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A
6-year study (1986-1993) in Palm
Beach County of "most severe dog
bite by breed" shows the top 10
breeds who have been identified
in this comparison.
|
1988 |
1989 |
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1 Chow
Chow 21%
2
Rottweiler 20
3 Ccker.
Spaniel 19
4
Doberman 16
5 Lab.
Retriever 16
6 Goldn.
Retriever 15
7 German
Shepherd 14
8 Hound
13
9 Apbt 9
10
Poodle 8
Total
bites: 2,383
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1 Gldn.
Retriever 24%
2 Chow
Chow 18
3
Doberman 18
4 Lab.
Retriever 16
5 Apbt
15
6 Germ.
Shepherd 14
7
Rottweiler 12
8 Hound
11
9 Cocker
Spaniel 10
10
Terrier 4
Total
bites: 2,556 |
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1990 |
1991 |
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1
Doberman 21%
2
Rottweiler 20
3 Chow
Chow 19
4 Germ.
Shepherd 16
5 Apbt
16
6
Terrier 15
7 Lab.
Retriever 14
8 Ccker.
Spaniel 13
9 Goldn.
Retriever 9
10 Hound
8
Total
bites: 2,497 |
1
Rottweiler 24%
2 Ccker.
Spaniel 18
3 Gldn.
Retriever 18
4 Chow
Chow 16
5 Lab.
Retriever 15
6 Hound
14
7 Germ.
Shepherd 12
8
Terrier 11
9 Apbt
10
10
Doberman 4
Total
bites: 2,575 |
|
1992 |
1993 |
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1 Ccker.
Spaniel 23,6%
2 Apbt
20,4
3 Chow
Chow 18,7
4 Lab.
Retriever 16,4
Rottweiler 16,4
6 Germ.
Shepherd 13,8
7 Lhasa
Apso 13,7
8
Doberman 13,5
9 Goldn.
Retriever 12,5
10
Terrier 6,2
Total
bites: 2,234 |
1
Dalmatian 24,3%
2
Rottweiler 21,4
3
Doberman 16,9
4 Chow
Chow 16,2
5 Apbt
16,1
6 Gldn.
Retriever 15,9
7 Lab.
Retriever 15,8
8 Ccker.
Spaniel 14,5
9 Germ.
Shepherd 12,0
10 Hound
7,1
Total
bites: 2,132 |
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