All news on the topic: XL Bully

Brandy gave birth to a litter of 10 pups, of which eight survived, but the woman said she had "no idea" she was pregnant when she rescued the dog in November last year

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

Two men aged 36 and 23 were charged over the fatal attack in Lanarkshire but prosecutors are hoping that the dogs are signed over to them so they can be destroyed

XL Bullys must be registered on the exemption list or risk being confiscated as part of the government's new ban on the dog breed - but experts have warned about neutering or spaying them too young

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

Merseyside Police have arrested a man and a woman after a boy, eight, was bitten by an XL Bully dog in Bootle and rushed to hospital with a serious head injury, as an investigation was launched

Cops confirmed they are investigating the incident which took place in Bothwell, Greater Glasgow on Friday morning and there is a suspicion it may have been an XL Bully-type hound

Esther Martin was visiting her 11-year-old grandson in Jaywick, Essex, when she was attacked and mauled by two XL Bullys, leaving her with fatal injuries that tragically took her life

Freda Jones was walking Guinness, a two-year-old mini Schnauzer, on Sunday when she was attacked in the incident that saw the family dog killed as she suffered an injury to her wrist

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

An 'unprovoked' dog attack by a suspected XL Bully in a London park left two children with injuries that needed medical attention, police have confirmed, as an appeal to trace the owner continues

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

Metropolitan Police said the dog, thought to be an XL Bully, was not on the lead and was not wearing a muzzle at the time of the attack in Battersea, southwest London

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

Faye Winter has revealed that she had been set to rehome an XL Bully after meeting a dog at her local rehoming centre but she was issued a stark warning by her followers

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

Police are investigating a fatal dog attack in Essex on Saturday after grandmother Esther Martin, 68, was mauled to death by two dogs described as XL Bully's by her horrified family, which were banned just days earlier

XL bully dogs have joined the UK's list of banned breeds after campaigners fought for tougher action amid a spate of savagings - but are they really wired to kill?

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

Just days after a ban was introduced on the monster dogs known as XL Bullys, grandmother Esther Martin was mauled to death in front of her grandson - if the law doesn't protect people it needs to be revisited

There were eight XL Bully dogs in the house where 68-year-old Esther Martin was mauled to death on Sunday as she visited her grandson who witnessed the terrifying attack