THEY may look cute but smaller dogs such as Jack Russell terriers, malteses, shih tzus and others can pack a wallop in their bites.
Since the start of last year, they have been responsible for just under half the 119 reported incidents of dog bites here.
Bigger dogs such as German shepherds, rottweilers, bull dogs and Siberian huskies accounted for less than 20 per cent of the cases.
Read Amresh Gunasingham's full story in Monday's edition of The Straits Times.
