Legalities of Owning a Vicious Dog

Nancy Houser | July 7, 2009

The only defense a dog has against a human being is to bite, with dog bite laws intended for dog bite victims and dog owners. Unfortunately, of the 150 dog breeds in the United States, specifically two dog breeds–pit bulls and pit bull mixes–account for over 70% of all dog bites (dogsbite.org). With most fatal [...]

How-to-Teach Children to Avoid Being Bitten by Dogs

Nancy Houser | June 18, 2009

The number of children being bitten by dogs is typically on the rise during the summer time, whether it is by dogs the child knows well or an unknown aggressive dog. A lot of parents do not know how-to-teach children to avoid being bitten by dogs, with many children being severely bitten as a result. [...]