Human behavior preceding dog bites to the face

Rezac, Petr; Rezac, K.; Sláma, Petr

doi:10.1016/j.tvjl.2015.10.021

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“…The most common breeds and types of dogs found in our sample (i.e. German Shepherds, Chihuahuas, Labrador Retrievers and Pit bulls) reflect those previously identified in studies of dog bites 10 – 13 , 15 – 17 , 47 . Chihuahuas are rarely mentioned in studies that use hospital admissions, possibly because their small size makes them less likely to cause serious injury.…”

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confidence: 82%

“…In our study, male victims were over-represented. This trend has been noticed in previous publications 1 , 5 , 12 , 13 , 15 but not to the same extent. It is therefore plausible that clips showing men are more often shared online.…”

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confidence: 71%

“…In addition to this, we hypothesize that bites by a small dog may be perceived as comical and thus more often uploaded online. It is also unclear if the breeds observed here are more likely to bite or to be more commonly owned 13 , 15 , 23 . In our study, male victims were over-represented.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 94%

“…Interactions that are often discussed as preceding bites at a population level include those that are likely to be painful or uncomfortable to dogs, such as medical procedures, physical abuse to dogs 16 , 18 , teasing 10 , interacting with dogs over resources (e.g. food or toys) or on a dog’s perceived territory 24 , playing with or nearby a dog 25 and mundane, daily occurrences such as petting or reaching towards a dog 13 , 24 , 26 , 27 . However, a qualitative study illustrated that some bite victims could not explain why they were bitten or were not aware of the dog’s presence before the bite 26 , which suggests that identification of interactions before the bite may not be very accurate.…”

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Online videos indicate human and dog behaviour preceding dog bites and the context in which bites occur

Owczarczak‐Garstecka

Watkins

Christley

2018

Sci Rep

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YouTube videos of dog bites present an unexplored opportunity to observe dog bites directly. We recorded the context of bites, bite severity, victim and dog characteristics for 143 videos and for 56 videos we coded human and dog behaviour before the bite. Perceived bite severity was derived from visual aspects of the bite. Associations between bite severity and victim, dog and context characteristics were analysed using a Bayesian hierarchical regression model. Human and dog behaviour before the bite were summarised with descriptive statistics. No significant differences in bite severity were observed between contexts. Only age of the victim was predictive of bite severity: adults were bitten more severely than infants and infants more severely than children. Non-neutral codes describing dog body posture and some displacement and appeasement behaviours increased approximately 20 seconds before the bite and humans made more tactile contacts with dogs 21 seconds before the bite. This analysis can help to improve understanding of context in which bites occur and improve bite prevention by highlighting observable human and dog behaviours occurring before the bite.

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confidence: 71%

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confidence: 94%

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confidence: 99%

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Online videos indicate human and dog behaviour preceding dog bites and the context in which bites occur

Owczarczak‐Garstecka

Watkins

Christley

2018

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“…We hypothesize that this may be due to the close proximity of dogs with unfamiliar people. They possibly tolerate unleashed smaller dogs more than larger dogs because the probability of injury is greater when a person is bitten by the large dog than a small dog (Rezac et al, 2015).…”

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Factors Influencing Off-leash Dog Walking in Public Places

Sediva¹,

Holcova²,

Pillerova³

et al. 2017

Acta Univ. Agric. Silvic. Mendelianae Brun.

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Little is known about factors that influence owners' decisions walking their dogs on or off a leash in public places. We examined the effect of the type of public place, dog's age, sex and size, and human gender on off-leash dog walking. Observations of 1850 dogs and their owners were made in streets and parks in Brno (Czech Republic). Multiple logistic regression analysis showed no significant effect of human gender on the frequency of unleashed dogs in streets and parks. Off-leash dog walking was 2.8 times more likely in parks than in streets. Adult dogs were unleashed 1.9 times more likely than puppies in streets and parks. Larger dogs were unleashed 3.4 times less likely than smaller dogs in streets and 2.8 times more likely in parks. Male dogs were unleashed 1.7 times less likely than female dogs in streets. The dog's sex had no effect on off-leash dog walking in parks. The age and sex of dogs walked by men and women in public places were not significantly different. Larger dogs were walked by men 1.9 times more likely than by women. Results indicate that off-leash dog walking is affected by the type of public place and dog's age, sex and size.

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Dog bite injury — alar repair with composite graft

Goldman

Wollina

2016

Wien Med Wochenschr

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Dog bite injuries are an important emergency. Facial dog bites can lead to disfigurement and stigmatization. Dog owners themselves are the usual victims of facial dog bites. Early surgery provides best results. A 28-year-old male patient presented 1 year after he had been bitten on his nose by his own dog. The pronounced nasal disfigurement with nostril stenosis was treated by reconstruction using a free composite graft from the crus of the ipsilateral ear with good results. Delayed reconstruction can provide satisfying results.

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Human behavior preceding dog bites to the face

Cited by 30 publications

References 40 publications

Online videos indicate human and dog behaviour preceding dog bites and the context in which bites occur

Online videos indicate human and dog behaviour preceding dog bites and the context in which bites occur

Factors Influencing Off-leash Dog Walking in Public Places

Dog bite injury — alar repair with composite graft

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