Top Ten Dangerous Dogs

The Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association conducted a twenty year study on the most dangerous dog breeds, can you name the top 10 most dangerous dog breeds based on the amount of fatalities they have caused?
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Answer
St. Bernard
Great Dane
Chow-Chow
Doberman Pinscher
Malamute
Answer
Wolf-Dog Hybrid (Llop)
Husky
German Shepherd
Rottweiler
American Bull Terrier (Pit Bull)
11 Comments
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Level 81
Dec 12, 2013
I think you spelled terrier wrong.
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Level 22
Dec 12, 2013
Good catch, thanks!
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Level 27
Jul 11, 2014
I think that PIT BULL is spelled pitt bull
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Level 34
Jul 15, 2015
great danes are called the "gentle giants",
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Level 68
Aug 20, 2015
Veterinarians do not breed associate with violence so I have a hard time believing this was a study especially considering the number of dog bites that require hospitalization by golden retrievers surpasses the numbers of all of these breeds combined.
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Level 43
Mar 19, 2024
Reference: "Breeds of dogs involved in fatal human attacks in the United States between 1979 and 1998" by Sacks, Sinclair, Gilchrist, Golab, & Lockwood.

You're right, by the way, that the AVMA doesn't use this study to conclude anything about our attitudes toward breed-specific violence.

However, you're misunderstanding what science is: Just because you believe something, doesn't mean you can't investigate it. The AVMA is a fantastic resource into this information because they already have a basis of knowledge to interpret conclusions in a nuanced way.

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Level 64
May 27, 2018
I think it's amazing how St. Brenards are more dangerous than pittbulls, but everyone thinks Brenards are adorable compared to the "vicous" pittbulls.
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Level 43
Mar 19, 2024
I actually fact-checked this quiz, & found that it's ordered backwards. So, the St. Bernard was the 10th most fatal dog from between 1979 & 1998 in the AVMA study, but the pit bull was the most fatal dog. But, I'm not commenting on the public perception of breed-specific attitudes of violence, since that's built on complex & shaky stuff.

Reference: "Breeds of dogs involved in fatal human attacks

in the United States between 1979 and 1998" by Sacks, Sinclair, Gilchrist, Golab, & Lockwood.

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Level 22
Nov 8, 2024
Did you forget to have fun when getting on this site? It's not Reddit...
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Level 42
May 17, 2020
How is a wolf hybrid on the list? That's no longer a dog.
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Level 65
Aug 3, 2022
What is "Llop" after wolf-dog hybrid? Didn't find anything on Google.

I also don't believe that wolf-dog hybrid is a breed. The saarloos or the czechoslovakian wolfdog are examples of wolf-dog breeds.