A Colorado study found bites in children

It is estimated that 4.7 million people are bitten by dogs each year.[81] In the 1980s and 1990s the US averaged 17 fatalities per year, while in the 2000s this has increased to 26.[82] 77% of dog bites are from the pet of family or friends, and 50% of attacks occur on the property of the dog's legal owner.[82]
A Colorado study found bites in children were less severe than bites in adults.[83] The incidence of dog bites in the US is 12.9 per 10,000 inhabitants, but for boys aged 5 to 9, the incidence rate is 60.7 per 10,000. Moreover, children have a much higher chance to be bitten in the face or neck.[84] Sharp claws with powerful muscles behind them can lacerate flesh in a scratch that can lead to serious infections.[85]
In the UK between 2003 and 2004, there were 5,868 dog attacks on humans, resulting in 5,770 working days lost in sick leave.[86]
In the United States, cats and dogs are a factor in more than 86,000 falls each year.[87] It has been estimated around 2% of dog-related injuries treated in UK hospitals are domestic accidents. The same study found that while dog involvement in road traffic accidents was difficult to quantify, dog-associated road accidents involving injury more commonly involved two-wheeled vehicles.[88]
Toxocara canis (dog roundworm) eggs in dog feces can cause toxocariasis. In the United States, about 10,000 cases of Toxocara infection are reported in humans each year, and almost 14% of the U.S. population is infected.[89] In Great Britain, 24% of soil samples taken from public parks contained T. canis eggs.[90] Untreated toxocariasis can cause retinal damage and decreased vision.[90] Dog feces can also contain hookworms that cause cutaneous larva migrans in humans

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