Despite all that is known by the real experts in canine aggression, the dog advocates keep getting their mantra in the news -- that the latest attack was "unavoidable," "unpredictable" -- rather than the real truth.

The truth is quite shocking. The same types of people are getting mauled -- children under age 10 and seniors. The attacking dogs are most often chained and unneutered males, in a pack, and either pit bulls or Rottweilers. And many of the attacks start out as an assault on another dog and then escalate to the mauling of a person.

We are not hearing from the victims or even the experts on canine aggression, and as a result the public is getting a distorted idea about the causes of dog attacks. The public needs to learn what the patterns are, so that people can protect themselves and their children. The dog lobby is doing a disservice when it distorts the truth about dog attacks. (To read about this issue in detail, click "Read More," below.)