Most Dogs That Bite Kids Have Never Done It Before, But May Have Behavioral Medical Problems

The majority of dogs that bite kids do so for the first time, but they may have a causal behavioral medical problem, according to an article in Injury Prevention.A team of scientists looked at 111 cases of dog bites over a four-year period, involving 103 dogs. All the dogs had bitten kids and had been referred to the same veterinary behavior clinic. The researchers found characteristic patterns of behavior. [click link for full article]

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Filed under: Psychology on October 5th, 2007