The home secretary is seeking "urgent advice" about banning American XL Bully dogs as footage shows one of the animals attacking an 11-year-old girl and a man in Birmingham. Suella Braverman has said the animals are a "clear and lethal" danger after the video of the attack in Bordesley Green emerged on the social media platform TikTok. West Midlands Police are investigating after two men, who were bitten and left with injuries to their shoulders and arms, were taken to hospital to be treated for their injuries after the incident on Saturday.
Yes we ended up with a dog that was dumped on us, she sure looks pit, and has such a sweet nature. Is curious and gentle with the cats, plays well with our other dog. But she is strong as fuck, so we train her not to approach the door, not to greet anyone until we say so, give her plenty of exercise and a firm understanding of her place in the household - that she is not protecting us, we are protecting her. I’ve only had big dogs before and we train her as though she is twice her size because in strength she is twice her size. I will say, she is much more responsive to training than her “sister”, despite the reputation. We would not have chosen this dog but certainly not going to kill her for simply existing.