dog bites

Commander

11 bites by Commander, Biden’s dog

President Biden likes German Shepherd dogs. He has two. Major is a rescue dog who was removed from the White House because he was biting too many people. And Commander, the other, younger, German Shepherd has reportedly delivered 11 bites to various White House staff. In short both of his German Shepherds are unsuited to …

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American bully XL

British government is going to ban American bully XL dogs but it is hellishly complicated and will it work?

It is currently all over the news after some killings by American bully XL dogs of people in the UK and other countries. Bred from fighting stock and therefore inherits aggressive tendencies One supporter of a ban of the “breed” says that this type of dog has killed and attacked more people and dogs than …

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Dog bite statistics USA

Statistics on emergency department treatment of dog injuries in the USA

A study published in 1998 sheds some light on the incidence of emergency department treatment of dog bites in America. The researchers took the data from the 1992-94 National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey. The Centres for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Centre for Health Statistics was the overall administrator of this data. Over the …

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Lenient sentences handed down to owners whose dogs injure or kill people in the UK

Lenient sentences handed down to owners whose dogs injure or kill people in the UK

The Times conducted an investigation which revealed that lenient sentences are being handed down to owners whose dogs injure or kill people in the UK. One example is published today by the newspaper, Tuesday, August 15, 2023. Blizzard attacks Kyra It concerns the parents of a three-month-old girl, Kyra, who was mauled to death by …

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Commander

German Shepherd’s unsuitable for the White House unless specifically trained and socialised as Biden’s dogs have bitten staff

President Joe Biden loves German Shepherds (GSD). But, arguably, the German Shepherd breed of dog is unsuited to life at the White House unless specifically trained to deal with it. This may be indicated by the fact that both of Pres Joe Biden’s German shepherds, firstly Major and now Commander have on several occasions bitten …

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20 per cent increase in dog bites in UK over past 20 years

Dog bites are more common in the warmer weather

A study has found that dog bites are more common in warmer weather. This correlates with the fact that humans generally are more aggressive during warmer weather (more boozing?!). It also correlates with revolutions anecdotally appearing to happen more in the summer (good weather makes revolution easier)! The reasons posited are as follows: The hot …

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