In the past few years, you may have noticed a terrifyingly large breed of dog stalking the streets of Britain: the infamous XL Bully.
An offshoot of the American Pit Bull Terrier, it’s hard to miss an XL Bully when you pass one in the street. Often weighing more than nine stone (or 57 kg) and with males at least 20 inches tall at the shoulders, they are defined by the government as ‘heavily-muscled’, with a blocky head, and a physique ‘suggesting great strength and power for its size.’
The breed can probably be summed up best though as a kind of hellhound on steroids. XL Bullies seem to have a remarkable propensity for violence, with this one breed believed to be responsible for the number of fatal dog attacks in the UK rising to at least 16 in 2023.
In October last year – after a spate of XL Bully attacks and a viral video showing an XL Bully attacking
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