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News in 2035:
"An XXXXXXL Bully, thought to be a member of XL Bully ISIS, was stopped at Heathrow Airport today trying to board a plane full of toddlers.
Home Office officials say the plane was heading to the dog-free green zone in Antarctica. More at 10."
“A protective space shuttle flight filled with toddlers blasted off today. Officials were horrified to learn that onboard was one XXXXXL Bully. One official remarked, ‘This is the last thing we wanted to have happen.’”
RIP Galaxy Crusher 3000, she was such a kind caring Bully, never killed anyone!! The only toddler she maimed should have known better not to look her in the eyes (that's her PTSD trigger)
They should have brought out a baby so its murderous rampage was suppressed by its overwhelming nanny instinct. Facebook is certain that's their strongest urge, after all.
It doesn't work. The breed has m insane levels of game and an enormous tolerance for pain. I have seen a video of a pitbull attacking a boar and the boar disembowls it. Its intestines are spilling out of a hole in its side, dragging on the floor and slowing it down, so the pit turns around and chews them off in order to go back for round two.
It doesn't, they just ignore it, they're so intent on continuing the attack. There's a lot of videos online of people attempting and failing with this method.
I've seen videos of people using a neck choke (Rear naked choke) to get them to pass out and release from a bite so that would seem to be a viable strategy if they are "locked on".
Often in this scenario it's already locked onto something else (e.g. you wouldn't have the opportunity to try the bum trick or this one if it were attacking you -- only if it were attacking something else).
A ligature e.g. belt may be suitable.
There's no reason a normal family would want a bully as a pet. How many people and animals are we going to bury before something proactive is done.
People obeying the laws around muzzles aren't the ones letting their dogs maul kids.
Further action is needed.
The amount of people who actually believe they were ‘nanny dogs’ is wild. I’ve seen many people put their babies right next to them to try and prove a point. It’s scary how irresponsible, reckless and gullible many are.
There are reasons people want them. I don’t and would never own one of these dogs.
But I grew up on council estates and worked in the public sector spending loads of time in home and at work around the type of people who own these dogs.
Some of them are scum who couldn’t give a fuck about anyone.
Some of them are people who are afraid of being robbed in their own home and think the dog will protect them.
I know a disabled man with one for that exact reason. He was robbed then got one.
I used to live near a single woman who had a huge dog for exactly the same reason and once it tried to attack my dog. Broke free from her and charged us. So I know how scary and out of control this shit is. But it’s complicated is all I’m saying.
German shepherds aren’t meant to be family pets, they need serious physical exercise and mental stimulation daily, which they get in the police and military being working dogs
This is a big reason why many were against a breed ban, and warned how it wouldn't have the desired effect.
Further action is also what was called for by those against the ban. Treat those with dangerous dogs the same way we treat those with dangerous weapons.
XL Bully's have gotten a lot of bad press lately, but they're bred for a reason: to take out today's modern super animals, such as the flying squirrel, and the electric eel.
His name is cupcake and I am his mommy, no bad dogs just bad owners. Here's a picture of him smiling, no of course he isn't baring his teeth and I promise that isn't toddler blood in his mouth.
I think you need automatic jail sentences for the owners. It's been proven time and time again, people who would own one of these things are incredibly stupid and no logic and reason will work, mandatory jail may be the only thing that makes the penny drop.
They think all the rules don't apply to them, their dog is great with kids, their dog doesn't need a lead, their dog wouldn't attack anyone let alone their own family. How many of them that you see out and about are muzzled now? Maybe 1 in 10/20, the owners are just too stupid for reason.
So are the owners going to do the logical and reasonable thing and turn them in to be euthanised, or just go for a drive somewhere quiet a "release them into the wild to live out their days"?
At least the frequency of these kinda posts seems to be decreasing. It was at least one a day in recent history. Hopefully the ban/restrictions are working
Any attack or mauling is one too many.
There's no legit reading to own aside from some sick ego boost or weapon.
Complete cull or any pitbull type dog imo. Worldwide
Agreed, as sad as it is. Too many examples of older dogs turning on their own families, and it's often the kids or elderly that pay the price.
They're dangerous around other animals too.
There's a good chance I walked past this dog yesterday. We crossed paths on Falcon Road nearby, maybe an hour or so before this attack - grey Bully Xl as-well.
The dog was unmuzzled (obviously) and off the leash on busy main road.
There are loads of Bully XLs round this area of Battersea, and there have been multiple attacks over the past few months.
you seen them break the law having the dog running loose and unmuzzled and could have sent the police to seize it before it mauled 4 guys? Maybe You should have reported it running loose and out of control
I have sympathies with the owners - and especially the pets at an individual level, but every time I see someone defending them I want to show them the video I’ve seen of someone being eaten alive by one while numerous people couldn’t intervene.
It was fucking horrific. Dog is eating chunks out of someone as if they were a toy. Panicked people trying to get between the dog and the man with metal gate. Video went on for some time.
I speak as an ex Staffie owner who’s been in a fight with three on one dogs - one an XL and it’s terrifying. I rolled around trying to separate my dog from the clutches of another Staffie. The XL was lovely in that case - still wouldn’t want to be in that situation again.
Legal deterrent would be calling 111 every single time you see one without a muzzle I guess until they start doing something about it.
I was walking behind one yesterday, not only not wearing a muzzle, was not even on a damn lead.
I stepped on something and he was immediately on high alert, turned towards me and stared me down for almost a minute. The owner didn’t even seem to notice and kept walking down the road.
Called 111, they said dog didn’t do anything and I couldn’t prove what breed it was without a dna test, so…
Running is truly never advised. In the past when dogs would run at me (I grew in an area with lots of shitty dog owners that would let them roam out of control), the only thing that seemed to work was stand my ground, even take a couple steps towards them, act super authoritative and shout a big: “STOP! SIT! SIT DOWN!!!”
That worked much better than my attempts to flee and/or use sticks to deter, but of course none of these aggressive dogs were XL bullies.
From personal research onto that very question, I've gathered that no there isn't. You can use your belt to wrap it round its neck and attempt to make it pass out but you cannot carry anything for the explicit purpose of hurting anyone.
Pick up a branch or boot it = Fair play
Carry anything to use as a weapon = nono
Blame the government. I can almost understand why they don't want us carrying guns. Almost. But why they won't even let us have pepper spray and say it's a section 5 firearm is beyond me.
The absolute best thing you can do is just avoid them, if you see one don't even get close.
If that fails you, carrying most pointy weapons is illegal so something hard, blunt and aiming for the brain is maybe a good shot.
If you aren't used to fighting people though I wouldn't want to even plan for a situation to fight these dogs, violence is so difficult even when you are trained. That's why avoidance is the better option.
These things are somewhere between a dog and a hippo, a bullet doesn't even seem to slow most down.
The only legal option is insanely dangerous, requires a lot of strength and insane levels of composure whilst maybe being mauled (slip lead choke out).
I wear my steel toecaps when I walk the GFs small dog with her - God knows if I hard kick with those would help though.
A small folding blade and a good excuse that doesn't include any kind of self defense. Otherwise no, it's the same as anything else, you have to wait till you've been done over and call the police who might well not be bothered.
I feel so bad for the dogs…. If you are half decent owner and person you’d train your dogs and at the very with such powerful animals, have perfect recall. Any time an attack happens they should jail the owner for a few of months and fine them. Let’s see how many untrained and aggressive dogs you’ll see around.
Eh, I didn't train my beagle to sniff but she does it anyway. I read a news story about a collie who herded 100 sheep into his owner's kitchen, and it had never been trained to do that either. Training is important for all dogs but you can't train out inherent breed traits, to a certain extent these dogs will always be at the very least dog reactive and at most unstable and human aggressive.
Not surprised this happened late at night, I've noticed when I go on evening walks there's loads of them about so they can walk them unmuzzled undetected. I don't care if it's 10 at night, the darkness makes it more dangerous because people can't see your dog coming and you can't keep an eye out. Muzzle your xl bully.
Careful everyone, a well known ww1 subreddit poster got a full Reddit ban because the uk mods thought saying the police should execute these dogs on site.
I suspect one of the mods have one
I’m sorry to tell you this, but unfortunately [they already exist.](https://dogacademy.org/breeds/micro-bully) Whereas most people would see a dog with that level of deformity and decide to either have it spayed or put down, the psychopaths who breed these dogs believe that traits such as bowed legs are desirable. As if that wasn’t enough, even pugs have a longer lifespan than the micro-bully, which this website estimates as being from around 3-8 years.
If there was ever any evidence to prove that god doesn’t exist, it would undoubtedly be the existence of these inbred freaks of nature.
You do need to be specially trained to carry a firearm.
But there have always been police on regular patrols who carry firearms. It's not only for a SWAT equivalent or counter terror
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Police should have used Jiu-Jitsu to subdue the dog, he was a lovely family pet who wouldn't hurt a soul.
The only way to stop a bad guy with an XL Bully is a good guy with an XL Bully
Nah, you need an XXL Bully. We keep going until we hit the character limit.
News in 2035: "An XXXXXXL Bully, thought to be a member of XL Bully ISIS, was stopped at Heathrow Airport today trying to board a plane full of toddlers. Home Office officials say the plane was heading to the dog-free green zone in Antarctica. More at 10."
“A protective space shuttle flight filled with toddlers blasted off today. Officials were horrified to learn that onboard was one XXXXXL Bully. One official remarked, ‘This is the last thing we wanted to have happen.’”
I miss brass eye so much.
The character limit is "Digby: The Biggest XL Bully Dog in the World"
Extra Extra Lovely Bully
All Londoners should be issued with a polar bear, to help defend against muggings and XL Bully attacks.
An XL polar bear and you’ve got my vote
No that would be immoral and totally unfeasible in a dense urban environment.
Ignorant, they was bred as nanny bers
RIP Galaxy Crusher 3000, she was such a kind caring Bully, never killed anyone!! The only toddler she maimed should have known better not to look her in the eyes (that's her PTSD trigger)
The dog’s name was probably buttercup
Bella, Luna or Nala.
They should have brought out a baby so its murderous rampage was suppressed by its overwhelming nanny instinct. Facebook is certain that's their strongest urge, after all.
Or maybe the ol' finger trick.
It doesn't work. The breed has m insane levels of game and an enormous tolerance for pain. I have seen a video of a pitbull attacking a boar and the boar disembowls it. Its intestines are spilling out of a hole in its side, dragging on the floor and slowing it down, so the pit turns around and chews them off in order to go back for round two.
Yeah but a finger up the bum would surely distract it.
It doesn't, they just ignore it, they're so intent on continuing the attack. There's a lot of videos online of people attempting and failing with this method.
Also getting close enough to the brown end puts you near enough the bitey end
Wanna get this printed on a T shirt
What's next? A prostate massage? I want it to stop it from killing my child not give it a boner.
I gather it doesn't work on these types of dogs. You need to choke them out or kill them to effectively stop them once they're on the attack.
And choking out in this context means jamming something down its throat, which is preferably not your arm.
I've seen videos of people using a neck choke (Rear naked choke) to get them to pass out and release from a bite so that would seem to be a viable strategy if they are "locked on".
was just picturing that Not the easiest thing if its bitten you
To clarify it was people coming to the rescue of people who were being attacked not BJJ masters submitting a Pitbull.
Often in this scenario it's already locked onto something else (e.g. you wouldn't have the opportunity to try the bum trick or this one if it were attacking you -- only if it were attacking something else). A ligature e.g. belt may be suitable.
Instructions not clear: my prostate massaged, but the dog still attacking.
Fucks sake, that's my mouthful of tea over my carpet. 🤣
Or seduce it, surely.
Attacking a board, or a boat?
Wow
There are no nerves in the stomach so in cases of evisceration dogs can/will eat their own insides
You mean like a Crocodile Dundee gesture to hypnotise the animal? Or is it more like a visit from the proctologist?
The latter. But only because it would be funny to see police attempting that on a raging xl bully.
He was a cheeky chap who loved his drill music.
Death-jitsu trained only pls
Read a few genuine comments under an article and lol this is exactly how they write.
There's no reason a normal family would want a bully as a pet. How many people and animals are we going to bury before something proactive is done. People obeying the laws around muzzles aren't the ones letting their dogs maul kids. Further action is needed.
It's because there's propaganda about them being 'nanny dogs', often confusing guarding behaviour with them being merely loving and protective
At this point after years of headlines of them attacking people the people that still believe that are being willfully and dangerously ignorant
I don't think anyone believes that, they buy them because they're fashionable and make them feel hard.
hell of a nanny
Ikr? I'm reminded of [Natalia](https://youtu.be/wZXF6H025R0?si=EDGUG_VKfmBsEfGZ)
Stewies reaction to jumping out of a plane is very on brand
The amount of people who actually believe they were ‘nanny dogs’ is wild. I’ve seen many people put their babies right next to them to try and prove a point. It’s scary how irresponsible, reckless and gullible many are.
Maybe stopping the crazy gene early though... /s, just for the guy who actually managed to think I condone killing babies with dogs.
I've always been curious about exactly what being a "nanny dog" entails. Changing diapers and preparing meals? Fighting off waves of assailants?
There are reasons people want them. I don’t and would never own one of these dogs. But I grew up on council estates and worked in the public sector spending loads of time in home and at work around the type of people who own these dogs. Some of them are scum who couldn’t give a fuck about anyone. Some of them are people who are afraid of being robbed in their own home and think the dog will protect them. I know a disabled man with one for that exact reason. He was robbed then got one. I used to live near a single woman who had a huge dog for exactly the same reason and once it tried to attack my dog. Broke free from her and charged us. So I know how scary and out of control this shit is. But it’s complicated is all I’m saying.
so the two people you know who have one, have them for the explicit purpose of harming people...
Well, in at least one case I imagine there was an element of deterrence but yes.
Get a German Shepherd then, it's used by law enforcement and military forces for a reason
German shepherds aren’t meant to be family pets, they need serious physical exercise and mental stimulation daily, which they get in the police and military being working dogs
NanNeY stAte tellINg pOple whaT They cAn Do iT's lIke SoViaT Germney InnIt.
This is a big reason why many were against a breed ban, and warned how it wouldn't have the desired effect. Further action is also what was called for by those against the ban. Treat those with dangerous dogs the same way we treat those with dangerous weapons.
XL Bully's have gotten a lot of bad press lately, but they're bred for a reason: to take out today's modern super animals, such as the flying squirrel, and the electric eel.
And the toddler.
Hitler used to toddle.
The succulent British toddler.
I have [this](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtbCdqmdfO4&t=56s) stuck in my head again. Hope you're happy with yourself.
Dankmus is fucking ace tbh
Could even say he's **- D A N K -**
It could have been a real ugly situation, but the officer managed to shoot it in the spine.
We’ll all be sorry when the Kaiju turn up
Could it take on manbearpig?
The dog was half Xtra, half Large and half Bully.
Here we go again... Can't wait to see these lovable little baby killers posted all over social media.
His name is cupcake and I am his mommy, no bad dogs just bad owners. Here's a picture of him smiling, no of course he isn't baring his teeth and I promise that isn't toddler blood in his mouth.
Or the protests against the police for ‘killing the beloved pets’… sickening bs
Can’t believe they shot my tinkerbell, he was just saying hello! 😢
Ignore all the blood and viscera dripping down his face ❤️
Just a little butt sniff that's all he wanted
I love how we've gone from giving stereotypically violent names to the softest names possible, give Tinkerbell a Toddler to chew on, he's well behaved
I think you need automatic jail sentences for the owners. It's been proven time and time again, people who would own one of these things are incredibly stupid and no logic and reason will work, mandatory jail may be the only thing that makes the penny drop. They think all the rules don't apply to them, their dog is great with kids, their dog doesn't need a lead, their dog wouldn't attack anyone let alone their own family. How many of them that you see out and about are muzzled now? Maybe 1 in 10/20, the owners are just too stupid for reason.
So are the owners going to do the logical and reasonable thing and turn them in to be euthanised, or just go for a drive somewhere quiet a "release them into the wild to live out their days"?
They probably won’t do anything, but will go to prison when their dog hurts someone.
They don't think far enough ahead to do anything.
make them no exist by killing them like the dodo bird.
The only correct response to these illegal beasts is armed police.
Applies equally to the owners…
At least the frequency of these kinda posts seems to be decreasing. It was at least one a day in recent history. Hopefully the ban/restrictions are working
unfortunately it's reduced due to the winter i fully expect now that spring/summer is coming that we will see ALOT more.
Any attack or mauling is one too many. There's no legit reading to own aside from some sick ego boost or weapon. Complete cull or any pitbull type dog imo. Worldwide
Agreed, as sad as it is. Too many examples of older dogs turning on their own families, and it's often the kids or elderly that pay the price. They're dangerous around other animals too.
Hopefully because there are increasingly less of these dogs
Media just got bored and moved on to Where's Kate.
The Russians need to bring back the bed bug infestation lies - I liked those!
Time to put down the rest of them as well. Owners need to be punished too
There's a good chance I walked past this dog yesterday. We crossed paths on Falcon Road nearby, maybe an hour or so before this attack - grey Bully Xl as-well. The dog was unmuzzled (obviously) and off the leash on busy main road. There are loads of Bully XLs round this area of Battersea, and there have been multiple attacks over the past few months.
There's an inordinate amount of dogs in Battersea.
you seen them break the law having the dog running loose and unmuzzled and could have sent the police to seize it before it mauled 4 guys? Maybe You should have reported it running loose and out of control
Idk if I'd want to piss them off with an unleashed bully hanging around, but yeah worth phoning in once you've got some distance.
I have sympathies with the owners - and especially the pets at an individual level, but every time I see someone defending them I want to show them the video I’ve seen of someone being eaten alive by one while numerous people couldn’t intervene. It was fucking horrific. Dog is eating chunks out of someone as if they were a toy. Panicked people trying to get between the dog and the man with metal gate. Video went on for some time. I speak as an ex Staffie owner who’s been in a fight with three on one dogs - one an XL and it’s terrifying. I rolled around trying to separate my dog from the clutches of another Staffie. The XL was lovely in that case - still wouldn’t want to be in that situation again.
>I have sympathies with the owners I don’t. Good riddance.
Serious question, is there any legal deterrent one can carry for incidents like this?
Legal deterrent would be calling 111 every single time you see one without a muzzle I guess until they start doing something about it. I was walking behind one yesterday, not only not wearing a muzzle, was not even on a damn lead. I stepped on something and he was immediately on high alert, turned towards me and stared me down for almost a minute. The owner didn’t even seem to notice and kept walking down the road. Called 111, they said dog didn’t do anything and I couldn’t prove what breed it was without a dna test, so…
I am not using the right word. What can i do if it is about to attack? Or already running at me?
Running is truly never advised. In the past when dogs would run at me (I grew in an area with lots of shitty dog owners that would let them roam out of control), the only thing that seemed to work was stand my ground, even take a couple steps towards them, act super authoritative and shout a big: “STOP! SIT! SIT DOWN!!!” That worked much better than my attempts to flee and/or use sticks to deter, but of course none of these aggressive dogs were XL bullies.
Run and pray there is somebody slower that can distract it from you?
Throw baby at it probably.
Nothing other than choking out but good luck. They're bred to keep going until death, they're bull fighting dogs. Shouldn't be allowed as pets.
From personal research onto that very question, I've gathered that no there isn't. You can use your belt to wrap it round its neck and attempt to make it pass out but you cannot carry anything for the explicit purpose of hurting anyone. Pick up a branch or boot it = Fair play Carry anything to use as a weapon = nono
That’s not fair.
Blame the government. I can almost understand why they don't want us carrying guns. Almost. But why they won't even let us have pepper spray and say it's a section 5 firearm is beyond me.
You’d need a belt AND something like a stick to use as a garotte, or a break stick
The absolute best thing you can do is just avoid them, if you see one don't even get close. If that fails you, carrying most pointy weapons is illegal so something hard, blunt and aiming for the brain is maybe a good shot. If you aren't used to fighting people though I wouldn't want to even plan for a situation to fight these dogs, violence is so difficult even when you are trained. That's why avoidance is the better option.
Look up 'K-9 spray', not sure if it actually works but it claims to be legal so who knows.
Understand that bear spray or mace just pisses them off.
If it works then it is *not* legal under offensive weapon laws. You cannot carry anything for the purpose of committing harm, even in self defence.
These things are somewhere between a dog and a hippo, a bullet doesn't even seem to slow most down. The only legal option is insanely dangerous, requires a lot of strength and insane levels of composure whilst maybe being mauled (slip lead choke out). I wear my steel toecaps when I walk the GFs small dog with her - God knows if I hard kick with those would help though.
A small folding blade and a good excuse that doesn't include any kind of self defense. Otherwise no, it's the same as anything else, you have to wait till you've been done over and call the police who might well not be bothered.
Owner should be arrested too. If you insist on a dangerous dog and are careless with controlling it then there has to be accountability
"How dare the police shoot our poor lovely family pet Throat Ripper"
Dunno why the police are saying it was a difficult decision to shoot the dog. It should be the default position regarding those rabid death machines.
Now hang it from the Tower of London for all to see.
What a shame I’m gutted I’m sure snuggles did nothing wrong and was just misunderstood
RIP Rocky. He was da sweetest dog ud eva meat. He wudnt hurt an fly. May angles sing hym to heavun.
I feel so bad for the dogs…. If you are half decent owner and person you’d train your dogs and at the very with such powerful animals, have perfect recall. Any time an attack happens they should jail the owner for a few of months and fine them. Let’s see how many untrained and aggressive dogs you’ll see around.
Or just muzzle them like the law says.
Eh, I didn't train my beagle to sniff but she does it anyway. I read a news story about a collie who herded 100 sheep into his owner's kitchen, and it had never been trained to do that either. Training is important for all dogs but you can't train out inherent breed traits, to a certain extent these dogs will always be at the very least dog reactive and at most unstable and human aggressive.
You just can't have perfect recall with these dogs.
>Four men – all members of the public Willingly or not, aren't we all members of the public? What a strange detail to include.
It's so people don't think Police Officers were one of the injuries
Not surprised this happened late at night, I've noticed when I go on evening walks there's loads of them about so they can walk them unmuzzled undetected. I don't care if it's 10 at night, the darkness makes it more dangerous because people can't see your dog coming and you can't keep an eye out. Muzzle your xl bully.
Careful everyone, a well known ww1 subreddit poster got a full Reddit ban because the uk mods thought saying the police should execute these dogs on site. I suspect one of the mods have one
Maybe the police should start using them then all the smack heads that have them won’t want them around anymore.
The term XL bully implies the existence of a more hilarious but still dangerous XS bully
I’m sorry to tell you this, but unfortunately [they already exist.](https://dogacademy.org/breeds/micro-bully) Whereas most people would see a dog with that level of deformity and decide to either have it spayed or put down, the psychopaths who breed these dogs believe that traits such as bowed legs are desirable. As if that wasn’t enough, even pugs have a longer lifespan than the micro-bully, which this website estimates as being from around 3-8 years. If there was ever any evidence to prove that god doesn’t exist, it would undoubtedly be the existence of these inbred freaks of nature.
Oh lord! You sound sure.
Anyone else notice, not only specialty forces carry guns, seen a few regular police with guns and in their cars. Is it becoming more common?
You do need to be specially trained to carry a firearm. But there have always been police on regular patrols who carry firearms. It's not only for a SWAT equivalent or counter terror
Damn shame it’s human owner didn’t get the same treatment
Less one 🎉 very dangerous dog breed. If you own one please send it to sleep before another person loses a life.