I noticed that the little dogs were more likely to bite than the big ones, and the damage was minimal. Any stats you have or thoughts on the subject would be appreciated. It is important to understand that the TDH classified dog bites as serious and not serious by their own classification system which was based on the amount of damage caused to the victim. You hit the nail on the head, though, when you realized that a hundred savage chihuahuas are no match for one slightly pissed off bengal tiger. That's why keeping statistics is a waste of time.
Most people manipulate the statistics to prove what they want to prove.
These dogs, more often than not, tear up some poor child or little old lady, who is not a member of the family. It's their lack of warning, and their high pain threshhold that turns them into a killer, coupled with their size and their genetic tendencies to bite and not let go. The dalmation, of course, is another situation. Again, heredity controls its destiny, and they do inherit some CNS anomalies. The pit bull is not mentioned because it was not one of the 56 most popular registered breeds as defined by the investigators.