XL Bully ban: New measures come into force from today

[@icxcnika9399]

Never seen a dog warden in my life.

[@smiley19881999]

Dogs NOT on the Restricted list: Cane Corso, Dogo Argentino, Caucasian Shepherd, Turkish Kangal, Presa Canario etc... the mind boggles with the legislation in this country around dog breeds

[@markfairman162]

I'd say because they are not yet popular breeds. Probably people who pay have gotten an XL Bully might look to get one of these breeds you mentioned. We will be in the same situation in 5 years with another breed.

[@DarrenMac-yk2gd]

@@markfairman162 they can simple alter height and measurements of currently bullys and just rename them under a new breed these laws don’t work and won’t work their will be a new American bully called something else we will keep creating new breeds

[@Pitbull53war]

The government should be outlawed for the damage they are doing too our country

[@punchy1325]

A special dog license for certain breeds and all owners should have to go on a course for any dog, especially a powerful breed i say this with over 40 years experience with dogs of all breeds, especially rottweilers its more about educating people unfortunately most people shouldn't own any dog's let alone a powerful breed they've no idea how dog's behave big or small i leave an example here if a st Bernard turned it would do just as much damage but unfortunately these idiots that get powerful breeds and don't train them or don't socialise them which leads to this behaviour never get a st Bernard or an irish wolfhound so please educate yourselves instead of being ignorant everyone should look up ceasar Milan he had a pitbull daddy who he used on cases where the other dog was aggressive and he brought daddy in to calm situations because daddy was so calm it rubbed of on the aggressive dog and these dogs were of every breed imaginable and faced with aggression daddy would always stay calm again my point being its not the breed it's the owner and to think its not is ignorant

[@Riley_rolo]

No......any dog is dangerous and unpredictable certain breeds are more violent is just silly to say. Tell me what breed of humans is the most violent?

[@Steve30x]

A lot of people don't obey the laws that's there already. Most people don't put a muzzle on dogs who by law require you to have a muzzle on. They don't have a dog licence and the dog isn't chipped or if the dog is chipped the chip isn't registered properly. So how do you expect them to obey the law by not getting an XL bully. My dog was chipped when I got her from the breeder and the chip is registered properly. I got the vet to register her for me. And I got a lifetime dog licence for her. She's a small friendly breed that isn't required to be muzzled by law but if it was required to muzzle her I would do so. Ciara is wrong. A jack Russel can do a lot of damage too. Yes a lot of the time they will give you a nip but they can do a lot of damage too.

[@Riley_rolo]

A lot of people? EVERYONE, and I mean everyone in ireland simply don't follow rules or laws. We are a nation of idiots we could follow simple rules even if we tried.

[@hankchinaski1962]

Xl bully? Surprised they're not calling them far right!

[@deniscarter6613]

They shouldn't have it's not the dog's fault it's the owners and how they are reared

[@mrmanic4151]

Agreed it's not the dog's fault, but it's like guns, if we can't guarantee people are going to handle them safely, we can't g8ve them to people.

[@MW92.]

The left wingers don’t think like that…they want everything cancelled or banned that they don’t agree with

[@paddymurphy-oconnor8255]

No, the dog is bred to be like this.

[@charshill2978]

The dogs injure people just by playing. They aren't pets.

[@paddymurphy-oconnor8255]

@@charshill2978 They have toxic rage syndrome. Why else would a dog attack its own owner? These are the Michael Myers of dogs. A completely normal child until one dark Halloween night they turn.

[@johnnypatterson7512]

An XL Bully should not exist. Not sure if any of you remember but in America back in the 80's there were many many Pit Bull attacks that maimed and killed people. It is scientifically known Pit Bulls have a genetic flaw with regards to their aggression and violence. Pit Bulls are still on the list of most dangerous dogs in the world for a reason. Can you train a tiger from birth? Yes you can but there is a chance that it will attack and like an XL Bully, when they do they can inflict massive amounts of damage and kill. All this nonsense about "If you raise them correctly then they won't" is pure nonsense. The fact you have to train these animals a certain way is telling in and of itself.

[@DarrenMac-yk2gd]

Everything you said the same judgment could be made about black men and their genetic low impulse control and how they’re not safe to be around European women or children ? The crimes we’ve all heard and seen them committing against European women and children all over the uk and Ireland but the same man won’t be asking for these men to be banned despite hundred of years of proof of what type of men these really are

[@idakev]

Tbh, it doesn't matter how much data you show these people about how deadly these dogs are. They want to be able to buy them and don't care about how it affects others

[@enzoscifo5508]

The data 😂😂😂😂😂. Idiotic cyborg.

[@josephmurphy1509]

Are they talking about some of the Bullies in Leinster House??

[@Mark-n4c9t]

XL Bully made up less than 1% of all dogs in the UK in 2022. They also accounted for 70% of fatal dog attacks. The look of the dog is NOT the problem and a non argument. The problem is they are a bull breed which was bred to bait bears and bulls. They have a genetic predisposition for aggression and pulling behaviour the same way a Border Collie has a genetic disposition to herd. Certain breeds have no place in society as you can NEVER control the idiocy of certain owners and therefore you can never stop fatal attacks occurring as long as the breed is freely available to own.

[@clyde-xo5pb]

CRAZY. SO WHAT ABOUT THE DOGO, OR THE. CORCE. OR THE PRESA. WHAT ABOUT ROT AND

[@SymiMoon-ly5dg]

Newstalk will you give people more time to talk and stop interrupting. Vet is right its how u handle these dogs, look deeper than news reel on past life of any dog who attacks

[@DWPofficial2024]

What happened to the follow up of John knibbs ? He pleaded guilty and the media's gone silent 🤔

[@SomethingsoniQ]

Dogs behaviour is based on genetics? Nice argument you apply to animals.... guess humans are exempt from this law of nature. The cognitive dissonance is laughable.

[@Riley_rolo]

The whole logic is laughable at best. I wish they would of told us the most violent humans are?

[@paulmurphy8687]

Why wear a suit on the radio

[@cathyk6979]

Once again the poor dogs suffer I blame the owners they do not look after them properly treating them like babies oh he.s a pet putting them beside new babies in photos he loves the baby? what's wrong with theise people once again it's not the dogs it's their OWNERS

[@Cheezwizzz]

lol and who or what is going to enforce it?

[@Riley_rolo]

Well the average citizen will follow the law but not the pikeys, not the scumbags , not the foreigners and certainly not the criminals.

[@colinjohngilbert3994]

Not everyone that has an xl bully is a aggressive looking person 😂 you pait everyone with the same brush 😊

[@tonysoprano3691]

Wats so funny Shane?

[@davidkavanagh189]

That clown arguing against the ban sounds exactly like the clowns in the US arguing why they should be allowed to keep guns and just magically become more responsible.

[@furcaswolfbane7334]

this guys a joke if its illegal it wont happened he says yea drug crime free ireland

[@patrickkasindi6560]

Angolian Girls as well there to wild... Yes I understand the is been unfair But I thing we should not put it in racism bucket... I think the were not meant to be together unfortunately Calling the police on your partner, and you are whachting them abusing her in your face nooooo that shows you that nothing is working