Neighbour’s XL Bully

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My neighbour has one of these dogs, which to be fair I always on a lead, but I’m so bloody scared of it when I am out walking my dog. He says it’s friendly and our dogs have sniffed each other and he while on leads, but I just feel so uneasy. I feel that if he slipped and that dog got loose it would be such a danger to everyone around. The area I live in is mainly families with young children and I just can’t understand why someone would get this kind of dog?

I understand all dogs can be aggressive, but all dogs don’t have this power and muscle that means they can easily kill!

Because the whole point of this fenced off area is to let dogs run off the lead. So my question is more like why did she have her known dog aggressive dog in there off lead?

Why did you take your children into an area where dogs, with unknown levels of aggression, were off lead?

Why did you walk into an area where men, with unknown levels of aggression, were standing?

Why did you drive down that road, when other drivers, of unknown alcohol consumption, were driving?

Stupid comment.

These types of dog are rife in my area. I hate the bloody things, there’s just no need for them.

I live in a shithole though where it’s all weed smoking wankers sitting about with them in the park, until it’s time for the school run, then you have to pass all those dogs when the owners are queuing for their kids.

It’s only a matter of time here before an accident happens. There is one local family who lets their small children ride their XL bully in the park while the other morons look on and cheer them on.

This is the worst take of all time. The "XL" refers to the size of the dog, the dog is the same breed as any American bulldog, not pit bull like half of you lot are trying to suggest. And the nerd who is aiming "all bull breeds should be banned" does that include Staffordshire Bull terriers? The same dog that is also known as the nanny dog, and one of if not the safest dog to have around children? What a set of snobs. The dog has done nothing wrong and you would be happy to give it the lethal injection. Says more about you than the breed of dog. Glad I'm not living near you.

Sorry @Boxerdogbillie you are wrong. An XL bully is an entirely different ‘breed’ to the american bulldog, and is a combination of a number of different bull breeds that the people who throw them together call a “natural extension” of a pitbull on their own websites. An American bulldog is a completely different dog and looks nothing like an XL bully. None of them have a proper breed society and also are not recognised with the KC so breeding can’t be regulated.

Theres also no record of a SBT ever being a nanny dog, another myth spouted by SBT owners to try and improve the reputation of the breed in the 1990s. They were bred to terrify and bait bulls to make the meat taste better when it’s stressed and then later to fight other dogs, not snuggle up to babies. They were never ever bred for a nanny purpose.

Regardless of what I personally think of these ‘breeds’, I do wish bull breed owners would be more responsible in educating potential owners on the pitfalls rather than just saying they are all lovely soft nanny dogs. They are a dog bred with an underlying dog aggression, high prey drive and limited body signals compared with other breeds, making reading how they are feeling hard compared with others.

All breeds have negatives and it’s so important that owners understand what they are taking on so they can make sure they are experienced enough to deal with it properly. I never recommend my own breed (GSD) to anyone, I’m probably more likely to discourage it to all but the most experienced of owners as they are hard work, I wish bull breed owners would do the same and maybe there would be less dogs in unsuitable situations.

This is one of the most horrible dog stories I have heard on mn.

As long as the dog is well trained then you’re being unreasonable. This dog has never done anything aggressive around you so yabu

Do they go for walks at specific times? If you see them a lot when out walking I’d change the times of your walks. I’d definitely be worried too.

Because they are killing humans. Thats fucking why.

I think some breeds need banning and some such as German shepherd need to be subject to some regs such as licences - not all dogs but some which are more dangerous if out of.control.

My neighbour's daughter works at a doggy daycare and one of the regular dogs is an XL Bully. The dog owners have spent a lot of time and money on training and apparently the dog is lovely and very well trained.

However my neighbour constantly worries for her daughter when this particular dog is staying. Actually she worries constantly anyway but more so when the XL Bully is there.

Her daughter is tiny and would have no chance with this dog.

Thank god these animals look like they might become banned.

Horrible beasts.

"Oh it's the owners not the animal" please... this is a load of rubbish. These animals are aggressive. Combined with the fact that most people that own them are a certain type. You'd be pretty dumb to have one of these in a house with kids. Like properly stupid.

These people tend to be very stupid, no care for others, just horrible people in general. The sort that smoke weed or think it's ok to pinch a bike.

Combine that with a muscular horrid animal like these and it's a major disaster.

You are very correct.

Thank you.

I've noticed a lot of xl bully dogs coming into our local rescues recently

That’s why I like cats, they are all the same size!

What I genuinely don't understand is why people would take the risk owning this type of breed. I mean 9 times outta 10 they are probably the best dog on the planet and "super good with kids" but why on earth people take the risk when said dog could easily have a bad day a turn savage ? I'm not trying to be a dick but I honestly couldn't own one, my anxiety would be off limits incase my "lovely, harmless, softy of a dog" decided that he felt threatened or got jealous and went crazy

Here we go tainting every owner and dog with the same brush. I've met many, many Bullies recently and all of them were soft as. However, I still think dogs on leads at all times, proper licencing, microchipping and insurance should be mandatory. The owners need to be held accountable.

I wouldn't introduce my small/medium dog to a XL Bully, let alone my toddler. Not a chance in hell. I'd just be honest with my neighbour and let them know that the dog makes me uncomfortable and move on. If they're decent people then they will not push it. They know the stigma that the breed carries.

I don't care if that makes me hysterical or paranoid. The owners in the horrendous dog attack articles always say that they had been gentle and well-behaved up until they killed someone.

Bred to kill other animals.

one local family, who let's the bully xl be ridden by a child and they cheer them on? Are they mentally challenged?
My friend took on a staffie crossed with border collie after he found out, that they were going to put that dog to sleep. It was only young dog, 2 years old at the time. The reason for wanting to put her to sleep was that they did not want her in the house anymore. It turned out, that she was not that good around kids. Even now she is growling at kids while on walks. The person who has got her now, suspects that she was ridden by children as a horse, sat on her back.
The dog 🐕 is alright I guess. Apart from growling and lunging at kids and dogs walking past.
I just have respect around her.

So good luck 👍 to the family, that let their dog to be ridden on by children.

Let's hope we will not hear of them in the news.

What some people don't understand is, most dogs want love, they want to please, they love being stroked and petted.

However within each dog is still a little wolf in varying degrees and any dog in the wrong moment could bite.

Bullies have more of those moments and when they do it's catastrophic. It's why the ", he's friendly" is a load of crap.

Wait - your friend's dog growls and lunges at kids?! Is this while it's out in public being walked? It needs to be put down, the dog isn't alright at all! The stories your friend decided to make up are irrelevant, it is dangerous and can't be kept.

Would you ban all dogs above a certain weight?

Yes. At least unless they were needed for some special purpose. And even then, only under strict conditions of control.

Like automatic rifles. Or poisons like cyanide. Or, well, anything that can possibly kill people, unless there is a specific need of general public benefit.

What good reason could there possibly be for public ownership of huge dangerous animals?

"I like animals/I love dogs/he's lovely really ..." Nope. Ban them.

Hopefully not to be re-homed anywhere near people or other animals.
A Dog warden {won't say which part of Country} says a lot of owner surrenders who say they ''Found'' the dog as a stray, but it's clear it's their dog.

Warden says they take them ''As we want them off the streets- we don't want them being sold on Social media or online ads- Warden said most have had zero training and are a liability.

Incidences like this are ''classic''

https://www.itv.com/news/central/2023-07-15/police-release-video-explaining-why-dog-was-tasered-and-put-in-bin

Is this still your view?