Another type of behavior that preceded a bite to the face was gazing between human and dog.
More than half of all dog bites were directed towards the central
area of the victim’s face (nose and lips), confirming the findings of
other studies that reported that the central region of the face was
injured most often (Kizer, 1979; Palmer and Rees, 1983; Karlson,
1984; Rettinger and Reichensperger-Goertzen, 1995; Javaid et al.,