
Originally Posted by
thethird79
possible...
....its not just possible,but its a fact of what's the reason why rabies hasnt been thwarted completely in our country.
but then again studies shows that most cases of dog bites are from pet dogs
....yes,it is.havent u consider the fact that most average filipinos keep aspins more compared to their purebred brethrens?although rabies affects dogs as a one of its primary hosts,aspins are more affected due to the fact that they are the one's mostly deprived of proper care,sanitary living conditions,vaccinations,etc.again,its a mere fact.
[B]also one can't include rabies as factors for a dog to be a candidate for the most dangerous dog breed as rabies can be transmitted through dog licks (on open wounds) although which is very unlikely to happen for a rabid dog and if a gentle dog becomes aggressive because of rabies, the real cause is not because of its "BREED" per se...but rather of the rabies virus....and that's another story. Any dog breed can become aggressive when it becomes rabid.
...u answer ur own statement...as it is very unlikely to happen whith which a rabid dog goes to u & lick u where ur open wounds are.& just wanted to ad that there are 2 types of rabies reactions in affected dogs.first is the aggressive/vicious form where a dog displays sighns of unprovoked aggression to any object or living thing.second,is the dumb or paralytic form,which the dog is already rabid BUT is not aggressive instead its weak & staggerring in its gait & basically will lie down paralized.
that could be the main reason why rabies factor has not been included in making up with the list of dangerous dog breed (other than the reason that there is less percentage of rabies case in the States).
yes it isnt...IN THE STATES,coz they have little or less worry when it comes to rabies due to the fact that either they are mostly rabies free area & or rabies virus has little chance of surviving in their area,as for ur info,rabies only thrive in temperate climates like the philippines for instance.
the word "dangerous" here is more of potential aggressiveness, attack and dog bite cases.... and less of rabies case