XL bully shot

[louisbalfournice]

Local XL bully shot today. The owner is saying on social media that the dog was harmless but I've seen it go for a a small child before. Why are these dogs 'harmless" until they injure or kill

I absolutely love dogs but am glad to read this!

I have a staffie, love bull breeds in general and think breed specific legislation is an absolute waste of time but in the case of XL's I do believe they should all be euthanised, something has gone horribly wrong with this breed. It's hard to know how much of what I've read is true about the bloodlines and inbreeding some people believe is responsible for their instability but it would certainly seem there is something genetically wrong with them and I can't bring myself to argue in their defence the way I would for other bull breeds, or to feel too sorry when I hear another one has been destroyed even though that pains me to say as a dog lover.

I adore dogs. Don't understand why anyone would ever have a fighting breed, unless they want to fight them. If they do, they should be in prison, and the poor dogs should be humanely put down.

What is this argument? It is without any merit whatsoever, only a moron would have a dog bred to kill. Both are problematic. The end

But the damage a chihuahua bite would do is nothing compared to the damage an XL bully would do. Plus you can get a chihuahua off someone far easier than you can an XL bully. Surely you can see that the breed does come in to it.

What a load of rubbish.

I know a border collie who has never been trained to herd sheep but will round up groups of anything. My terrier is a brilliant ratter, which is something I've never trained! You only have to look at any working breed to see the instincts are there naturally.

And unfortunately these dogs have been bred to be big and to attack once they're triggered.

What do you think will happen then?

The irresponsible dog owners/roadmen/shitbags who need protection dogs will choose another large breed.

We will all be saying that breed is evil, because only those attacks will get reported.

There was one in the vets last week and I was quite horrified by the size of it. I'm not sure how large they have to be to be classified as xl bullies and I've seen some that I thought might be, but this one was much much larger than any others I've seen. It was wearing a muzzle but it clearly weighed more than its owner and there was a small child with it too.

So many people coming for the dog but what about the OWNER?! Dogs aren't born bad, they are raised that way

Disagree.

Mutant beasts like these "XL bullies" are born genetically pre-disposed to being aggressive. However you "raise them.

I'm sure if a professional and experienced (in the breed) owned an XL and had it in the right environment with the right training it would be a safe dog. The owner is at fault, or whoever sold a dog to someone who would allow it to turn out this way. Every decade a new dog is demonised, German shepherds, rotties, staffies, dobermans have all had their moment where they get blamed. Owners create dangerous dogs.

Honestly the level of aggression in this thread is hilarious.

Anyone would think some of you lot were bred to be aggressive attack dogs.

And?

Hope it was in to be euthanised and didn’t come out again!

I would report him to every authority I could think of & repeatedly until they did something

Stop it, mutant beasts 😂 they are a dog, yes bred for a specific purpose but is a jack Russel also a mini mutant beast who shakes rats? 😂

So many people coming for the dog but what about the OWNER?! Dogs aren't born bad, they are raised that way

That's not necessarily true with XLs. They turn. They don't know they're being bad anyway, when they do it. They are joyously following instincts.

Fantastic come back there 👏🏻

Maybe some people have the misfortune to live in neighbourhoods where people around them have these animals, or their children have to walk to school past houses where these beasts are in the garden?

People who act as apologists for these animals are just unhinged.

yes because a tiny terrier can kill you with one bite
not.

xl bullys kill. terriers can be got off with one swift kick

How many XL owners have third party liability insurance, or carry a gag/break stick?

I’ll explain it for the slow ones at the back. What you have said is meaningless and does not add anything to the pints already made .

You’re welcome

If I see someone walking a tiger down the street, I promise I’ll do some pearl clutching.

And back in the real world, I’m glad the dog was killed BEFORE it managed to actually kill someone, which is so often not the case.

When I was a kid a relative had a truly terrifying collie. The postman refused to deliver. It was absolutely vicious. It never tried to round anything up, it was after blood.

You can't judge an animal's aggression by breed only.

Plenty of badly behaved chihuahuas because owners think with their size "it doesn't really matter." All dogs should be trained, yes a chihuahua wouldn't do as much damage but if it bit a child in the face and the owner said "oh it's only small" I would not accept that as an excuse.

Of course it's the breed and I wish people like you would stop the gaslighting!
It's not about how aggressive the dog is because yes, the little ones can be more aggressive. It's about what damage it causes when it does attack. And EVERY dog can attack. Small terrier will cut your skin and you can kick it away.
When x bully dogs attack, doesn't matter how rarely it happens, it does end with crushed bones and ripped flesh after one bite. Due to their presestince, strength and biting style (hold and shake) they can cause irreversible damage within seconds and they almost impossible to be stopped unless you have a gun! Nobody should be able to own such a powerful, determined dog but they atract all sort of wrong people who don't train them well and treat them like babies who can do no harm (making them aggressive on purpose is actually way less common depite that myth). The problem is lack of leadership and prevention by the owner. That's why most of those tragedies are caused by so called "harmless family dogs " .

You can't control all owners! How do you think this can be done ? Will you monitor every owner of bully breed 24/7? What if they were fine in a first place but their circumstances changed and now they are neglecting this potentially extremely powerful dog? What if they miss the signs of dog's dominating tendencies. Or are we just supposed to patiently wait until another child dies so we can then blame the owner ?

The only way is to ban those dogs. There are endless breeds to chose from. Someone fancying a specific breed should never come before safety of the public.