"Phyrie" wrote in message
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U Penn's Center for the Interaction of Animals and Society released data
published 6/25/08 by Discovery News at
http://blogs.discovery.com/news_animal/

The most dog-aggressive breeds
Jack Russell
Pit Bull
Dachshund

I don't know about this data but I do know that I've never, ever met a
dachshund who didn't bite me. Not one. Ever. I hate those damn dogs!
I don't even like looking at pictures of them. It's become almost a
phobia. Nasty, nasty creatures. IMO only, of course. I'm sure there are
perfectly nice little wiener dogs out there somewhere. I've just never
met one.

I've known a couple of Dachshunds, and I don't recall any aggression
problems. The one I remember best, Grindel, was owned by a guy in the
Sierra Club, and he would take her on hikes, sometimes with her riding in
his backpack. She once took a chunk out of somebody's sandwich when he
wasn't paying attention! But it does seem like smaller dogs are more likely
to nip and otherwise act fearfully or aggressively. I can remember a rather
nasty Chihuahua when I was a kid, and a neighbor's small chow-chow type dog
snapping at me only a few years ago (before I got Muttley). Also my friend
dog-sat for a JRT who seemed snarky. The big dogs I have met, including
Dobermans, Rotties, Anatolians, and a wolf hybrid, have seemed more
confident and more stable, and not as yappy and snappy.

Paul and Big Gentle Muttley