Retrospective analysis of dog bites in Southern Italy

d’Angelo, Danila; d’Ingeo, Serenella; Napolitano, Francesco; Perrotti, Giuseppe; Maglione, Irma; Caputo, Vincenzo; Quaranta, Angelo

doi:10.1590/0103-8478cr20210421

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“…In keeping with these findings, we found a trend towards fearfulness of people in our enrolled dogs, which constitutes a further altered personality trait. Fear in dogs is an undesirable trait that can bring about abandonment, aggression and, in the worst-case scenario, pose threats to public health worldwide, thus necessitating euthanasia [ 52 , 53 ]. This is confirmed by Palestrini et al (2005), who showed that behavioral and physiological stress responses may also occur when dogs are handled by unfamiliar humans [ 54 ].…”

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Puppies Raised during the COVID-19 Lockdown Showed Fearful and Aggressive Behaviors in Adulthood: An Italian Survey

Sacchettino

Gatta

Chirico

et al. 2023

Veterinary Sciences

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During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Prime Minister’s decree issued by the Italian government on 9 March 2020, known as “#Iorestoacasa” (I stay at home), required everyone to stay indoors, with a few exceptions, from 11 March to 3 May 2020. This decree had a substantial impact on the mental health of both people and dogs. We carried out a national survey to compare the personalities of adult dogs who were puppies in lockdown (from March to May 2020) with those of adult dogs born after that time (from June 2020 to February 2021). Our results highlighted a significant increase in personality traits related to fear and aggression in dogs who experienced lockdown restrictions during their socialization period, further confirming that the COVID-19 pandemic strongly impacted the behavioral development of dogs. Therefore, it may be advantageous for these dogs to be closely monitored by veterinary behaviorists and receive specialized behavioral rehabilitation therapy to lower the risk of episodes of aggression and fearfulness as well as to increase the wellbeing of dogs raised under social restrictions.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Puppies Raised during the COVID-19 Lockdown Showed Fearful and Aggressive Behaviors in Adulthood: An Italian Survey

Sacchettino

Gatta

Chirico

et al. 2023

Veterinary Sciences

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“…The high scores registered by the questionnaire for both aggression and fear would further confirm the presence of the disruptive/antisocial behavior of these dogs toward humans. An interesting hypothesis would be that the simultaneous presence of highly arousing emotional states in the dogs’ brain would create a sort of emotional “short-circuit” which would subsequently lead to the potential expression of antisocial aggressive behavior 27 , 28 . It would be of interest within future studies to investigate through the use of neuro-imaging techniques whether the corpus callosum in the brain of these dogs is smaller than normal, a phenomenon which would justify the lower inter-hemispheric communication that underlies other mental disorders reported in humans 29 .…”

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Facial asymmetry in dogs with fear and aggressive behaviors towards humans

Siniscalchi

d’Ingeo

Quaranta

2022

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There is now scientific evidence that, in dogs, distinctive facial actions are produced in response to different emotionally-arousing stimuli suggesting a relationship between lateralized facial expressions and emotional states. Although in humans, relationships between facial asymmetry and both emotional and physiological distress have been reported, there are currently no data on the laterality of dogs’ facial expressions in response to social stimuli with respect to canine behavioral disorders. The aim of the present work was to investigate the facial asymmetries of dogs with fear and aggressive behavior towards humans during two different emotional situations: (1) while the dogs were alone in the presence of their owners and (2) during the approach of an unfamiliar human being. Overall, our results demonstrated high levels of asymmetries in facial expressions of dogs displaying fear and aggressive behaviors towards humans indicating that measuring facial asymmetries in dogs could prove to be a useful non-invasive tool for investigating physiology-based behavioral disorders.

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“…However, aggressive interactions can be witnessed between a child and a dog. Dog bites are common injuries treated in pediatric departments of hospitals all over the world ( d’Angelo et al, 2022 ; Patterson et al, 2022 ). Children cruelty toward animal also exists and should be taken very seriously ( McDonald et al, 2018 ; Hawkins, Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals & Williams, 2020 ), especially in light of the literature linking animal cruelty and other forms of violence ( e.g ., Gullone & Robertson, 2008 ).…”

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Are children and dogs best friends? A scoping review to explore the positive and negative effects of child-dog interactions

Giraudet

McElligott

et al. 2022

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Personal wellbeing is greatly influenced by our childhood and adolescence, and the relationships formed during those phases of our development. The human-dog bond represents a significant relationship that started thousands of years ago. There is a higher prevalence of dog ownership around the world, especially in households including children. This has resulted in a growing number of researchers studying our interactions with dogs and an expanding evidence base from the exploration of child-dog interactions. We review the potential effects of child-dog interactions on the physical, mental, and social wellbeing of both species. A search of the SCOPUS database identified documents published between January 1980 and April 2022. Filtering for key inclusion criteria, duplicate removals, and inspecting the references of these documents for additional sources, we reviewed a total of 393 documents, 88% of which were scientific articles. We were able to define the numerous ways in which children and dogs interact, be it neutral (e.g., sharing a common area), positive (e.g., petting), or negative (e.g., biting). Then, we found evidence for an association between childhood interaction with dogs and an array of benefits such as increased physical activities, a reduction of stress, and the development of empathy. Nonetheless, several detrimental outcomes have also been identified for both humans and dogs. Children are the most at-risk population regarding dog bites and dog-borne zoonoses, which may lead to injuries/illness, a subsequent fear of dogs, or even death. Moreover, pet bereavement is generally inevitable when living with a canine companion and should not be trivialized. With a canine focus, children sometimes take part in caretaking behaviors toward them, such as feeding or going for walks. These represent opportunities for dogs to relieve themselves outside, but also to exercise and socialize. By contrast, a lack of physical activity can lead to the onset of obesity in both dogs and children. Dogs may present greater levels of stress when in the presence of children. Finally, the welfare of assistance, therapy, and free-roaming dogs who may interact with children remains underexplored. Overall, it appears that the benefits of child-dog interactions outweigh the risks for children but not for dogs; determination of the effects on both species, positive as well as negative, still requires further development. We call for longitudinal studies and cross-cultural research in the future to better understand the impact of child-dog interactions. Our review is important for people in and outside of the scientific community, to pediatricians, veterinarians, and current or future dog owners seeking to extend their knowledge, and to inform future research of scientists studying dogs and human-animal interactions.

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Retrospective analysis of dog bites in Southern Italy

Cited by 6 publications

References 28 publications

Puppies Raised during the COVID-19 Lockdown Showed Fearful and Aggressive Behaviors in Adulthood: An Italian Survey

Puppies Raised during the COVID-19 Lockdown Showed Fearful and Aggressive Behaviors in Adulthood: An Italian Survey

Facial asymmetry in dogs with fear and aggressive behaviors towards humans

Are children and dogs best friends? A scoping review to explore the positive and negative effects of child-dog interactions

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