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They are, and have been for some time, the dog of choice there. Generally from a small network of breeders who also kept XL bully’s, amongst cane corso and boerbel and proudly have imported dogos and tosa’s into the country. It’s not a million miles from my neck of the woods and if we ever are over that way you’ll guaranteed see a dozen or so, usually on a julius k9 harness and super reactive, in the city centre causing a scene.
 
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CorvusCorax said:
Lots of them can live in pet homes but as a generalisation they have a high prey drive and while I don't know the circumstances, a very small child making high pitched noises wouldn't be a great mix.
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and possibly with a baby taking up time, the dog may not have been getting the level of exercise and mental stimulation that they need. As you say, we don't know the circumstances.
 
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cauda equina said:
www.edp24.co.uk

XL Bully attack leaves woman with serious injuries

A woman has been seriously injured after being attacked by an XL Bully in Terrington St John in west Norfolk
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Poor woman, at least it was 'just' her arm that was injured. Yet another dog allowed to run out of it's home at will; why would you allow any dog to escape onto the road?

The article states the dog is an XLB, and that there are 15 registered XLBs in that postcode, but it would be interesting to know whether that one was registered.
 
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I do know and have walked and "dogsat" a Malinois Pitbull mix. She was a great dog. Looked more like a black Mali, but you could see some Pitbull in her. She wasn't huge, and had an amazing drive and intelligence. Not aggressive, and got along with my dogs and others quite well. She was adopted from a shelter, and I don't support breeding this cross. She was probably an outlier, but she was a nice dog. Definitely best for an active owner that actually trains their dog, so not for everyone. I loved how trainable she was, and so smart.

Never a cross I'd breed or seek out. I love a good Mali but don't have the employment for one, so I'll never have one. As with many types of dogs, they need the right people and aren't fit for all settings.
 
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CanteringCarrot said:
I do know and have walked and "dogsat" a Malinois Pitbull mix. She was a great dog. Looked more like a black Mali, but you could see some Pitbull in her. She wasn't huge, and had an amazing drive and intelligence. Not aggressive, and got along with my dogs and others quite well. She was adopted from a shelter, and I don't support breeding this cross. She was probably an outlier, but she was a nice dog. Definitely best for an active owner that actually trains their dog, so not for everyone. I loved how trainable she was, and so smart.

Never a cross I'd breed or seek out. I love a good Mali but don't have the employment for one, so I'll never have one. As with many types of dogs, they need the right people and aren't fit for all settings.
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I an always curious as to how a dogs breeding is known for definate if they have come from a rescue
 
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twiggy2 said:
I an always curious as to how a dogs breeding is known for definate if they have come from a rescue
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Quite often a dog is surrendered by an owner or even a breeder if something goes wrong. The rescue near me has occasional re-homes who have full KC papers and registration with them, which can be helpful for tracking health issues and the like. Normally they’re the owner death ones.
 
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Snowfilly said:
Quite often a dog is surrendered by an owner or even a breeder if something goes wrong. The rescue near me has occasional re-homes who have full KC papers and registration with them, which can be helpful for tracking health issues and the like. Normally they’re the owner death ones.
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I would guess those cases are pretty rsre though.
I have seen dogs decribed as allsorts in rescue (that they are clearly not),
 
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twiggy2 said:
I an always curious as to how a dogs breeding is known for definate if they have come from a rescue
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The owner did a DNA test. I think it was Embark. The results matched her phenotype too.

We've also had some instances here where the pups or young dogs come into the shelter with mum and/or dad.

Edit: I DNA tested both of my purebreds out of curiosity of the capabilities, and I used Embark. The results were accurate and it gave some interesting other bits of info, plus showed relatives.
 
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So its out, unmuzzled, not on a lead and its actively attacking people, and it was destroyed as the last possible option? WTF. Surely it should have been the first thing they did. It sounds like it was mayhem for some time, with specialist teams called in all while members of the public were close by. They are happy to mow a cow down 4 or 5 times with a car, but allowed this dog to rampage and only destroyed it as a last possible option.
 
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