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.
Police canines supposedly possess superior discrimination abilities which enables them to correctly identify suspects that need apprehension. And in many instances, since the handler is nearby, accurate discrimination is possible:Read More
Alex Jackson really did not have much of a chance when his case came before jury in California in August 2014. Jackson was facing charges of second-degree murder for anRead More
Six dogs were seized from a home in the Goulds section of Miami following a deadly dog attack on a four-year-old old boy on August 13, 2014. The incident happenedRead More
The damage done when a Rottweiler inflicts dog bite injury to a person can be devastating. Given the Rottweiler’s size and strength and the behavioral traits currently selected forRead More
Rottweiler dog bite expert, Richard Polsky, PhD, describes a case in which a jury in Virginia awarded $150K to a veterinary technician as a result of a Rottweiler attack thatRead More
The majority of people in United States killed by pit bulls are unfamiliar with the dog. Exceptions do occur, however. For example, in 2011 a 32-year-old pregnant woman was killedRead More
Cane Corso’s are large and muscular mastiff type dogs that have developed a reputation for aggression towards people. Cane Corsos have been disproportionately represented in a number of fatal dogRead More
Most toddlers viciously attacked by pit bull type dogs are lucky to survive. Epidemiological evidence supports this belief: studies have repeatedly found that a disproportional amount of fatalities and severeRead More
A supposedly non-aggressive, family pit bull mix named Polo, killed a 59-year-old woman in Madison Twp. Ohio in August 2014. The daughter of the victim, owner of the dog, statesRead More
Sufficient evidence has been amassed to suggest that police canines deployed in the field by their handlers may be unpredictable and problematic at times. Evidence which supports this belief isRead More
