All news on the topic: XL Bully

Jake Harris, who is organising a planned mass walk in Birmingham, has said puppies would be allowed at the protest against plans to ban the animal

The Mirror's Head of Showbiz, Tom Bryant, relives the scary encounter with a Bully dog that left him shaking and bloodied

Ex-soldier and dog trainer Scott Godman believes the XL Bully dogs have been given a bad press and he is now planning to hold a free event on September 30 at local playing fields in east Yorkshire, where he will provide important advice on the breed, and training

Martin Winfield, a renowned animal trainer who trains Wales' most dangerous dogs, said owners are now too scared to leave their homes with their bully XLs since the plan to ban the breed was announced

Lee Sansum, a professional dog walker who also owns two XL Bullies, has described the breed as 'loving dogs' and 'family pets' ahead of a ban that he claims will cost him thousands of pounds

Dozens of panicking owners of American XL Bullies, as well as other breeds, have begged Large Breed Dog Rescue in Greenhithe, Kent, to rehome their pets ahead of new legislation

Kate Jackson said she came across a man with two dogs, one of which Kate believed to be an XL bully, in Sefton Park, Merseyside and it pounced on her puppy Arthur

Campaigners in Birmginham say they want to show how "gentle the breed really is" amid plans to outlaw it after a spate of attacks, planning a controversial mass walk

Frightened owners of XL Bully dogs have been taking drastic measures to walk the animals since Rishi Sunak announced they would become a banned breed, says a dog trainer in the West Midlands

Ian Price was mauled to death by two dogs - both thought to have been XL Bullies - in Stonnall, Staffordshire, last week and video has since been circulated of his last moments

Mark Heffron, who is from Oldham, Greater Manchester, says his two-year-old dog Tyson is a "big friendly giant" who "loves kids" and is "so laid back and chilled"

Emma Jepson, 35, adopted Roxy - a Ridgeback/XL bully crossbreed - in October 2022. She calls the four year old her 'little princess' and says she's been fantastically trained

Anita Mehdi knows just what it's like to own a dog classified as banned in the UK. She was 'traumatised' after Lola was seized and worries how responsible pet owners will cope with the XL Bully ban

Just the day before the attack, then two-year-old Ella had patted her aunt's neighbour's dogs before they viciously attacked her, leaving her needing years of hospital treatment

Expert dog trainers have shared their top tips for training an XL Bully dog safely ahead of Rishi Sunak's ban - from muzzle training to walking safely on a lead

Kaylee Hankins, 32, says her 16-month-old XL bully Isla is loved by her family and neighbours alike in the Cotswolds - and claims her pet is so soft she was left 'petrified' by a Jack Russell

The UK's Chief Veterinary Officer has reassured XL Bully owners their dogs won't be culled, but an 'amnesty' approach means they will have to follow a strict set of rules

An XL Bully campaign group has traced at least 10 dog attacks worldwide to descendants of 'Killer Kimbo', but his owner Gustavo Castro says his genes are not to blame

XL Bully crossbreed owner, Martin Ingram, shares his heartbreak after Rishi Sunak announced a ban on the breed under the Dangerous Dogs Act by the end of the year. He says his beloved puppy Kaya is 'the most loving and beautiful dog'

WARNING: DISTRESSING DETAILS Ian Price, 52, suffered life-threatening injuries after being attacked by two dogs and despite the best efforts of medics he tragically died later in hospital

Grayce Atherton describes her American XL bully as an “amazing” family dog. After the announcement that they are to be banned, she has slammed what she calls a “witch-hunt”

Mum-of-two Alicia Elliot is in the process of launching a petition, after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak released a statement saying that American XL Bullies will be banned by the end of the year

Gustavo Castro's pet was dubbed 'Killer Kimbo' after a campaign group found there have been at least 10 dog attacks worldwide involving his XL Bully descendants

Ian Price, 52, suffered life-threatening injuries after being attacked by two dogs yesterday and despite the best efforts of medics he tragically died later in hospital

Four children across South Yorkshire were attacked by their family dogs, the police said. This included a 15-year-old girl who was hospitalised after being attacked by an XL Bully