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A bully-type dog which was shot dead by police after it injured three people and savagely attacked a Collie has been pictured for the first time since the incident in Scotland

Steve Riley-Hobbs was walking chihuahuas Kylie and Dannii down the street when they were suddenly attacked by two other dogs - and has been left with a £8,500 vet bill

The mum, who has not been named, cried out to her husband 'The dog's got the baby' - after she walked into the baby boy's room and found him on the floor

The horse, Doris, was left injured and bloodied after the unleashed 'XL Bully' dog launched a brazen attack on her - which saw the owner reportedly flee the scene

Animal experts have advised of the best way to protect yourself if you are being attacked by a dangerous dog following a spate of incidents involving XL Bullys over the past year

Police called in armed backup after they were unable to get the savage dog under control and shortly afterwards locals reported hearing a shot ring out

Emergency rescuers who came to the aid of a man who was mauled by his 13 pit bulls have reviewed the footage from the tragic deadly accident said that 'an altercation' broke out between the dogs before they set their sights on their owner

Ann Baker, 75, had been out walking her beloved eight-year-old Missy when she was set upon and attacked by two aggressive Staffordshire Bull Terriers who savaged her so badly she died, and even bit the pensioner too

WARNING DISTRESSING CONTENT: Jack Russel Wilfie, 12, was mauled by a Mastiff-type dog in Rochester, Kent, as his owner and other people attempted to prise him from its jaws

WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: Sumaya Farah Ali had just got off the school bus and was walking with her mum when the pack of vicious dogs attacked the child as her mum desperately tried to fend them off in Minnesota

An XL Bully has been removed from its owner in Calne, Wiltshire, after they were found to not be following new rules for people who own the animals now enforced

The dog's owner, Luke Evans, 30, admitted to breaking a ban on owning animals and having a dangerous dog that caused injury

The couple say they want to make the dogs feel welcome after it was announced the breed would be banned in Britain following a series of attacks and deaths

The suspected XL Bully was not on a lead and wasn't wearing a legally required muzzle when it attacked children in Latchmere Recreation Ground, Battersea, police said

An interactive map has shown the locations of deadly dog attacks across the UK, with more than half caused by XL Bully Dogs, including Esther Martin in Essex last weekend

Lee Wright, from Blackburn, has been found on social media to be sending XL Bullys north to Scotland, 14 years after his pet Snoop mauled 11-month-old Ava-Jayne Corles to death

Downing Street issued the advice on XL Bullies after a 39-year-old was man arrested following a fatal attack on a grandmother by two dogs in Essex at the weekend

While Ashley, whose rapper name is Wyless Man, was previously defiant about the new laws, now he "couldn't support them enough," after his dogs fatally attacked grandmother Esther Martin

Esther Martin had travelled from London to visit her grandson at a property in Jaywick, Essex, when she was attacked by two dogs, thought to be XL Bullys, who tragically mauled her to death

A number of shocking dog attacks have taken place over the last few years, with several people killed by American XL Bully dogs, from 17 months to 84-years-old

As the American XL Bully ban comes into force in England and Wales, the Mirror takes a look at the sinister world of dodgy dog breeding - from training puppies on treadmills to fighting for social media

Esther Martin, a 68-year-old retired Tesco worker, had travelled from London to visit her grandson at a property in Jaywick, Essex, when she was set on and attacked by two dogs, thought to be XL Bullys

The American XL Bully has been added to the list of dogs banned in the UK under the Dangerous Dogs Act. But what happens if you own a dog that gets banned?

The daughter of Esther Martin, 68, has said she died after using a broom to try and break up two suspected XL Bully breed dogs who they were fighting at a home in Jaywick, Essex

Esther Martin, 68, was killed during the attack in Jaywick, Essex, whilst visiting the house which was holding two adult 'XL Bullies' and a litter of six puppies