What do you think? Leave your thoughts in the comment section. I want to appeal to anyone who was in the area at the time of the incident, who may have information which could help us with our investigation to come forward as soon as possible. "We have seized the dog and extensive efforts are underway to establish exactly what happened and to find the owner. I want to reassure people that she received the best possible care and treatment for her injuries, and we hope she makes a speedy recovery now she is home. Absolutely no chance of trying to stop one."ĭetective Inspector Emma Kerrigan said: "This was a horrific attack which has left a young girl receiving hospital treatment for injuries to her head and legs. It’s madness to have one of those around children!"Īnother reader made the point that XL bullies are so big they can do whatever they like: "Seen at least three of these XL bully dogs taking their owners for a walk this week. An XL bully is far more dangerous than a miniature daschund for example! If I had a dog the size of an XL bully in public places it would be muzzled constantly. Regardless of the owner of course the dog is also the problem. She added: "Hope the little girl makes a speedy recovery and the owner gets banned from owning dogs in the future."Īnother person went straight for the breed: "Some people don’t get it at all. "Why would I muzzle my German shepherd when she hasn't done nothing wrong? And I've taken the time to train her and paid dog trainers I think people who own these big breeds can't control, or have the time to train their, dogs then they shouldn't even think of getting one, same goes for small breeds tbh as they're just as bad." Dog attacks in public places would be reduced by 99% if all dogs were on leads and that’s a fact."Īnother person wanted the blame to lie with those directly responsible, saying: "Sick of seeing people say all dogs should be muzzled. There is plenty of fields etc you can hire now where your dog can run to its heart's content. One XL bully owner defended their pet, saying: "I own an XL bully but I never let him off the lead, people are genuinely scared of them but it’s ok for little yapping dogs to charge at him and their owner thinks it’s funny! It’s really annoying."Īnother commenter widened the debate to include all dog breeds, earning over 200 likes for their comment, in which they said: "All dogs, no matter what breed should be kept on leads in public places. Sick of the lame clichés defending these attacks." Anticipating that certain people would leap to the defence of XL bullies, one Echo reader said: "The carnage continues. There has even been a call in Parliament for the breed to be banned. Echo readers reacting to our story got into a long debate about the potential dangers and merits of the XL bully breed. And an attack by an XL bully in Liverpool's Georgian Quarter left a woman needing plastic surgery after being 'deformed' by the dog.Īnd last year a Bongo's Bingo worker watched in horror as two XL Bullies set on George, his Jack Russell puppy, in Princes Park, snapping his jaw off, although he admitted it was his fault they were startled. In May dad of five Jonathan Hogg, 37, was mauled to death by an 'XL bully' dog in Leigh, Greater Manchester. This is far from the first time an XL bully has made headlines. Read more: Fight broke out at Wirral pub on night of Conor McGregor family funeral The schoolgirl was taken to hospital for treatment of her injuries, and has since been discharged. The girl was said to have suffered bite marks to her legs and injuries to her head in the 'horrific attack'.Ī dog, believed to be an XL bully breed, which is not a banned breed, was seized by officers and efforts to locate the owner are ongoing. Police called to Gorsedale Park, in Wallasey, just before 8.30pm on Monday, following a report that a dog had bitten a child. The XL bully breed has been at the centre of debate over the past 24 hours after a seven year-old girl in Wirral was attacked by a dog.
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