Post by Mr Moody on Sept 18, 2023 10:57:40 GMT
Following another terrifying attack, the infamous XL Bully dog is facing a ban. Before I became a dog owner I would have agreed wholeheartedly with this, having been attacked by dogs myself on more than one occasion, now however I'm not so sure.
A chap at work has one - a decent bloke who has young kids and keeps his dog under control at all times when out. The dog is extremely loving and playful and I would have no problem with this. On the other hand I worry a lot over my niece who is in with a rough crowd and who lives with a druggy b/f, her toddlers and a huge XL Bully. I know how this type of owner proudly claims it's a fighting dog and many are bred for this purpose.
The govt proposes to ban the breed at the and of the year, but there is an amnesty for decent owners if they muzzle the dogs when out, keep them on a lead at all times when out, and have them neutered and insured. To me this is hopeless, clearly the unscrupulous won't abide with that, and by neutering the govt is essentially removing the dogs from existence in a back-door fashion, unfair on the decent owners.
To me the best way to deal with the issue is for any owner caught without abiding by the new rules, to have the dog removed from their ownership and the owner heavily fined. Any attack should result in the dog being put down immediately and the owner imprisoned.
Here's an article...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/american-bully-xl-amnesty-ban-b2412711.html#comments-area
And this is 'Killer Kimbo' who apparently half the UK's XL Bully's descend from. He's that inbred that he has the same great-grandfather four times over.
A chap at work has one - a decent bloke who has young kids and keeps his dog under control at all times when out. The dog is extremely loving and playful and I would have no problem with this. On the other hand I worry a lot over my niece who is in with a rough crowd and who lives with a druggy b/f, her toddlers and a huge XL Bully. I know how this type of owner proudly claims it's a fighting dog and many are bred for this purpose.
The govt proposes to ban the breed at the and of the year, but there is an amnesty for decent owners if they muzzle the dogs when out, keep them on a lead at all times when out, and have them neutered and insured. To me this is hopeless, clearly the unscrupulous won't abide with that, and by neutering the govt is essentially removing the dogs from existence in a back-door fashion, unfair on the decent owners.
To me the best way to deal with the issue is for any owner caught without abiding by the new rules, to have the dog removed from their ownership and the owner heavily fined. Any attack should result in the dog being put down immediately and the owner imprisoned.
Here's an article...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/american-bully-xl-amnesty-ban-b2412711.html#comments-area
And this is 'Killer Kimbo' who apparently half the UK's XL Bully's descend from. He's that inbred that he has the same great-grandfather four times over.
