As with any animal, dogs can and will bite under a some situations. Most of the following information was extracted from the CDC Dog Bite database and is as current as can be expected.
Dogs can make great pets.
Many people who have dogs think of them as part of the family. But dogs can also bite, and dog bites can cause serious injury and even death. During 1995-96 in the United States, at least 25 persons died as the result of dog attacks. Twenty of these deaths were among children . In 1994, an estimated 4.7 million persons in the United States were bitten by dogs.