XL BULLY Ban by the end of the year.

KSB23

That’s a pointless comment. Any breed of dog can be trained as a weapon not just XL Bully’s.

Not a pointless comment at all.

Have you heard of young men, drug dealers, trotting along with a chihuahua or miniature poodle, poised to attack unsuspecting members of the public?

www.lbc.co.uk/news/xl-bully-breeder-calls-lbc-told-to-go-to-hell-iain-dale/

Responsible owners are important but it’s no good denying breed characteristics. Responsible breeders only breed from healthy lines with good temperament .
They only sell to responsible owners
Unlikely with xkbullies to find either of those present

I have a new rescue BC,he has been very physically neglected, very underweight. Yesterday out of nowhere he was set upon by very young XL Bully. The dog was continuing trying mount my dog and mouth him around his neck. I was terrified and so was my dog, l was kicking out at it and screaming. Luckily l was near a children's play area. We managed to run in. Two other dog walkers had to quickly join me. I called 999. The operator wasn't that concerned when l told her that as it was dog on dog. To be fair the Bully was young and didnt seem to be aggressive to the children at that time. He did bare his teeth to me though.
It seems it had been loose on the estate most of the day.
The police have been in touch today and it has gone from an incident to a crime report and they are now actively looking for the dog. They advised me not to take my dog out at this time. But he will need to go out at some point.
I am still really shaken and to be honest afraid.

These attacks are so random, so there's no safe environment anywhere for anyone - it's not like they are in specified areas that you can avoid, so potentially everyone is at risk. And that is just not acceptable. The government have got to act - though how they will manage when it's not a recognised breed goodness only knows.

Personally I don't accept the argument that 'it's-not-the-dog-it's-the-owner'. However responsible the owner might be, these are extremely powerful dogs, and if they are 'spooked' or feel threatened, or just respond to an instinct to chase someone running around (like a small child), there's little that anyone can do to contain them.

The fact they appear to be the dog-of-choice for drug dealers and their ilk tells much about their particular 'characteristics'.

I'm sick of hearing about children mauled to death by out-of-control dogs, not to mention innocent adults. I know it's still a rare occurrence, but one death is too many.

I hope the government doesn't faff around the edges of legislation which ends up being ineffective.

I'd like to see the owner of that dog in Birmingham put behind bars for a good few years - it might concentrate his / her mind prior to acquiring another one.

Maya1

I have a new rescue BC,he has been very physically neglected, very underweight. Yesterday out of nowhere he was set upon by very young XL Bully. The dog was continuing trying mount my dog and mouth him around his neck. I was terrified and so was my dog, l was kicking out at it and screaming. Luckily l was near a children's play area. We managed to run in. Two other dog walkers had to quickly join me. I called 999. The operator wasn't that concerned when l told her that as it was dog on dog. To be fair the Bully was young and didnt seem to be aggressive to the children at that time. He did bare his teeth to me though.
It seems it had been loose on the estate most of the day.
The police have been in touch today and it has gone from an incident to a crime report and they are now actively looking for the dog. They advised me not to take my dog out at this time. But he will need to go out at some point.
I am still really shaken and to be honest afraid.

And that’s EXACTLY why I said earlier that the police must take dog on dog attacks more seriously. Very often that is where these breeds first show their aggression. I’ve heard of so many little dogs mauled by bigger dogs and when the owner reports it the police do absolutely nothing.