesn't mean that they are mean.
Theirs no such thing as a mean dog! It's the owners fault. If your
Going to get one of these breeds make sure you hav enough time to
Properly train them. And give lots of love and attenichin
Don't you do that to your kids?
sunny_cruse
its the ppl not the dog
Anonymous
the north dogs (such as malamutes, huskies, and samoyed) are renowned for not biting people.
the biting that ppl received(from huskie like dogs) are most likely to have been bitten by a huskies but mixed with wolf.
Anonymous
I disagree with your comment about huskies and malamutes mixed with wolves being the ones that bite. It can be ANY dog that is provoked, cornered or just hasn't been trained or socialized. I own a malamute timber wolf mix and she's just like any other dog. She is extremely playful, intelligent, and I have two cats that she gets along with. There has also been an extremely low bite rate with these dogs as well. The ones that bite are the ones that weren't cared for. -Kathy
Anonymous
The dumbass's commenting on the worthless pit-bull not being dangerous are probably of a certain race or color (hmmm, I wonder). If they weren't living off the government and sitting at home beating and training pit-bulls with Michael Vick, then pit-bulls wouldn't be that dangerous, but until are government takes control of this food stamp problem, pit-bulls will continue to attack.
Anonymous
you must be a hhhmmm saltine.
Anonymous
Regardless of your opinion of the list, your response is disguistingly ignorant and makes clear that you lack intellectual skills of debate. Worst of all, you are a biggot with no substantial basis for any of your arguement. No wonder you choose to be anonymous - I would be embarassed if I were you too.
Anonymous
P.S. - you could be spending your time on spelling and grammar websites rather than plagueing the rest of us with your stupidity. --Leah
ilovemyminirexCoco
Pitbulls make good pets.
Anonymous
No wonder you're anonymous, you should be. Only a person with your low intelligence would say something that stupid. People like you repulse me in every way you can imagine. Most Pit Bulls are loving dogs, and for those who abuse them or any animal should be shot. You referring to someone's skin color confirms the point I made at the beginning of my statement. Whomever made this statement is a witless idiot, and you should definitely think before you speak. Moron.
sunny_cruse
you are so wrong I think what does food stamps have anything to do with pits? can you tell me that
ilovemyminirexCoco
Um, sunny are you saying that im wrong?
sunny_cruse
if you are the one sayin about the food stamps then yes I am sayin you are wrong
ilovemyminirexCoco
I don't recall comaring a pitbull to food stamps. It was proably annomis because i dont do comments without my acount.
sunny_cruse
that is the stupidest thing i have ever read foodstamps having something to do with pits fighting for one i bet michael vick is not on food stamps and so your saying only people who are poor fight dogs that is some stupid shit and what race would that be because i am white and own several pit-bulls you dumb fuck
ilovemyminirexCoco
Are you saying me about the stamps? That my coment said about stamps?
ilovemyminirexCoco
Are you tawkn' to me? If you are just say Yes I am or if you not just say no I'm not tawkn' to you cuz dont no who or wat your tawkn' to.
corleone717
AMEN!
corleone717
AMEN