The statistics are a glaring truth to the fact that our beloved pets, though family, remain animals who can and will respond to instinctive behaviors. Man's best friend can become a liability beyond belief. Tragedy can, will and does strike thousands and thousands of times every year. Usually pets who are being bred as guard dogs, fighting dogs or creatures of prey cause the most devastating injuries. Often times attacks are the direct result of training gone awry or just nature doing its thing.
Familiar pets are no insurance against attack.