Dog bite in dogs

Measured in 23 breeds across 1 source. Figures are grouped by how they were measured, because those groups are not comparable with one another.

32.4%Highest recorded
23Breeds measured

Lifetime, owner-reported

Share of dogs whose owners report the dog has ever had the condition.

Counts everything a dog has ever had, so it runs higher than a one-year rate and is not comparable with one.

  • Australian Cattle Dog

    clinical or cohort Dog Aging Project breeds 2023, 2019-2022 n = 47

    27,541 US companion dogs in the Dog Aging Project, owner reported

    32.4% 25.3% to 40.4%
  • Greyhound

    clinical or cohort Dog Aging Project breeds 2023, 2019-2022 n = 25

    27,541 US companion dogs in the Dog Aging Project, owner reported

    15.7% 10.9% to 22.2%
  • Great Dane

    clinical or cohort Dog Aging Project breeds 2023, 2019-2022 n = 24

    27,541 US companion dogs in the Dog Aging Project, owner reported

    14.7% 10.1% to 21%
  • Siberian Husky

    clinical or cohort Dog Aging Project breeds 2023, 2019-2022 n = 23

    27,541 US companion dogs in the Dog Aging Project, owner reported

    14.6% 9.9% to 20.9%
  • Doberman Pinscher

    clinical or cohort Dog Aging Project breeds 2023, 2019-2022 n = 20

    27,541 US companion dogs in the Dog Aging Project, owner reported

    13.9% 9.2% to 20.5%
  • Beagle

    clinical or cohort Dog Aging Project breeds 2023, 2019-2022 n = 25

    27,541 US companion dogs in the Dog Aging Project, owner reported

    12.1% 8.4% to 17.3%
  • Boxer

    clinical or cohort Dog Aging Project breeds 2023, 2019-2022 n = 23

    27,541 US companion dogs in the Dog Aging Project, owner reported

    11.6% 7.9% to 16.8%
  • Pembroke Welsh Corgi

    clinical or cohort Dog Aging Project breeds 2023, 2019-2022 n = 23

    27,541 US companion dogs in the Dog Aging Project, owner reported

    11.5% 7.8% to 16.7%
  • Australian Shepherd

    clinical or cohort Dog Aging Project breeds 2023, 2019-2022 n = 47

    27,541 US companion dogs in the Dog Aging Project, owner reported

    10.9% 8.3% to 14.2%
  • Boston Terrier

    clinical or cohort Dog Aging Project breeds 2023, 2019-2022 n = 16

    27,541 US companion dogs in the Dog Aging Project, owner reported

    10.1% 6.3% to 15.7%
  • Labrador Retriever

    clinical or cohort Dog Aging Project breeds 2023, 2019-2022 n = 159

    27,541 US companion dogs in the Dog Aging Project, owner reported

    9.5% 8.2% to 11%
  • Border Collie

    clinical or cohort Dog Aging Project breeds 2023, 2019-2022 n = 28

    27,541 US companion dogs in the Dog Aging Project, owner reported

    9.4% 6.6% to 13.2%
  • English Springer Spaniel

    clinical or cohort Dog Aging Project breeds 2023, 2019-2022 n = 14

    27,541 US companion dogs in the Dog Aging Project, owner reported

    9.3% 5.6% to 15.1%
  • Pug

    clinical or cohort Dog Aging Project breeds 2023, 2019-2022 n = 17

    27,541 US companion dogs in the Dog Aging Project, owner reported

    9% 5.7% to 14%
  • German Shepherd

    clinical or cohort Dog Aging Project breeds 2023, 2019-2022 n = 51

    27,541 US companion dogs in the Dog Aging Project, owner reported

    8.4% 6.4% to 10.9%
  • Miniature Schnauzer

    clinical or cohort Dog Aging Project breeds 2023, 2019-2022 n = 16

    27,541 US companion dogs in the Dog Aging Project, owner reported

    8.3% 5.2% to 13.1%
  • Poodle

    clinical or cohort Dog Aging Project breeds 2023, 2019-2022 n = 38

    27,541 US companion dogs in the Dog Aging Project, owner reported

    8.2% 6% to 11%
  • Yorkshire Terrier

    clinical or cohort Dog Aging Project breeds 2023, 2019-2022 n = 12

    27,541 US companion dogs in the Dog Aging Project, owner reported

    7.1% 4.1% to 12%
  • Dachshund

    clinical or cohort Dog Aging Project breeds 2023, 2019-2022 n = 24

    27,541 US companion dogs in the Dog Aging Project, owner reported

    7% 4.8% to 10.3%
  • Golden Retriever

    clinical or cohort Dog Aging Project breeds 2023, 2019-2022 n = 91

    27,541 US companion dogs in the Dog Aging Project, owner reported

    6.2% 5.1% to 7.6%
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  • Chihuahua

    clinical or cohort Dog Aging Project breeds 2023, 2019-2022 n = 14

    27,541 US companion dogs in the Dog Aging Project, owner reported

    6.1% 3.7% to 10%
  • Havanese

    clinical or cohort Dog Aging Project breeds 2023, 2019-2022 n = 11

    27,541 US companion dogs in the Dog Aging Project, owner reported

    6.1% 3.5% to 10.6%
  • Shetland Sheepdog

    clinical or cohort Dog Aging Project breeds 2023, 2019-2022 n = 8

    27,541 US companion dogs in the Dog Aging Project, owner reported

    5.2% 2.7% to 10%

Where these figures come from

  • Dog Aging Project breeds 2023 Grade B

    Forsyth KK, McCoy BM, Schmid SM, Promislow DEL, Snyder-Mackler N, the DAP Consortium. Lifetime prevalence of owner-reported medical conditions in the 25 most common dog breeds in the Dog Aging Project pack. Frontiers in Veterinary Science. 2023;10:1140417.

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