Xl bully

[sarah8484]

Would you ever trust an xl bully? My sister has one with young children. Puppy is only 10 weeks and very cute but i just wouldn't trust one around my children. She disagrees and thinks it the owner not the animal. I feel ok at the moment taking my children round but when the dog is bigger i won't be taking my child around. My sister thinks im being dramatic. Just wanted to hear other peoples views.

@icallitaday it won’t be able to “lock” it’s jaws. Dogs can’t do this.
However I would never choose a big dog breed with very young children. Frankly I wouldn’t have any puppy with pre schoolers.

I actively avoid my neighbours intact male bull terrier. He was a lovely friendly puppy, might be alright as an adult, who knows? Because I'm not letting my dog or my young DD go near enough to find out.

No. I'm an experienced dog owner, handler and trainer. I have experience of what many consider to be " dangerous" breeds, including staffies (gorgeous dogs), German shepherds, Malinois, and Cane Corsos, I'd never own a bully.

No. Even if you can believe the ‘deed not breed’ PR BS and overlook the inherent breed traits of these dogs and other breeds with aggression and/or guarding very close to the surface; I can’t overlook the cruelty of in the breeding of these dogs.

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This.

Next door has one she is lovely they had her since 6 months old is nearly 6 now .hardly ever heard her bark does the staff type whine /talking

They have 2 young children

But he is experienced dog owner

No way. Whenever one of these dogs savages a child to death, it's always "but he's never been like that before". These dogs are fine until they're not, it seems.

Considering there's already been 6 deaths in the UK from American XL Bullies in the past 10 months, with 5 of those cases being adults, absolutely not. Not all of them will turn, but seeing the damage they can do IF they go berserk for whatever reason, why take the risk?

There needs to be a law against inexperienced people getting certain dogs.
It's totally irresponsible.

I do not understand why anyone would choose one of these dogs. I would never go to her house.

That dog is scary. I would stop being my kids there immediately. Don't let them think the dog is safe.

Nope. They should be banned.

No way.

of all the dog bite injuries that I see, those XLs are currently the biggest contributors. Generally attacking other dogs and owners step in to save them but there’s not a mission would I want one of those dogs near me, my own dog and definitely not near kids.

I have a puppy lab. He’s full of beans and already grown a lot in two weeks, and he’s only ten weeks old. We don’t have children but he could easily knock a toddler over (by accident). He needs a lot of mental and physical stimulus. I’ve never consider a bully.

YANBU. I wouldn't take my kids there, I wouldn't even go there myself. There is no good reason for anyone owning a dog like that, especially not if they have children.

No doubt it will become too much of a handful and get rehomed within a year.

No from me as well, 7 out of the last 14 deaths in 2 years have been by Bully XLs. A very worrying change in profile

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/ListofffataldoggattacksinntheUniteddKingdom

Their capacity to over power and inflict rapid fatal injury to even strong adults is frightening let alone children.

I does not sound like she is an experienced owner who can prioritise training that will reduce the dogs instinct to protect/guard (she may even see this as a positive) as well as ensuring her children know the rules about how to live with a dog.

No.

I’ve never really been one for breed specific legislation, but now I’m not so sure.

As someone else, a shockingly high number of people killed in a short timescale by these dogs in the UK.

They are a pit bull, I don’t understand why they are legal.
Crossbreeds with no pit in them at all killed in the UK for being the right measurement A quick google reveals the American bully XL was created by crossing the American pit bull terrier and the American Staffordshire bull terrier (who is identical to the American pit bull, just a bit smaller!).
In other words, it’s a pit bull!
But because they have been bred taller and stockier than the legislation says is right for a pit they are legal.

Absolutely mental.

I have a Staff XL Bully Cross girl. She is nearly a year old. Would i have her if I had young children? Absolutely not. She is ridiculously affectionate and loving to everyone but she is still a dog. She could behave unpredictably if annoyed by a child's behaviour. Dogs with big powerful jaws and teeth and muscular bodies are capable of doing dreadful damage.

I do agree with the owner not the breed to an extent, but you can't trust a dog with any child, they should always be supervised. With a smaller dog you can also stop it attacking your child, with an XL bully you have no chance.

Why? Genuinely what is your reasoning to want such a dog?

This says it all. Why would anyone have such a dog?

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The link is to a woman savaged to death by an xl bully but hasn't worked properly.

A well socialised and well trained dog should not be a problem - I know two XLs who are slight daft and very soppy dogs who don't seem to know their own size. Both have experienced and assiduous owners.

No dog is 100% safe. I know a vet whose well-trained, very placid, nice breed went for a child. It turned out she had cancer and was in a lot of pain. No indication before and certainly not to do with training.

You simply don't know so you should never have a dog that can easily, very easily, kill around children. That one bite from a dog in pain is all you need with some breeds.

I cannot for the life of me fathom why anyone would choose this breed. I like dogs, both dh and I had dogs growing up and we regularly look after my mums dog, but there's no way in earth I’d be around this breed. They’re just too unpredictable and if they turn the results are catastrophic.

I was out with my friend and his dog today when we met a man who was walking a beautiful coloured female bulldog who was two. He was holding onto her because she was very aggressive to other dogs and sometimes people. When I remarked on her colouring, she was rose gold, tan and white, he said they were going to breed her soon and hoped the puppies had her colouring because they'd be worth 3k each. I was really shocked that someone would breed a dog like her because she was so nasty, but that's what some people do.