I think contracts are useful. But I'm not entirely sure they are enforceable. They can be used to qualify and screen potential puppy owners.
I remember when I had 2 Samoyed. I would bathe them. Then take them for a walk. Every time I take them for a walk after a bath a strange dog would run up on us. My male would grab it no matter how big. He never back down. I would out him. The strange dog would run off. Then I would have to bath him again. I would be so mad. I just gave them a bath. The female would get involved. If I walked her alone she would avoid trouble. Once I had just closed my gate. Then a dog ran across the vacant lot. It was a neighbor's dog. He was loose. I always avoided his house because of his dog would bark like crazy. But wasn't able to attack because it was behind the fence. I tried to get me dogs back in my yard. I got my wife inside. Next I was try to get myself. Keeping my eye on the dog. I reached for fence. I pulled but could open it. I tried several times. Then I looked. My wife was pulling it closed. I had to tell her to let go. I got in. I pulled my dogs to get in. But I was too late. The dog was on range. My dog grabbed it. I said out. He released him. The dog ran home sideways. It ran into his yard. Of course I had to bath him again. 🙄 I walked the dog other days without a bath and no incidents....smh
"Large brachycephalic dogs — those with shortened snouts, like the Rottweilers, pit bulls and bulldogs — tend to have a biting advantage over the longer-snouted and smaller breeds. The study's authors believe the advantage could come down to the tasks the dogs were bred for:
"Most of the large brachycephalic dogs are historically dedicated to the protection of humans (such as the rottweiler), whereas small brachycephalic dogs are dedicated to companionship, and mesocephalic or dolichocephalic dogs are dedicated to herding or hunting. For skills such as protection or attacking, breeders try to improve biting or gripping ability. Thus, it is not surprising to observe relatively higher bite forces in large brachycephalic dogs that were bred for defence/attack rather than dogs bred for herding or hunting."
The authors also point out that bite force varies significantly among individuals of the same dog breed. Of the 10 Beagle specimens studied, bite force ranged from 559 to 1018 Newtons on the same tooth."
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·Wow, that is a good story. I wonder why your dog was approached when it was bathed but not when not bathed. That is weird. Maybe you were using delicious shampoo or the neighbor's dog prefer to run up on a clean dog. :)