Traumatic Deaths from Dog Attacks in the United States

PEDIATRICS Vol. 69 No. 2 February 1982, pp. 193-196

Lee E. Pinckney MD, Leslie A. Kennedy MD

Studied human fatalities from May 1975 through April 1980, and listed the following breeds as responsible for the indicated number of deaths:

German Shepherd Dog (16);



Husky-type dog (9);



Saint Bernard (8);



Bull Terrier (6);



Great Dane (6);



Malamute (5);



Golden Retriever (3);



Boxer (2);



Dachshund (2);



Doberman Pinscher (2);



Collie (2);



Rottweiler (1);



Basenji (1);



Chow Chow (1);



Labrador Retriever (1);



Yorkshire Terrier (1);



unknown breed (15).