Not long ago, something very infuriating and heartbreaking happened. In Chongzhou, under Chengdu, Sichuan, a two-year-old girl went out with her mother and was tore and bitten by a fat and strong black Rottweiler, which caused serious injuries. The poor little girl was injured more than 20 parts of her body, and her ribs and kidneys were also seriously damaged. The owner of the dog has now been subject to criminal coercive measures. What awaits him will be huge compensation and severe punishment from the law, but the little girl's physical and mental health has been greatly traumatized, which is irreparable.

Why does this tragedy happen and how can we avoid it? Let’s discuss it today. Why can a vicious dog cause serious injury?

Big dogs are indeed very lethal, because the bite force of large dogs is quite large. Someone once tested that the bite force of dogs is calculated based on pressure, and the range is 310~31790kPa, and the maximum value is about 300 atmospheres. The "murderer" this time is a Rottweiler, and the bite force of this breed is the highest. We humans have only about half the bite force, but opening a bottle cap with our teeth and breaking nuts is more than enough (please don’t really do this, it will damage your teeth), which shows how powerful the dog’s mouth is.

Dog's teeth

Not to mention that when a dog bites, it is not as simple as two flat plates squeezing the human limbs or parts of the body in the middle. We know that there is an idiom called "Cannife interlaced teeth", which means that dogs have uneven teeth. The wounds caused by such teeth are certainly not as neat as knife cutting. Moreover, the dog does not stop moving after biting it. After biting the target, it will still "shake its head" fiercely. It is easy to understand when you watch the videos of police dogs during training. The so-called "biting" means this - tearing and biting. Moreover, mastiffs with strong bite strength often have strong body, big heads, thick necks, and are particularly powerful when bitten, so the damage will naturally be even greater. Finally, the dog is really anxious. Will he just take a bite?

These various kinds of wounds that can cause the dog bites to be very complicated. They may also cause punctures, tear, soft tissue damage, etc., and may also cause nerves, blood vessels, tendons, ligaments, bones and even internal organs (such as this incident). Therefore, careful flaw detection and debridement are required. In addition to causing great difficulty in treatment, serious bites will often cause severe pain and panic among the victims. Especially for children, such an experience is very, very terrible.

Wounds caused by dog ​​bites

In addition, dog bites may also put the victim at risk of diseases such as rabies and tetanus. In addition, irregular bites often leave scars, affecting the appearance.

Why do evil dogs always hurt people the most?

We often see news about dog bites, and the vast majority of the victims of severe injuries are children. The main reasons are as follows:

First of all, the children are too young, unable to run, and have little strength. They are easily scared and overwhelmed in the face of evil dogs and find it difficult to protect themselves.

followed by physical problems. For ordinary adults, most dogs look down on the face, while children are small and older dogs have to look upwards or even look up. Children are short and lack of deterrence, which will make the evil dogs even more unscrupulous.

Taking this incident as an example, the shoulder height of an adult Rottweiler (the size of the dog's head has not been included) can reach about 69 cm and the weight can reach 60 kg. The 2-year-old girl, even if she is "extra-high and strong", is less than 1 meter tall and weighs less than 15 kg. The former attacks the latter, and the consequences can be imagined.

This height difference makes adults hurt their limbs, but children often hurt their heads and faces - it is easier for dogs to attack... According to the "Emergency Expert Consensus for the Treatment of Dog Bites in China 2019", children under 4 years old are bitten by dogs, and 2/3 of the wounds are located on the head, face, and neck, and the perineum is often attacked.

Some serious cases.

There are also some children who have a good time with a dog they know and are suddenly bitten. This is often because children lack awareness of the dangers of dogs, and do not know the habits of dogs very well. They are prone to get too close, and their movements are relatively sudden and they often shout loudly, which may disturb the dogs.

My dog ​​promises not to bite people?

No one can guarantee it!

The author also likes dogs very much, but he especially hates dog owners who walk their dogs without leashes. On the one hand, they directly threaten other people's safety. On the other hand, these people have also caused the owners who raise dogs in a civilized manner to be implicated and rolled their eyes. They often say two excuses like this, "Don't be afraid, the xxx dog I raise will not bite people" and "It's okay, our dog is so obedient that it won't bite people."

So are these two statements scientific? Of course not, let’s talk about it next.

Labrador involved

In this incident of the evil dog injury, a "watching the fun" also showed his face back - a white Labrador was watching, and was taken away to collect evidence and check the surveillance camera and found that the dog had no evil deeds, so he was released. Many netizens think that Labrador is just honest and can't bite people - is that true?

Let's first look at a bloody statistical chart.

The data in the figure comes from the case of dog biting to death in the United States from 2005 to 2017, and the types of vicious dogs killed are counted. We can see that the pitbull ranks first, taking 284 lives, and the second place is the Rottweiler who bit the little girl this time.

It seems that the breed of dog is indeed closely related to aggressiveness? These two do have some connections. After all, some breeds of dogs were cultivated to fight and protect their owners..

Finally, let’s summarize, friends who raise dogs should understand that many people are somewhat afraid of dogs. What we can do is to discipline our own dogs and keep dogs legally and walk them in a civilized manner, so that we can enjoy the happy time with dogs with peace of mind. As for those who always say "How can I control the dog?" and "How pitiful the dog is at the leash, it is not free at all", please remember: "It is a human to raise a dog, not a dog to raise a person. If you raise a dog, you have to let it listen to discipline."