Dog walker killed by her own XL Bully Breed dog.

[BethDuttonsTwin]

NOT a pack of 8 dogs as was reported repeatedly with concurrent complete slating of all professional dog walkers.

Absolutely awful. So many of us who have worked with dogs knew this would be the outcome and that packs of 8 dogs do not behave in this way.

After investigations are complete we are now told that the only dog destroyed was the walkers own XL Bully Breed dog. Over and over again it is these dogs and still today I see a man strutting around my locale with two of these type dogs, both unneutered and off lead 🤷🏼‍♀️

I don’t think they’re monsters. I don’t dislike them. But they are lethal when owned by people who are using them as status symbols, weapons, or simply don’t know how to handle them.

Exactly this.

As you say - people get these dogs for the wrong reasons (not just these dogs - many breeds are chosen for their striking appearance (eg akitas, samoyeds, dalmatian's),supposed trainability (eg border collies), "hypoallergenic" qualities (eg cockerpoos) and don't look into what the dogs themselves need to be happy, contented and above all safe pets.

I truly believe that some breeds should not be kept in the average pet home because they are challenging in one way or another - and XL bullies fall into this category. They are incredibly powerful, reactive, intelligent and independent. They are not the dog for a pet home, or for novice owners.

Lack of training, boredom, lack of exercise and mental stimulation, allowing children to pull them around so they get over-excited - it's just asking for trouble.

Thanks for all the reports about this thread. We are looking at them now. In the meantime can we remind everyone that the person who died may have friends and family reading this thread and to bear this in mind when commenting on the situation.

Someone let this dog walker take out their two daschunds with an XL bully and another 11 stone dog. What possessed them and what possessed the dog walker to think this was in any way a good idea?

Or maybe they didn’t know? Either way it’s not good, they obviously didn’t pick a registered dog walker for one.They may have been told their dogs would be walked as a pair, or in a small group of well trained dogs.

"Joint enterprise" rules. Doesn't matter who delivered the fatal bite, they were all in on it.

Blimey. Here people are debating which one delivered the fatal bite as though it matters. Just put the lot down and have done with it.,

As a professional dog walker i would never take on a breed like this would not walk that many dogs at once and would never mix dogs that did not live together 1 household 1 walk plus would never walk my own dog with clients dogs

It does not say which one she was killed by and it’s still being investigated so you cannot spread false information.

One of the dog seized was 11 stone and a powerful breed but it’s just not a bully breed. I can imagine that doing a lot of damage if it attacked.

If all of the other 6 are strong breeds too (even if not bully breeds) then they could all be responsible for her death because they all attacked her.

The fact that her pet was bully breed is irrelevant in this situation as they all attacked her and if 8 dogs attack you then you are going to be seriously injured or killed.

There needs to be a limit of how many dogs can be walked at one time.

I definitely think there should be a limit on the number of dogs being walked at one time. Especially if there are larger dogs in the mix.

I was at the local rec ground a couple of weeks ago with my dog and a walker came in with a large number of dogs. Half of them were not on the lead and haring around. One of them was on a long lead, it looked an American bull dog/bully type and I could see it eyeing my dog with an aggressive stance (dogs owners will know it). I gave them a wide berth and it watched us towards the exit. The dogwalker was on her phone. As I left I heard a commotion and I turned round and it was attacking one of the other dogs with her, she was rushing to separate them. She had not been paying attention to it as on her phone. I can easily see how a pack of dogs could turn, especially with an inexperienced walker.

I’d happily see bully types banned, I feel sorry for the poor things as they’re usually bought by completely the wrong type of owner and don’t have much of a life.

She probably told them “oh he’s a complete softy”. People with these types of dogs always do.

The breed definitely needs assessment- I've got quite cross with people bashing the police after the recent horrible incident in tower hamlets last week . A friend started a bloody stupid petition which came up in my social media - can you spare a minute to help xxxx- well I'm afraid I answered.

The male owner in that scenario was entirely responsible for his two XL bullies being shot , and he tazerd.

The dogs had attacked a dog Walker he i(the owner) was Of no fixed abode and banned from keeping or owning a dog .

But hey - it's all the police's fault . Let's get a petition going- those nasty police .

Sick to bloody death of dog attacks lately . And I'm a dog lover - 2 of my own . But this has to stop.

Because it's hard to envisage a dachshund inflicting serious damage on anyone. The other five are probably larger breeds (well, we know at least one of them is a leonberger).

And if those breeds are found to be capable of killing a human being then that breed should also be banned. There is a reason we have exotic pet licenses. No one with any sense would keep a tiger and insist that a cat is just as harmful.

well, we know at least one of them is a leonberger
I know any dog is capable of anything but this breed is known for being so lovely

Same. I feel for her and her family - what an awful price to pay for foolishness - but so often people's foolishness ends the life of someone who had no choice over the matter, whether that be a boy racer killing another driver or a toddler being killed by the xl bully that the father brought into the home.

She was swamped by at least four medium-sized dogs, maybe more, attacking her, pulling her at arms and sides and she was screaming and shouting.' But perhaps surprisingly, there was no barking, a chilling detail that adds another layer to the horror.

4 medium sized dog

That admittedly doesn't constitute the whole pack. But she was clearly mauled (according to the link you chose to post) by more than just one dog / the Bully XL!

It did…. It had bitten another woman and her dog just beforehand.

Absolutely awful. Why the hell aren't these horrible Bully dogs banned?!

I missed something then as I could only watch it once. From what I saw the police had control of the one living dog, it ran towards its owner away from the armed police and was shot. Two witnesses have complained and IOPC is investigating so perhaps there’s more to come out.

Agree far tougher rules need to made regarding dog ownership and they need to be enforced. Likewise when being walked by either owners or registered dog walkers, maximum number allowed to be walked together, if that means dog walkers have to do two trips with two different sets of dogs so be it.

TBH I’m beginning to lose sympathy with these idiots who buy these stupid breeds that continue to kill people. Why do they do it? It’s generally to look ‘hard’ not because they’re known for being great dogs to own. BIL has one. If it hurts him I’ll honestly struggle to muster any sympathy. He claims he’s the softest dog ever and play fights with it. Fucking moron

''When she saw us she shouted: 'Turn back, turn back!''

It seems like she tried to protect others until her very last breath.

Many of us may have a very critical opinion of her actions (walking 8 dogs, owning a particular breed).
But her determination to defend others is truly admirable.

I thought "XL bully" were extra large versions of bulldogs.
The Leonberger looks like a Newfoundland, not a bulldog. Much less XL bulldog.
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It slipped the pole and ran back to its owner. I agree those dogs should not have been shot (not the second one at least, I didn’t see what the first one did).

They should have been captured, investigated and returned if safe. However a xl bully or cane corso is very unlikely to be deemed safe imo. They are not like breeds seen in the UK before. They’d kill a 1980’s staff or even pit bull easily. I really think such large animals should be kept under license.

A bit premature weren't you.

I have a family member who is a dog walker. They only walk 3 dogs at a time, would never walk a dog like a Bully and has let clients go when their dogs have proved problematic.

I have no idea what you are trying to achieve here, but I think you are misguided at best and offensive at worst. I am a dog lover, but not blinkered about how dangerous a dog or pack of dogs can be.

*her determination to protect others would be more appropriate, I suppose.

Has it since been established that she was attacked? The last reports said that she had got tangled up in the leads of her dog, was dragged over and that was how she got the leg injury. If those two dogs attacked, she'd be dead.