Woman 19 dies in dog attack

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Woman 19 dies in dog attack in Bristol

Apologies if there’s already a thread on this, but how many more lives have to be taken in these horrific attacks before the Government admit that the current measures are failing. It surely has come to the point now that all XL Bullies should be euthanised.

But insurance is no good to a dead person.
If they were all to euthanised then any XL bully looking dog would be known to be illegal. Couldn’t ever go out, couldn’t be treated by a vet.
I agree with you on dog licences for all dogs.

Yanbu OP. They're mutant and should all be euthanized, no matter how 'soft' they are. I will NEVER understand the psyche of anyone who would choose these abominations as a pet. Either sheer stupidity, ignorance or arrogance. And I say all that as an ardent animal lover prone to rescuing all waifs and strays.

I love that someone in the article said the dog was fine with women but wasn't fond of men. Uh, the person the dog killed was a woman. Geez Louise

I'd rather take my chances with a bear (a black one not a polar bear of course!)

If you regard these things as living weapons then you can ban them and put people in prison for taking one out in public. Much like a knife or a gun.

It is time to ban the keeping of dogs as pets. We don't let people keep lions or tigers or wolves, so why dogs?

I'm also a police dog handler. I assume the officer you refer to got it from an incident/being given up for adoption as to buy it would mean he lost his job.
And yes quite rightly it's muzzled and on lead, you do know by law it has to be right?

I've probably met hundreds of xl's now and all I'll say is I'm glad I'm not your mates Sgt.

Er @OonaStubbs stop frothing. Dogs are not a wild animal. What needs banning is the unregulated breeding and owning. We need to crack down on unscrupulous breeders churning out dogs with health or behavioural issues. And stop anyone being able to buy a pet on the internet and bring it home with no sense of whether they can meet its needs and will actually work to become a responsible dog owner.

They are frightening animals and they should be banned. Not only are we reading about yet another vicious terrifying attack resulting in death there are countless other dogs and cats killed by these monsters that are not hitting the news. Imagine walking your daft old spaniel in your local area and him being ripped apart on front of your eyes. Bloody awful.

Yep. The owners are always the same breed…

Absolute rubbish

I'm a midwife and was made to attend a home birth with an XL bully in the house. I was genuinely so fearful.

At the very least compulsory neutering.

Can't fix stupid unfortunately.

We saw one of these XL Bullies and few weeks ago when visiting a cemetery. The dog was muzzled, but on a long leash, and this was a very narrow path. Everyone was giving them a wide berth, and this meant having to walk on the boggy ground around the headstones to pass them safely. You could see the smirks on the couple's faces. They were enjoying the caution their dog was instilling upon those walking by. Just about sums up the kind of people who own these things.

Poor woman 😢

I don’t understand why anyone would want one of these dogs? They aren’t working dogs, they don’t have good temperaments (or if they do you can’t trust that!) , they look terrifying (or is that why some people want them for some kind of status but that doesn’t explain the thick parents who have them as family dogs you’d have to be an utter moron to let one anywhere near a child).

They all need to be PTS. They are a huge mistake and shouldn’t be allowed to continue existing.

I read something a while ago about how the issue with them is similar to cocker spaniel rage syndrome (although a lot worse because cocker spaniels are small dogs) and thats why people will say they are the nicest dog in the world until suddenly they aren't- and unfortunately once they turn there's nothing you can do about it. It all goes back to a small number of dogs in america who were massively inbred due to their size/temperament and then that bloodline was introduced here.

You should have refused - the more people and especially professionals that make their feelings clear the more likely it is that something will be done . How sad that a baby is born into a home full
of such danger

So many people tell you that their own dog is “ as gentle as a lamb” and another favourite ,” a great bid softie ! ) but those people forget f
that he’s a DOG .

What is your opinion of XL ‘s as a police dog handler?
An XLB before muzzle law came into being tried to attack my pet dog and a friend’s dog
I had no option but to let them both off lead to take their chances

My friends dog scarpered , but mine wanted to stay close to me , and I grabbed it’s ( XLB) collar

Tbe strength of the bloody thing

I am tall and weigh 60 kilos and this thing took off dragging me-

It’s idiot owner appeared afraid of it

Tbis was shortly before people began to be killed by them.

The dog warden found my friend’s dog and Warden said I’d done the right thing to release mine as they were more agile and could escape
Warden didn’t fine me for a loose dog either - he returned friend’s dog to my house.

He took XLs off the street when people pretended to “ find” one as he said he wanted them out of the community as too dangerous and unpredictable.

Comparitively chihuahuas or bichon frisé aren't remotely similar to lions, tigers or wolves. Dogs are domesticated, wild animals are not.

I have a friend who owns a staffie (I say friend-ive not spoken to her for ages)
Lovely animal,thick as pigshit-just like it's owner
She's the type of owner who feeds him sweets,cakes,Maccies milkshakes etc,he still has his bollocks and she refuses to train him (he's also never seen a vet in his life)
He scares me-all he needs is a rotting tooth or some other ailment where he's in pain,and he could tear your face off
He's nipped me a few times in play and broken my skin
She's in love with these xl bullys and (until the ban) was planning on getting one when this dog dies-if she managed to get one,it would keep its knackers as 'I love the sight of them' (god only knows whats nice about a dogs bollocks)
She's all 'lovely dogs,it's the owner not the dog'
She's 7 stone if you tipped a bucket of water over her-she has no chance at controlling the dog she's got,let alone one of these dogs (he takes her for a walk-ive seen it)
We saw an unmuzzled one in the street about a year ago,she wandered over to fuss it and it stared at me-it seemed to have no soul but was staring into mine-i know that doesn't make sense but it's the only way I can put it
Some people shouldn't have animals,and those beasts need to be pts

I saw on a local fb recently someone had found an XL and all the comments :

’aww what a gorgeous boy’

’ill take him in if you can’t find the owners’

’look at those beautiful eyes’

‘Poor baby must be so scared well done for helping him’

etc etc. for a start the person who had found this dog had got it unmuzzled in their car (???) didn’t seem to be worried at all and it seems everyone was oblivious to any potential danger ?

Did they lock it well away? (Although how secure that would be, I wouldn't like to depend on ...)

What would be the management position if you refused?

I would actually think that this kind of circumstance when you're treating someone who is going to be stressed and in pain must surely be very dangerous with any protective breed in the house.

Oh I think this is what i read. Terrifying