K9 Risk Assessment is Evidence-Based: Case Studies
Proof that biting animals can progress to biting humans
Residents were extremely upset after a pair of Borozoi went on a killing spree between April 14 and July 11, 2009. The dogs escaped their yard, hunted down and killed three small dogs and mauled a fourth. Police Chief Dwynn Isringhausen said he was disturbed by the incident because this time the dogs attacked a person who got in the way of their "prey." "The dogs were violent in the past, but they had never attacked a person before now," Isringhausen said.
The Borzoi Club of America Inc. states that the animal originated in Russia and was bred to chase and catch small game. Even though the dogs are kept as pets, they still have the instinct to hunt, and small animals are believed to trigger their response.
See complete article at: http://www.thetelegraph.com/news/dogs-29189-dog-attacked.html
Proof that dog's age doesn't matter
01/17/09: 17-Year Old Rottweiler Kills Child
Fort Worth, TX - A 3-year-old girl was mauled to death by her neighbor's rottweiler. Brooklynn Grace Milburn was playing in her back yard when she reportedly crawled through a hole in the fence, according to police. The 17-year-old rottweiler attacked her in the head, face and neck. Police received the call at about 6 p.m. Thursday in the 3900 block of Buckhorn Place in north Fort Worth. Brooklynn was rushed to Cook Children's Medical Center, but doctors could not save her. Tucker said the girl's mother, father, grandfather and 5-year-old brother were inside the house when she was playing in her back yard. The hole in the fence was so small, nobody thought the child could even fit through it, he said. Police are still investigating and do not know if any charges will be filed. The dog was seized by animal control officers.
http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/3-Year-Old-Fort-Worth-Girl-Who-Was-Mauled-Dies.html
01/17/09: 17-Year Old Rottweiler Kills Child
Fort Worth, TX - A 3-year-old girl was mauled to death by her neighbor's rottweiler. Brooklynn Grace Milburn was playing in her back yard when she reportedly crawled through a hole in the fence, according to police. The 17-year-old rottweiler attacked her in the head, face and neck. Police received the call at about 6 p.m. Thursday in the 3900 block of Buckhorn Place in north Fort Worth. Brooklynn was rushed to Cook Children's Medical Center, but doctors could not save her. Tucker said the girl's mother, father, grandfather and 5-year-old brother were inside the house when she was playing in her back yard. The hole in the fence was so small, nobody thought the child could even fit through it, he said. Police are still investigating and do not know if any charges will be filed. The dog was seized by animal control officers.
http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/3-Year-Old-Fort-Worth-Girl-Who-Was-Mauled-Dies.html