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Table II
Characteristics of animals included in studies.
| Author | Most common breed identified (* 3 Most common in descending order) | Familiarity of Dog | Provocation by child | Most common time of year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abraham JT et al. 2019/ USA | Pit bulls, Labrador | Pet 41.4% Non pet 58.6% |
Recorded in 74 out of 102 cases P − 63.2% |
Spring (March to May 31.4%) and Winter (December to February 29.4%)December 14.7% |
| 2 | Akhtar N et al. 2006/ UK | Alsatian, Japanese Akita, Rottweiler | F − 66% Pet 75% |
P − 3 cases | Summer 36% |
| 3 | Alizadeh K et al. 2017/ USA | 56 cases that had an identified dog breed, Pit bulls, German Shepherd, Husky, Small terriers | – | − | − |
| 4 | Avner RJ et al. 1991/ USA | Mixed breeds, German shepherd, Pit bull | K − 77% | P − 46% | 65% in spring and summer months (April to September) |
| 5 | Bernardo LM et al. 1998/ USA | Recorded in 17% cases − German Shepherd, Rottweiler, Great Dane | Documented in 27(15%) cases only. P − 10, NP − 17 | August (15%) June (13%) |
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| 6 | Bernardo LM et al. 2000/ USA | Pit bull, German shepherd, Rottweiler | Parent n = 55 (27%)or a neighbor n = 57(28%)unrecorded in 49(24%) | P − 86+10 NP − 17+14 |
Summer (June − August) − 40% |
| 7 | Bernardo LM et al. 2002/ USA | Pitbull, German shepherd, Mixed breed/ mutt | Dog's owner parent n − 134 (34.7%) or neighbor n − 94 (24.4%). | P − 191 (49.5%) NP − 66 (17%) |
May to Aug − 182 (47.2%) |
| 8 | Chen HH et al. 2013/ USA | Mixed breed, Labrador retriever, Rottweiler | K − 90% (family pet (51.2%) or through a neighbor (14.7%),friend (12.7%), or relative (9.5%)Un − 5% | P − 164 (31%) NP − 144 (27%) Not documented/ witnessed 229 (43%) |
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| 9 | Chiam SC et al. 2014/ Australia | Bull Terrier group, Jack Russell Terriers | F − 78% NF − 11.6% Undocumented 10.5% |
P − 67.5% NP − 32.5% |
NM |
| 10 | Daniels DM et al. 2009/ USA | Pit Bulls, German Shepherd, Great Dane | Child's caregiver (Family or baby sitter) 45(37%) Friend/ Neighbor − 19 Stray dog − 4 |
Undocumented 75% NP − 5+3+2 P − 13+5 |
Summer & spring (63%) Peak July(12.6%) |
| 11 | Dwyer JP et al. 2007/ South Africa | Recorded in 1% of cases Pit Bull Terrier, German Shepherd |
− | − | 546(29%) occurred in summer months of November and January |
| 12 | Eppley BL et al. 2013/ USA | Chow, Pit Bull, German Shepherd | Family − 49.4% Relative − 25.3% Neighbour − 19.5% Un − 5.7% |
P − 59.7% NP − 19.5 % Observed 16 % Not observed 4.6% |
− |
| 13 | Fien J et al.
2018/ California/ USA |
− | − | − | − |
| 14 | Garvey EM et al. 2014/ USA | Pit Bull, Labrador, German shepherd | Families or extended families 53% Neighbor 21% Family friend 12% Stray 8% Un 6% |
− | July and November |
| 15 | Greenhalgh C et al. 1991 Australia | German shepherd, Kelpie, Doberman | Ownership established in 110(69%) K − 65(59%) Family dog − 30(27%), Relative, friend or neighbour − 78(71%) |
P − 39% NP − 61% |
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| 16 | Kasbekar AV et al. 2013/ UK | Terrier group, Husky, Rottweiler | K − 98% of which 55% were family pet | ||
| 17 | Kaye AE et al. 2009/ USA | Pit bull terriers, Rottweilers, Mixed breeds | F − 68.8% | − | June and July − 24.1% |
| 18 | Kahn A et al. 2003 / Belgium | German Shepherds, Rottweilers, Labradors | F − 71 | P − 86% | July and August |
| 19 | Lang, ME et al. 2005 /Canada | Rottweiler, German Shepherd, Husky | K − 73.9% Stray/ Stranger − 10.1% Not documented − 16% |
− | June |
| 20 | McGuire C et al. 2018/ Canada | Pit bulls, Labrador retrievers, German shepherds | Family pet − 53.2% K − 29.7% Un − 14.6% Missing 2.5% |
NP − 46.8% P − 26.6% Not documented − 26.6% |
June − 13.3% and July − 16.5% |
| 21 | McHeik, JN et al. 2000/ France | − | − | − | − |
| 22 | Mitchell RB et al. 2003/USA | Rottweiler − 13.6%, Chow − 11.4%, Pitbull − 9.0% | K − 79.4% Un − 20.6% |
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| 23 | Monroy A et al. 2009 / USA | Pitbulls | F − 27% | − | Summer − 38% |
| 24 | Reisner IR et al. 2011/USA | Mixed breed, Pit bull, Rottweiler | K − 72% Relative, Neighbour, Friend − 54% Family − 35% Stranger − 9% |
Not clearly mentioned | |
| 25 | Schalamon J et al. 2005/ Austria | Crossbreed, German Shepherd, Labrador retriever | F − 73% NF − 15% Un − 12% |
P − 75% | Summer (August) |
| 26 | Speirs J et al. 2015/ Texas/ USA | − | − | ||
| 27 | Sribnick EA et al. 2016/ USA | Pitbull, Rottweiler, Labrador | F − 75% Family − 44.5% Neighbor − 27.1% Friend − 4.2% |
− | No correlation found |
| 28 | Van As AB et al. 2010/ South Africa | − | − | − | Summer of December and February |
| 29 | Wu PS et al./ USA | − | − | − | − |
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