# Was this a "dog bite"? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 30, 2021, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-this-a-dog-bite/955232 "2021-11-30T17:05:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2021, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-this-a-dog-bite/955232/21 "2021-12-02T18:17:17Z")
IMHO, a bite isn’t a bite unless it draws blood. Anything less than that is mere play or jaw-clamping. ---
**Author:** ![Ranch\_Dip](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranch_dip/32/5238_2.png) [@Ranch\_Dip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranch_Dip)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2021, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-this-a-dog-bite/955232/22 "2021-12-02T18:25:41Z")
> [@Dinsdale](#): > > If their hand makes contact with the dog’s tooth, the child will say “He bit me.” That could end up as an infection, so it may not matter. ---
**Author:** ![Mallard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Mallard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mallard)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2021, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-this-a-dog-bite/955232/23 "2021-12-02T20:38:44Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/qypEulhiHAw/maxresdefault.jpg "Pink Panther - Does your dog bite?") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qypEulhiHAw) ---
**Author:** ![Hampshire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hampshire/32/4887_2.png) [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2021, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-this-a-dog-bite/955232/24 "2021-12-02T20:48:19Z")
BIL, if he has little experience with dogs, may be mistaking a bite for some really sharp nails. I’ve had dogs with sharp nails clamp on my leg before very forcefully and it can be as painful as a bite. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-this-a-dog-bite/955232.md?page=1)