Study: Kid-Biting Dogs Have Emotional Problems
Dogs that bite children have often not bitten kids before, but they tend to have underlying behavioural or medical problems, indicates research in the journal Injury Prevention.
The same can be said of children who bite dogs.
The research team analysed the circumstances surrounding 111 cases of dog bite over a period of four years. All the 103 dogs involved had bitten children and had been referred to the same veterinary behaviour clinic.
Young children were much more likely to be bitten when dogs felt their food or other resources, such as toys, were under threat.
Hey, even the Dowbrigade has been known to get snappish when his food or toys are threatened.
Behavioural analysis revealed that, the guarding of resources and territory were the most common causes of aggression among the dogs.
As among nations of men.
Three quarters also exhibited anxiety, when left by their owners, or when exposed to noise, such as thunderstorms or fireworks.
Are they talking about the dogs or the children?
Demonstrable fear may signal a tendency towards biting when faced with a perceived threat, say the authors
“May”?
And young children in particular can be noisy and unpredictable in their movements, both of which could frighten an already anxious dog.
Or a curmudgeonly college professor. Watch out kids.
from Eureka Alert,
October 8th, 2007 at 4:21 pm
I was bite by my dog
October 15th, 2007 at 4:45 pm
I think that kids like to pick on dog thats why they git bit
October 16th, 2007 at 7:02 am
i think dogs should be dead
October 16th, 2007 at 2:20 pm
i dont like dogs cuz they bit half my face off
December 27th, 2007 at 7:34 am
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February 26th, 2008 at 3:58 am
Thank you for this helpful information. I think we, especially kids should be careful all the time since we cannot initially take control of the dog’s biting manner, given that there is some emotional problem that lies behind.
-Lucio
August 13th, 2008 at 11:41 am
I am considering getting a dog in the very near future. My neighbor has an Irish Terrier and he’s so cute. I hope I can afford to get one.
October 9th, 2008 at 3:07 pm
There have been a lot of studies related to dog bite incidents. Most involve young boys. Now there has not been a lot of studies related to kids biting dogs…sure to come as the trend increases!
Seriously, people need to get their pets into school to avoid the issues that seem to plague over 3.7 million people each year–at least those who report the dog bites in the United States.