Rottweilers Called Deadliest Dogs
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Rottweilers have passed pit bulls as America’s deadliest dog breed, according to a federal study released in Atlanta. The large dogs were involved in 33 fatal attacks on humans from 1991 through 1998, the American Veterinary Medical Assn. said. Pit bulls, which had been responsible for more deaths than any other breed, were involved in 21 fatal attacks over the same period.
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