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Some dogs are cool, some are not. “Bully breeds,” are breeds that have been known to bite people and display aggressive behavior. There has been controversy over bully breeds since the beginning of domestication; they’re husky, strong dogs with large block heads that look scary.
Looking scary has a lot to do with the facts of biting dogs; nobody is afraid of a Daschund but would cringe at the sight of a Pit Bull coming toward them, even when displaying friendly body language. The truth is, that Daschund is far more aggressive than the Pit Bull ever thought to be.
Big Dogs do More Damage
If someone had to choose a breed to be afraid of they’d be best off choosing a small breed of dog because, as people exposed to many dog breeds will attest, it’s the small dogs that have the worst attitudes. They have no fear and see no size difference between dogs or people and themselves.
It’s true, the Daschund leads the pack when it comes to the list of aggressive canines, according to the Journal of Applied Animal Behavior Science. The study showed that one out of five Daschunds have bitten strangers, one out of five have attacked other dogs, and one in twelve have bitten their owners.
Numbers two and three are Chihuahuas and Jack Russells, respectively. The study was done by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania, among 6,000 people that owned one of 33 different breeds studied. Pit Bulls and Rottweilers scored four and five; which dogs scored the lowest? Greyhounds, Siberian Huskies, Labrador Retrievers, Golden Retrievers and Basset Hounds.
