Statically speaking are male dogs more likely to attack/bite people than female dogs?

Answer 1

A study was done by the University of Minnisota about this...their conclusion was:

Several factors influence a dog's propensity to bite. They include a dog's heredity, sex, early experience, socialization and training, health, reproductive status, and quality of ownership.

Male dogs are 6.2 times more likely to bite than female dogs, sexually intact dogs are 2.6 times more likely to bite than neutered dogs, and chained dogs are 2.8 times more likely to bite than unchained dogs.

Dogs from popular large breeds are capable of inflicting more damage if they do bite, and thus, account for a disproportionate number of reported dog bites.

Between 1979 and 1998, pit bulls and pit bull mixed breeds were responsible for 76 out of 238, or 32% of all reported dog bites.

Environmental factors associated with increased dog bite risk include unrestrained dogs located on the owner's property, which accounted for 58% of all dog bite fatalities.

Answer 2

Often the male is larger than a female, but unless you had one of each side by side how would you know. And it wouldn't work with my dog. She's a 32 lb Shiba Inu. The breed standard says they should be around 17. Males around 25 lb. So she's bigger than most males of her breed :) So no, I don't think there's really a way to tell aside from looking in the genital area. Or just ask the owner.

Answer 3

No. All dogs can bite, but if they are well trained and looked after properly they will only give love. But you should never leave any dog alone with a child. It is not always the dogs fault, because the animal can not speak for it's self it is never the persons fault.
I am not saying there are no dangerous dogs out ther because there are but who bred them and what for?

Answer 4

no . it does not matter what gender a dog is. and if a dog has the proper training and the proper obedience training it will not bite. a lot of dogs that do bite was train improperly and a bad trainers is really the fault of dog bites. except in the case if a dog is hurt, it may bite. but it does not matter the sex of the dog. both will bite when not train right or a master who trains it to bite.

Answer 5

"Dog between one and five years are involved in more dog bite incidences than dogs older than 6 years. Male dogs are more frequently involved when compared with female dogs."

Answer 6

We tend to think of dog training as a series of steps for teaching particular behaviors. To teach a dog to stay in a particular position, you reward her as she remains in place for gradually longer times, at gradually greater distances, with gradually increasing degrees of distraction. Read more https://tr.im/liHoN

Now, this is fine, training does involve teaching dogs specific behaviors with a step-by-step approach. This week, though, I’m going to discuss three mental habits that will not only enable you train more effectively but also make life pleasant for both you and your dog.

Answer 7

Yes, Unnuetered male dogs are statiscally most likely to bite


...but theyre still my favorites

Answer 8

Yes. Males who are unaltered are more likely to bite, and more likely to fight with other dogs.

Answer 9

No, any dog can bite it just depends on the situation.

Answer 10

no its the owners fault if the dog bites not the dogs unless the dog is being attacked