Richard H. Polsky, Ph.D. CDBC
Los Angeles, California
“Bringing the science of animal behavior to attorneys”
Dog Bite Injury Blog
A blog for attorneys & dog bite victims by animal behavior expert, Richard Polsky, PhD. The dog bite injury blog was created to report current news about injury caused to people as a result of being attacked by a canine. An animal behavior perspective is used. Stories for inclusion have been carefully chosen based on where the incident happened, the breed of dog involved, the nature of the injury, legal implications, and whether a canine fatality occurred.
French bulldog human-directed aggression
The French bulldog has established itself is one of the most popular companion dogs in the United States. The Frenchie has become increasingly popular in part Read More..
Cane Corso dog-aggression causes horrifying knock-down injury
Accounts describing the potentially dangerous nature of the Cane corso are usually about aggression directed towards humans and not other dogs. Nonetheless, a Cane corso and other large breeds with Read More..
USPS Dog Bite Statistics for 2019
Dog bite injury inflicted on people in the United States has remained at relatively consistent levels for the last 15 years. a number of surveys have shown that about 4.5 Read More..
Dog attack kills toddler in Hunt County,Texas
Texas remains one of the American states where fatal dog attacks happen at disproportionately high rates. Previously, I provided expert commentary on the high rate of fatal dog attacks in Read More..
City of Winnipeg terrorized by a pack of American Bulldogs
A Winnipeg radio station sought the expert opinion of Dr. Polsky concerning an incident in which three people were viciously attacked by a pack of American bulldogs on February 29, Read More..
Pit bull kills infant with redirected aggression in Indiana
Another tragic dog bite fatality happened in January 2020 in Lafayette, Indiana. In this instance the victim, a 26-day-old infant, was likely killed because of the dog’s redirected aggression. Circumstances Read More..
Dog expert opinion on the danger of pit bulls to a toddler after divorce
As a dog expert, I have been asked to opine about the possible danger a pit bull poses to a child in shared custody following a divorce. Queries like this Read More..
Dog Bite Safety | Expert opinion: How to avoid being killed by a pack of dogs
Fifty-two-year-old Tracy Garcia was outside her home when she was killed by a pack of dogs, several being possibly part daschunds mixes in Ardmore, Oklahoma on May 10, 2018. The Read More..
DNA to identify dogs in fatal dog attack in California
As an animal behaviorist who has testified in criminal proceedings as an expert witness regarding fatal dog attacks, I read with great sadness of the recent fatal dog attack in Read More..
Canine expert witness opinion on aggression in a Bernese Mt. Dog
Q. Dr. Polsky: I understand that you are a canine expert witness on dog bites. I am contacting you because my parents recently adopted an 18-month-old male Bernese Mountain dog Read More..