XL Bully dogs are not an easy breed. Their temperament is unpredictable, and first time dog owners in the UK are buying them in their hundreds. They require a high level of socialisation and training, which they definitely aren’t getting from the morons who buy them as pets off gumtree and can’t even physically restrain them when they attack a squirrel in the park.

Over in North Wales, two of these XL Bully’s were shot dead by a farmer after they escaped from their home and brutally murdered 22 pregnant sheep, as well as injuring 48 more.

As per Sky News, the farmer was unable to get the dogs under control – despite several attempts – and opened fire after one became aggressive towards him. The financial cost of the incident, which took place in March, amounted to more than £14,000 for the farmer.

The owner of the two dogs, David Hughes, 26, from Rhosllanerchrugog, North Wales, has been ordered to pay £900 in fines after admitting to an offence of being in charge of a dog dangerously out of control. He was also banned from keeping dogs for five years.

PC Chris James said:

“I welcome this result after what was a horrific scene for the victim, who is still suffering the effects of the incident today.

Livestock attacks are extremely distressing not only for the animals, but for their keepers too. The costs, both financially and emotionally, for such distressing incidents are wholly unacceptable.

A dog’s owner is the only person who can prevent an attack from happening, and you may have to pay the ultimate price if you cannot control your animal.”

There were nearly 22,000 cases of out-of-control dogs causing injury reported last year – up from 16,000 in 2018. Over the same period, dog ownership has increased 15 percent – from 8.9 million to 10.2 million.

Four breeds are banned under the Dangerous Dogs Act; the Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino and the Fila Brasileiro. Seems like it’s only a matter of time before the XL Bully AKA American bully is added to the list.

You always hear that ‘there’s no such thing as dangerous dogs, just irresponsible owners’, and while that may be true to a point, there’s no getting away from the fact that some breeds are more genetically predisposed to violence than others. Fair play to the farmer for doing what he had to do.

For the man who spent £12,480 to transform himself into a collie, click HERE.