Ashby, 199610 (Australia) | ED surveillance, n=1916 | | German shepherd, bull terrier, heeler, Rottweiler | | Playing: 17% Petting: 10% Feeding: 5% | | |
Flores et al, 199712 (Canada) | ED surveillance, telephone follow up, n=385 | 73% male | German shepherd, cocker spaniel, Rottweiler, golden retriever | | Ordinary interaction: 38% Teasing: 33% No interaction: 29% | 29% | 72%, no previous history of biting |
Gerschman et al, 199419 (US) | Case-control study, non-household members, n=178 pairs | Male OR 6.2 (2.5 to 15.1) | | German shepherd OR 16.4 (3.8 to 71.4) | | | |
| | | | | Chow-chow OR 4.0 (1.2 to 13.7) | | |
Shewell and Nancarrow, 199138 (UK) | Case series in plastic surgery practice, n=146 | 85% male (of 96 cases) | Staffordshire bull terrier, Jack Russell | | Playing: 12% Petting: 13% Waking: 15% | 42% | |
Greenhalgh, et al, 199140 (Australia) | ED case series, children, n=159 | | | German shepherd | | | Uncommon |
Avner and Baker, 198939 (US) | Case series of child hospital attendances, n=168 | | German shepherd 20.8%, pit bull 19.6% | | 46% provoked | Significantly more pit bull terrier attacks unprovoked | |
Patrick and O'Rourke, 199828 (US) | Random sample of animal control surveillance data, n=300 | | | | 50% provoked in children <5 years, significantly more likely to provoke than older children | | |
Thompson, 199726 (Australia) | ED surveillance, n=356, population survey, n=3093 | | German shepherd, pit bull terrier, blue/red heeler, Doberman, Rottweiler | All 4–5 times higher frequency than other breeds | | | |
South Australian Health Commission 199033 (Australia) | ED surveillance children 0–12 years, registry of Adelaide dogs | | | % Attacks v % dog population Bull terrier 5.4, German shepherd 4.2, Doberman 4.0, Rottweiler 2.6, blue heeler 2.4, collie 1.2 | | | |