XL-Bully dogs

Did you support the handgun ban in '97? Has that law from 1997 stopped the bad guys having handguns in UK??

If you're the type of ned who wants a dog to look hard & use as weapon, then breed banning isn't gonna stop you. They'll just choose another breed. Like I said, a rotty, akita etc trained to behave in that way would be just as intimidating as APBT. And that's all these idiots want them for.
No, it’s not the same, a dog is a living, unpredictable animal…not an inanimate object.

Dogs have “bad days” and naturals urges …objects don’t without influence from others.
 
Did you support the handgun ban in '97? Has that law from 1997 stopped the bad guys having handguns in UK??

If you're the type of ned who wants a dog to look hard & use as weapon, then breed banning isn't gonna stop you. They'll just choose another breed. Like I said, a rotty, akita etc trained to behave in that way would be just as intimidating as APBT. And that's all these idiots want them for.
It's a lot easier to hide a handgun than an XL Bully
 
Rottweiler? Akita? You wouldn't want any of them ragging your arm! All of the big heavy breeds would cause life changing/lethal damage. Look at police dogs around world, all those shepherd breeds are immensely strong & determined. I'm not saying there shouldn't be sensible dog laws. But I think legislation based on breed is blinkered & purely done by politicians as arsë covering.

End of my opinion.
No I wouldn’t!
I’m aware of a patient with a de-gloved forearm, fractured ulna and radius and major nerve injury after being bitten by a staffy / pitbull type dog.
The ban , quite rightly, is based on statistics that show the XLs have killed several people recently and savaged several others. That is due to the breeds strength and aggressive nature. This is a relatively newly introduced breed and this trend cant be allowed to continue.
The other breeds you mention are established and statically of lower risk.
 
Much as I hate that descriptive.

I was driving along a main road today with my dogs in the hilux.
All of a sudden a huge Pit Bull bitch was running along side me on the opposite verge.
She ran onto the road and was hit by a car coming the other way and was skittled.
I had already began pulling in to try and retrieve the dog and once she was hit she ran over to me.
I coaxed her in and opened the passenger door for her, she climbed up and across to the driver seat.
I persuaded her into the rear seat and drove her to the vet where it was confirmed she had a rear broken leg.

She got in and out the hilux unaided ( although it seems she would only be coaxed by me and not vet staff etc) and all through , apart from lifting the leg to walk she showed no signs of it at all.
She never once made as much as a tiny whimper and was super friendly and quite attached to me it seems.

I suppose the point is that she must have been the toughest dog I’ve ever seen! Seriously hit and injured with broken bones and not one noise or sign of pain or aggression.

As it turned out her chip was English so it was suspected she’d been dumped up in Scotland so I actually said to the vet I would take her but it turned out she’d been rescued to up here by a local a week or so ago and had escaped the garden and went for a run.

The rights or wrongs of owners isn’t what the thread is about it’s mainly about just how tough these bloody machines of a dog actually are.
I was astounded at it tbh.
My English Bull Terrier, Daisy, appeared at the back door apparently having been kicked by one of the horses, femur completely snapped and leg swinging free, she didn't look happy but wasn't complaining, I was amazed....This was 20 years and a £1500 vet bill, she had it plated and was fine. The high pain threshold is one of the reason bull breeds are so good with children, they don't mind a trodden on toe or a poke!!
 
My English Bull Terrier, Daisy, appeared at the back door apparently having been kicked by one of the horses, femur completely snapped and leg swinging free, she didn't look happy but wasn't complaining, I was amazed....This was 20 years and a £1500 vet bill, she had it plated and was fine. The high pain threshold is one of the reason bull breeds are so good with children, they don't mind a trodden on toe or a poke!!

I absolutely love EBTs. Very pretty animals but they seem to be Marmite for people.

Is it true that they are like naughty toddlers all the time?
 
New restrictions announced today for Scotland
Most of which make sense although they amount to a ban on the medium term as no breeding , selling or exchanging is permitted.
 
Much as I hate that descriptive.

I was driving along a main road today with my dogs in the hilux.
All of a sudden a huge Pit Bull bitch was running along side me on the opposite verge.
She ran onto the road and was hit by a car coming the other way and was skittled.
I had already began pulling in to try and retrieve the dog and once she was hit she ran over to me.
I coaxed her in and opened the passenger door for her, she climbed up and across to the driver seat.
I persuaded her into the rear seat and drove her to the vet where it was confirmed she had a rear broken leg.

She got in and out the hilux unaided ( although it seems she would only be coaxed by me and not vet staff etc) and all through , apart from lifting the leg to walk she showed no signs of it at all.
She never once made as much as a tiny whimper and was super friendly and quite attached to me it seems.

I suppose the point is that she must have been the toughest dog I’ve ever seen! Seriously hit and injured with broken bones and not one noise or sign of pain or aggression.

As it turned out her chip was English so it was suspected she’d been dumped up in Scotland so I actually said to the vet I would take her but it turned out she’d been rescued to up here by a local a week or so ago and had escaped the garden and went for a run.

The rights or wrongs of owners isn’t what the thread is about it’s mainly about just how tough these bloody machines of a dog actually are.
I was astounded at it tbh.
Many animals especially dogs will cover up serious injury , there is no perceived benefit to it if your a dog . The Human is a very soft animal by comparison . Vets actually watch for a dog holding its breath when examined as much as a yelp
As regards dog aggression Breed is only a minor part of things as a " potential " . Breed bans will never work with too many bad owners stacking up to buy the next so called " dangerous breed " .
 
Many animals especially dogs will cover up serious injury , there is no perceived benefit to it if your a dog . The Human is a very soft animal by comparison . Vets actually watch for a dog holding its breath when examined as much as a yelp
As regards dog aggression Breed is only a minor part of things as a " potential " . Breed bans will never work with too many bad owners stacking up to buy the next so called " dangerous breed " .
People keep saying this and I can see some truth in it but the figures don't say the same!
The jump in attacks in the last few years since bully xl's have been on the go far exceed any other potentially dangerous breeds stats so unless they introduce some new hybrid then it seems that it won't be the case on the whole
 
People keep saying this and I can see some truth in it but the figures don't say the same!
The jump in attacks in the last few years since bully xl's have been on the go far exceed any other potentially dangerous breeds stats so unless they introduce some new hybrid then it seems that it won't be the case on the whole
Because these nutty breeds attract nutty people !
 
There have been a spate of deaths caused by these dogs attacking people. This is due to the strength and aggressive nature of the dogs - hardwired by their genetics. It is not just due to bad owners - these animals are inherently unpredictable and as the OP points out, pretty much unstoppable when the mood takes them.
There is no reason for anyone to own such a dog - the ban is correct.
well said
 
Many animals especially dogs will cover up serious injury , there is no perceived benefit to it if your a dog . The Human is a very soft animal by comparison . Vets actually watch for a dog holding its breath when examined as much as a yelp
As regards dog aggression Breed is only a minor part of things as a " potential " . Breed bans will never work with too many bad owners stacking up to buy the next so called " dangerous breed " .
May I say I like agree with alot of your posts?
But I can’t agree with you that breed plays ‘a little’ part in this. Chicken or egg, cause or effect… the numbers don’t lie.
XLs are a menace. They should be illegal.
 
An excellent article everyone should read. Thanks for providing it.
Agreed, excellent article - to the point, but the people that cry “it’s the owners, not the breed” can’t seem to open their eyes and see this.

I know of a number of Rhodesian Ridgebacks, a breed used for baying lions originally! Yet I can’t seem to find many instance of them killing a person…that shows that the breed are controlled and despite ability choose not to attack randomly.
 
The reason I didnt agree with the ban, in the way it is, is because the criteria can be quite vague and can include dogs that arent XLs but fit the criteria.
 
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