AnnieW

Why are you campaigning for the rest of us to have to deal with dogs that have no business being continually bred, and living in communities with children and other regular dogs. Since American bullies have crept into the UK the trail of trauma they have left behind, almost daily, is horrific! I myself became agoraphobic after one spotted my (then) newborn baby in a baby carrier and tried to attack. Scariest moment of my life. Just minding my business walking down a residential street. It had to be restrained by two grown men, and I have never seen a look like it in a dogs eyes. More like a lion or large predator, no warning or growl, just lunge and attack. I was lucky, but I was left having to have trauma therapy, panic attacks and unable to go out on my own, instead of enjoying walks in the sun with my new baby as I should have been. I was robbed of what should have been one of the most precious times of my life because of other people's irresponsible choice of pet. I absolutely love dogs, but these are not appropriate pets. They are too powerful and the genes don't lie, no matter how good an owner you are, you have a ticking time bomb on your hands - you're lucky if it never expresses those instincts in it's lifetime but you should never trust that it won't. There are many gorgeous breeds of dog that can be responsibly bred and won't perpetually maul other people's beloved family pets in the street (let alone the owners, their children and innocent passersby) The government are absolutely right to ban XL bullies being further bred.