Which Breed Of Dog Is Most Aggressive?

[Giselle]

I understand what you guys are saying!

That's exactly what I mean: if any emotion is unusually high, like too much excitement, too scared, too frustrated, too stressed, the dog has a very likely chance of channeling those emotions into an aggressive act. If a dog has an extreme desire to chase or play and the dog is restricted, that dog's high emotions can manifest into lunging and, if you're in the range, biting. In fact, this is why we have fence fighters at the shelter, but, once you take them outside, they're sweeties!

Aggression is not a black and white 'thing' that you can gauge or place in a clean, numbered list. It varies with each individual dog and circumstance. A better indication of aggressive tendencies would be a look at a dog's arousal and threshold levels. Until we have a comprehensive list of THAT, I will look at this and other similar surveys/studies with indifference. JMO.

[Sevaede]

I understand what you guys are saying!

That's exactly what I mean: if any emotion is unusually high, like too much excitement, too scared, too frustrated, too stressed, the dog has a very likely chance of channeling those emotions into an aggressive act. If a dog has an extreme desire to chase or play and the dog is restricted, that dog's high emotions can manifest into lunging and, if you're in the range, biting. In fact, this is why we have fence fighters at the shelter, but, once you take them outside, they're sweeties!

Aggression is not a black and white 'thing' that you can gauge or place in a clean, numbered list. It varies with each individual dog and circumstance. A better indication of aggressive tendencies would be a look at a dog's arousal and threshold levels. Until we have a comprehensive list of THAT, I will look at this and other similar surveys/studies with indifference. JMO.

Agreed. That's exactly what I meant with my post. My sisters parents have messed with each of their dogs to varying degrees and have different sorts and amounts of aggression with their dachshunds. It's really sad, I've known the older one since he was a pup and he was such a good boy. He's so miserable now, after being overweight, and having so many back problems.

[Seravieve]

I got bitten by a dachshund about a year & 1/2 ago... was a friend of J's that we were dog-sitting and took him and Eli to the dog park. He was an obnoxious dog to begin with... Own is... ignorant of dog training and proper correction. So when I scolded him and went to grab ahold of his collar, he turned around and bit my hand. Had to get a tetanus shot because of it. And two lovely scars.

I dont generally like it when people lump all dogs of one breed together.. Its all on the owners really. And I agree with the post about people not training their small 'cute' dogs. I'd say this has something to do with that problem. I'd also say that most of the dachshunds I've met.. I havent liked too much due to behavior problems. So who knows really... but its interesting.. =)